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US banks boosted trading assets ahead of new lenient stress test results

US banks boosted trading assets ahead of new lenient stress test results

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Easier 2025 stress test assumptions and friendlier accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI)  treatment have freed capital for American investment banks’ fixed income desks; US...
Primary held in check by tariff and rate uncertainty

Primary held in check by tariff and rate uncertainty

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Gross credit issuance has fallen in developed markets, according to data from Dealogic and Morgan Stanley, across investment grade (IG) and high yield (HY). DM...
MiFID II: An exercise in risk management 

MiFID II: An exercise in risk management 

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Gherardo Lenti Capoduri, head of Banca IMI’s Market Hub, speaks with The DESK about the capacity of firms on both sides of the street...
US unbundling does not impose fiduciary execution rules on dealers

US unbundling does not impose fiduciary execution rules on dealers

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By Flora McFarlane. US banks are able to unbundle trade execution and research payments without incurring fiduciary responsibility for trade execution. Following a lengthy process...
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Re-designing the fixed income landscape

Re-designing the fixed income landscape

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Benjamin Bécar, Fixed Income Product Manager at smartTrade Technologies believes that growing access to data is enabling buy-side firms to transform their trading workflow...
Invesco’s 2023 Fixed income outlook: ‘A promising year after a painful selloff’

Invesco’s 2023 Fixed income outlook: ‘A promising year after a painful selloff’

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Invesco has published its outlook for fixed income markets in 2023, noting that valuations now look more attractive, and yields are higher than they...
Wellington: Internal crossing could have saved US$10-15 million

Wellington: Internal crossing could have saved US$10-15 million

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sub-committee the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (FIMSAC), has unanimously passed a proposal to support internal crossing...
Octaura integrates list and RFQ into loan trading platform

Octaura integrates list and RFQ into loan trading platform

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Octaura has integrated list and request for quote (RFQ) protocols on its existing syndicated loan trading platform, in an effort to offer clients faster...
Yusuke Tanaka promoted at MUFG Trust

Yusuke Tanaka promoted at MUFG Trust

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MUFG Trust has appointed Yusuke Tanaka as deputy general manager of its head office in Tokyo. Tanaka has more than 23 years of industry experience,...
Nominate now for the European Markets Choice Awards 2023

Nominate now for the European Markets Choice Awards 2023

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To gain real recognition in the front office, put your best foot forward with a nomination in the European Markets Choice Awards 2023. Recognising excellence...
Gravis picks up Bloomberg AIM for front-office management

Gravis picks up Bloomberg AIM for front-office management

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UK-based asset manager Gravis Capital Management has partnered with Bloomberg to support its future growth plans. Bloomberg AIM, an order and investment management technology solution,...
Eurex’s EU bonds futures go live

Eurex’s EU bonds futures go live

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Eurex’s Euro-EU bond futures (FBEUs) are now available for trading. The instruments, which were first announced in April, provide a physically deliverable futures contract designed...