Surprise at inaccurate US election poll predictions has increased volatility
With a victory for either side being far from clear in the US election, investment commentators have warned of sustained volatility across asset classes....
Charles River and OpenDoor connect to enhance fixed income offering
By Flora McFarlane.
Charles River has announced a partnership with OpenDoor to provide clients with access to OpenDoor’s all-to-all US Government bond platform, expanding access...
ICE to offer US Treasury securities clearing
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is launching a clearing service for US Treasury securities and repurchasing agreements, it has announced.
The Treasury clearing service will leverage ICE...
Dual disclosure standards for non-equity securities prospectus removed in UK
The Investor Access to Regulated Bonds (IARB) Working Group has highlighted unanimous support of the removal of the dual disclosure standards in prospectuses for...
Origination: Issuer profile – Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc
In October, insurance and risk specialist, Marsh & McLennan, priced US$7.25 billion of senior notes, in part to support its acquisition of McGriff, an...
Liquidnet’s direct link from O/EMS to syndicate banks deployed by Charles River
Block trading specialist and agency broker, Liquidnet, has unveiled a new feature in its new issuance platform for corporate bonds, intended to enable investors...
Ediphy’s virtual data manager harmonises fixed income data for easy consumption
Fixed income execution and analytics services provider Ediphy has unveiled a new cloud-based data management as a service offering. The DESK speaks to CEO...
Swap market participants begin using DSB
It appears that swap market participants are beginning to use the service in increasing numbers as the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) reports a rise in...
Savery named senior rates trader at Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company has appointed Patrick Savery as a senior US rates trader. Until recently Savery was working as a senior municipal bonds...
Tradeweb sees a record Q1
Tradeweb has reported an average daily volume (ADV) US$897.8 billion for the first quarter of 2020, a quarterly record and an increase of 39%...
Tradeweb to acquire Nasdaq’s eSpeed central limit order book
Electronic bond market operator, Tradeweb, has agreed to buy Nasdaq’s US fixed income electronic trading platform. The Nasdaq interdealer platform, formerly known as eSpeed,...
ESMA clarifies CTP exclusion criteria documents
ESMA has clarified the documents that firms bidding to be consolidated tape providers (CTP) must provide during the application process.
In the first stage of...
