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Eurex offers PLN swap clearing market
Eurex is developing a Polish Zloty (PLN) interest rate swap clearing market in light of EMIR 3.0 requirements.
The increased netting opportunities this provides will...
MacIndoe leaves Millennium Advisors
Fixed income trader Michael MacIndoe has left Millennium Advisors after seven years with the company.
MacIndoe has been in the industry for 15 years, with...
Pellous steps up at Aviva Investors
Fabrice Pellous has been promoted to head of global high yield at Aviva Investors.
Based in London, he reports to head of the capital opportunities...
Markets mourn Cassandra Seier
Markets are mourning Cassandra Seier, who passed away this weekend.
Throughout her almost 30-year career, Seier held numerous senior roles and she spent more than...
FIX Paris: Bond axes multitude does not reflect liquidity quality
Panellists at FIX Paris said the proliferation of credit axes comes as a result of platforms rating liquidity providers on the basis of the...
Piper promoted at Piper Sandler
Michael Piper has been promoted to head of fixed income at Piper Sandler, effective Q1 2026.
Based in Texas, he reports to the investment bank’s...
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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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FILS 2022: SFDR adds ESG onus to new fund launches
The EU’s new regulatory framework for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing has caused confusion among the fixed income market, but is putting more...
Nominate now for the 2026 Bond Market Awards!
The bond market is the most sophisticated financial market ecosystem in the world. Our awards reach every part of that market to reward innovators...
UK proposes streamlined listing regime, confirms consolidated tape for bonds
UK market regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has set out proposals aimed at making the UK’s listing regime more “accessible, effective, and competitive.”
In...
S&P Global Ratings: Fallen angels remain costly despite tightening spreads
Brenden Kugle and Patrick Drury Byrne of S&P Global Ratings, have published a new paper assessing the borrowing costs for ‘fallen angels’, corporates whose...
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)...
JP Morgan strides ahead in bond market-making revenues for Q1
JP Morgan saw robust fixed income revenue in Q1 2024 across US market makers, reporting US$5.2 billion over the first three months of the...
On the DESK : Cathy Gibson : Royal London
The buy side must be an active participant in shaping market structure if investors are to achieve the best returns, says Cathy Gibson.
Biography: Cathy...
The good news on high yield trading
Two weeks ago we noted that high yield markets have seen trade sizes increase since the start of the year, running counter to the...
Bringing innovation and liquidity to the US Treasuries market
Earlier this month, PIMCO, one of the world’s largest fixed income asset managers, published their view on how to improve the functioning of the US...
Digital bond issuance: From zero to US$1,500,000,000 in 12 months
S&P Global Market Intelligence has assessed that the digital bond market “remains a work in progress” as new bond issuance focuses on testing in...
FILS USA: Opportunities remain in EM and ESG
Away from the US corporate and government bond market, this year’s Fixed Income Leaders Summit, emphasised the value of investing in both emerging markets...
SIFMA finds support for shift in benchmarking of 20-year US corporate bonds
The spread for many legacy 20-year US corporate bonds is benchmarked against the 30-year Treasury, but trade body SIFMA has found support for moving...
