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SEC greenlights DTCC tokenisation initiative
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a no-action letter to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), allowing the company to...
Perkins joins Deutsche Bank
Sean Perkins has joined Deutsche Bank as director of high yield research. He is based in New York.
Perkins has more than 25 years of...
SocGen promotes Braham
Mohamed Braham has been promoted at Societe Generale CIB, being named as head of global markets, and APAC head of fixed income and currencies...
Tradeweb and MarketAxess beat TRACE growth in November
US electronic credit activity firmed in November. On FINRA’s TRACE tape, combined US investment-grade and high-yield average daily volume (ADV) rose to US$57.8 billion,...
Cboe’s credit futures activity and OI leapfrogs CME and Eurex in November
In November, Cboe’s US dollar iBoxx iShares credit futures set new records with US$455 million in average daily volume (ADV) and US$1.95 billion in...
Jefferies increases credit focus with Hildene acquisition
Jefferies has acquired 50% interest in Hildene Holding Company, parent company of credit-focused Hildene Capital Management and its affiliates.
Hildene Capital Management holds more than...
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Credit futures see OI and ADV increase more than sevenfold YoY
The adoption of credit futures as a mainstream credit trading vehicle is broadening across venues and currencies: US$ 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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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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Women in Finance : Jennifer Peve, keeping ahead of the pack
Jennifer Peve talks to Lynn Strongin Dodds about innovation, experimentation and connections.
Jennifer Peve, managing director of Business Innovation at Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation...
Amy Koch Flynn named head of trading for strategic advisors at Fidelity
Fidelity Investments has appointed Amy Koch Flynn as head of trading for strategic advisors. She is based in Boston.
Koch Flynn has more than 25...
Brexit & Covid: Keep your eye on the ball
Jannah Patchay of Markets Evolution advises firms to keep their eye on the ball and not let Covid divert their attention from the job...
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MetLife Investment Management acquires Mesirow teams
MetLife Investment Management (MIM) has agreed to acquire the high yield, bank loan and strategic fixed income teams.
The transaction also includes Mesirow’s small-cap equity...
FIMSAC releases agenda for today’s meeting
By Pia Hecher.
The Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (FIMSAC) has published the agenda for its 29 October meeting. FIMSAC subcommittees will update on...
S&P Global Market Intelligence: Bonding with style investing: value and momentum in corporate bonds
Style investing is not just for stock investors. As ‘smart beta’ becomes more popular in other asset classes, investors want to know, “What’s been...
The Agency Broker Hub: When multi-execution means best execution
Umberto Menconi, head of Digital Markets Structures, Market Hub, Intesa Sanpaolo IMI CIB Division
In fixed income markets how do different execution models (principal, matching, agency)...
MTS and Wematch.live launch digital marketplace for interest rate swaps
MTS, the European electronic fixed income platform owned by Euronext, and Wematch, the tech firm that provides buy- and sell-side firms' dealing workflow systems,...
EMSs connect the dots in bond trading
Increased integration between venues and trading tools could herald far greater automation.
Moving a fixed income order from a portfolio manager to a counterparty is becoming...
Ben Londergan joins Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading has appointed Ben Londergan as managing director of strategic business development.
In the Chicago-based role, Londergan is responsible for driving the firm’s growth...
Debt deals decline
Debt markets have seen a year-on-year (YoY) decline in deal activity in 2025, according to data from Dealogic, reflecting the pensive mood amongst corporations...
The election effect: Secondary markets
While the effect of an election on the markets is typically subdued on the day itself – more so when the outcome is uncertain...
