MARKET NEWS
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...
CME Group outage boosts FMX’s case, BofA says
CME Group’s market outages were resolved at 8:20 CT on 28 November, after a less-than-restful Thanksgiving for the organisation. But while it’s back to...
Collins leaves Trumid for MarketAxess
Gav Collins has swapped Trumid for MarketAxess, being named head of the transformation office.
Based in London, Collins will work on the firm’s long-term strategic...
BNP Paribas loses Puget to BlueCrest
Francois Puget has joined fixed income macro trading firm BlueCrest Capital Management as a senior portfolio manager after almost 30 years with BNP Paribas.
Based...
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...
PROFILES
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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FROM THE ARCHIVES
Rules & Ratings: Allianz SE maintains superior AM Best ratings
AM Best has affirmed Allianz SE’s financial strength and long-term issuer credit ratings as A+ (superior) and aa (superior).
The ratings account for both the...
Hidden regulatory risk in CSDR
An apparently back-office focused rule, the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR), could have a serious impact on bond market liquidity, when it comes into...
Arnaud Bouyer to join Barclays from GBL
Barclays has appointed Arnaud Bouyer as head of investment banking for France BeLux, effective September.
Taking overall responsibility for the French investment banking business, Bouyer...
Marex picks up Valcourt in FI expansion
Marex has acquired European market maker Valcourt in a bid to expand its fixed income business.
Following regulatory approval, the acquisition will close in H1...
S&P to end TCA offering
S&P Global is shuttering its transaction cost analysis (TCA) operations, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Michael Richter, EMEA executive director of TCA at...
Origination: Goldman prices US$400 million in notes
Goldman Sachs has priced US$400 million in unsecured notes, due 2030.
The notes have a 5.650% coupon and are expected to be delivered around 9...
Diligent and S&P Global Market Intelligence launch insights reporting service
Governance, risk and compliance software firm Diligent has partnered with S&P Global Market Intelligence to launch Diligent Market Insights Reporting.
The service provides reports on...
Interactive Brokers expands global bond offering
Interactive Brokers, an automated global electronic broker, has expanded its global bond offering within the IBKR Bond Marketplace, with regards to liquidity and trading...
Seth Bernstein: Diversification via fixed income “if not dead, is in critical condition”
Seth Bernstein, the CEO of US$622 billion AUM asset manager AllianceBernstein, has opened the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit US today, with an analysis of...
This Week from Trader TV: Ben Ashby, Henderson Rowe
Markets brace for conflicting liquidity shifts, a potential correction, AI bubble risks.
New Trader TV - Ben Ashby, chief investment officer at Henderson Rowe, discusses...
Larger dealers to benefit from bond electronification
By Vineet Naik.
Despite market volatility and regulatory pressures, there is stability at the top of the global fixed income market, reports analyst firm Greenwich...
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7 Chord to integrate Glimpse Markets’ bond transaction data
7 Chord, an independent provider of predictive prices and analytics to fixed income traders, issuers, and investors, has become the first AI pricing vendor...
