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Argentina’s battle for control

Argentina’s battle for control

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Argentina’s bond markets have been notoriously challenging for investors. Twenty years after the country underwent a major debt restructuring, and just five years after...
B2Scan closes down

B2Scan closes down

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B2Scan, the pre-trade liquidity data platform for bond markets, has shut down after eight years. The CEO and founder of B2Scan, Frédéric Semour, was...
The Book: Equity-linked note issuance on the rise in APAC

The Book: Equity-linked note issuance on the rise in APAC

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Convertible and exchangeable bond issuance in APAC is on track for a record-breaking year, Citi has noted. Convertible bonds allow holders to convert their bond...
Major concerns raised about repo

Major concerns raised about repo

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By Flora McFarlane. Several buy-side practitioners have voiced warnings about the outlook for the ‘broken’ repo market, warning that European regulators needed to address the...
Beyond Liquidity: The Promised Land

Beyond Liquidity: The Promised Land

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Primary bond market technology has delivered a steady stream of notable enhancements in recent years, with a small number of platforms and niche service...
Mark Tinworth joins RBC Capital Markets

Mark Tinworth joins RBC Capital Markets

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RBC Capital Markets has appointed Mark Tinworth as EMEA head of sales for global markets. Based in London, he reports to Sian Hurrell, head of...
Overbond launches buy-side model for spotting mispriced bonds

Overbond launches buy-side model for spotting mispriced bonds

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Overbond has added a ‘rich-cheap’ model to its suite of AI fixed income analytics, designed to help buy-side desks generate systematic returns. Combining both...
FILS USA: How can high yield be traded efficiently in a risk off environment?

FILS USA: How can high yield be traded efficiently in a risk off environment?

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Banks are stepping back from taking risk in high yield trading. Trading in a risk-off environment in normal circumstances can be challenging as spreads...
Could the Twitter hangover really hurt credit liquidity?

Could the Twitter hangover really hurt credit liquidity?

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Banks’ support for market making is tied to the bonds they carry on their books, and the cost that has for their balance sheets....
Paolo Buscaglia swaps UniCredit for Santander

Paolo Buscaglia swaps UniCredit for Santander

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Santander Corporate & Investment Banking has appointed Paolo Buscaglia as co-head of European government bond (EGB) and sovereign, supranational and agency debt (SSA) trading....
IDX: Clearing up clearing in Europe

IDX: Clearing up clearing in Europe

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With volatility a constant market presence in recent years, and expected to be for the foreseeable future, regulators need to ensure that firms can...
ICE Bonds receives approval for expansion in Canada

ICE Bonds receives approval for expansion in Canada

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Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the market operator and data/technology provider has received approval to operate its ICE TMC fixed income trading platform in all Canadian...