MARKET NEWS
Lord Abbett invests in IMTC
IMTC has closed a US$12 million Series A funding round, with Lord Abbett joining its ranks of investors.
The round was led by fintech-focused venture...
Simpler bond liquidity assessments diverge on either side of the Channel
British and European authorities are actively aiming to simplify bond liquidity and transparency regimes, but divergent reporting deferral rules for rates and credit, as...
Justesen joins Muzinich
Jakob Justesen has joined Muzinich as a fixed income trader. He is based in London.
Privately owned investment firm Muzinich specialises in public and private...
FIM Partners appoints emerging market debt trader
FIM Partners has hired Nicholas Nellis as a portfolio manager and trader focused on emerging-market debt.
He joins the London and Dubai-based investment manager after...
UK bond CTP suspension lifted
Etrading Software can finally sign the UK bond consolidated tape provider contract, with Ediphy consenting to the High Court suspension being lifted.
CEO Chris Murphy...
New Issue IQ, Boltzbit partner on primary market automation
Bond issuance fintech New Issue IQ has partnered with AI firm Boltzbit to improve its processing operations, seeking to automate a traditionally manual area...
FEATURES
Credit futures see OI and ADV increase more than sevenfold YoY
The adoption of credit futures as a mainstream credit trading vehicle is broadening across venues and currencies: US$ iBoxx total return based futures traded...
Trade size growth undercuts European bond market ‘equitification’
Since 2023 European corporate bond markets have seen trades size grow, as trading platforms report increasing volumes
“If we break down electronic trading growth in European...
The pretenders, and kingmakers, to the bond throne
Dealers are backing several new trading platforms who are fighting major incumbents for market share.
In the bond market, the trading platform landscape has been...
Declaration of dependence
US president to oversee financial institution regulation amid deregulation drive.
Executive orders signed by US president, Donald Trump, have given him oversight of all US...
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RESEARCH
Bond traders predict data science/AI use explosion in 2026
The DESK’s Corporate Bond Liquidity Access Survey, supported by LTX, finds trading desks are on the cusp of change.
Buy-side traders see 2026 as a turning...
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The liquidity bears’ picnic
If you are on the desk, there is often an inverse relationship between the tension you experience and the volume of people relaxing on...
valantic FSA invests in low-code technology provider Velox
valantic Financial Services Automation (FSA), a provider of cross-asset electronic trading and automation solutions, has completed an investment in Velox Financial Technology, to support...
Interactive Brokers boosts global footprint with Bursa Malaysia listed derivatives
Interactive Brokers clients are now able to access listed derivatives on Bursa Malaysia.
Alongside global stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds and funds, clients will be...
CSDR warning for EM bond liquidity
The mandatory buy-in regime that will be introduced next year by Europe’s Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) could have negative consequences in the less-liquid...
“A vital first step”; FCA transparency regime sees industry approval
The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) and Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) have issued their full support for the FCA’s new transparency...
Correction: Trading Technologies reported revenues
In a previous story Trading Technologies revenues were incorrectly reported. As a private company, Trading Technologies does not report its financials publicly.
The company has...
Adroit wins Invesco, connects to LedgerEdge
Adroit Trading Technologies, a trading system provider for institutional buy-side managers, has been mandated as an execution management system (EMS) across over the counter...
Listed derivatives automation platform InTick gets £2m boost
Listed derivatives blocking network InTick has secured £2 million in funding from angel investors, following its launch during the ICE Gilt and Eurex fixed...
BBVA shares Sabadell merger proposal
BBVA has shared details of its merger proposal with Sabadell, a partnership that would see the consolidation of two of Spain’s biggest banks.
The proposal...
European Markets Choice Awards Winner: Tradeweb
Enrico Bruni, Managing Director and Head of Europe and Asia Business at Tradeweb spoke to Dan Barnes about market evolution over the last 18...
NatWest, Santander with Fnality, Nivaura and Adhara execute cross-chain Ethereum debt transaction
Three UK financial technology firms, Fnality, Nivaura and Adhara, in collaboration with European banks Santander and NatWest have completed a pilot, proof of concept...
Ediphy launches Context designed to ‘optimise’ fixed income workflows
Ediphy has released a workflow tool, Ediphy Context, designed to assist fixed income professionals in price discovery, market surveillance and trading workflows.
The solution captures...
