MARKET NEWS
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...
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...
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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Finbourne and Propellant launch CTP prospect to compete with fairCT
Finbourne Technology and Propellant Digital have officially launched their joint consolidated tape provider (CTP) venture, Bondtape.
“Propellant already has the infrastructure for aggregating MiFID data,...
Seth Merrin stands down
Seth Merrin is to stand down as chief executive of Liquidnet, the US broker he founded almost 20 years ago. He will remain as...
Ediphy Analytics announces ten financial institutions working with its consolidated tape
Data analytics provider Ediphy Analytics is now working with over ten global financial institutions, including Norges Bank Investment Management, Deutsche Bank, Citadel Securities and...
The case for deferring reports of larger trades
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has published study consolidating fixed income trading data from numerous sources for the period of March...
Sherpa Edge Trading to close
Outsourced trading provider Sherpa Edge is to close. A statement posted by the firm said, “Efforts to roll-out buy-side trade execution have been challenging....
This Week: James Athey, Marlborough
Marlborough: Bond markets zero in on Fed signals and tariff risks.
Bond markets will be closely watching employment data this week says James Athey, senior...
The Book: HP prices US$1 billion in senior notes, prepares for tariffs
HP Inc has priced US$1 billion aggregate principal in senior unsecured notes ahead of 25 April issuance.
Half the notes will be issued with 5.400%...
The greatest surprises in bond trading of the last decade
The DESK asked interviewees from its ‘On The DESK’ profile interviews of the last ten years to assess the most surprising changes they had...
Falsified trades prompt Macquarie FCA fine
The FCA has fined Macquarie Bank’s London branch £13 million over poor systems and controls after non-existent recorded trades cost the firm approximately US$57.8...
Research: Trading Protocols Survey 2022
In comp vs non-comp trading polarises across electronic and voice.
The DESK’s Trading Protocols Survey 2022 has found a continuing movement of corporate bond trades...
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Tradeweb reports US$18.5 trillion traded in September
Market operator Tradeweb has reported a total trading volume for September of US$18.5 trillion, with an average daily volume (ADV) for the month of...
‘Alternative’ rating agencies’ early Greece upgrades led Moodys and S&P
Greek spreads over German debt have tightened from 270 basis points to 70 basis points since mid 2022. Non-traditional rating agencies like Scope ratings...
