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Byron Cooper-Fogarty named CEO of Neptune Networks

Byron Cooper-Fogarty named CEO of Neptune Networks

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Byron Cooper-Fogarty will become CEO Neptune Networks, the fixed income network for disseminating real-time axe data, and on 1 April 2024 with John Robinson...
Bondtape releases CT prototypes

Bondtape releases CT prototypes

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Consolidated tape provider (CTP)-hopeful Bondtape has launched live prototypes for its EU and UK tapes. Vincent Grandjean, founder and CEO of Propellant Digital, told The...
Charles River integrates with MTS BondsPro ATS

Charles River integrates with MTS BondsPro ATS

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State Street’s Charles River Development, the order and execution management system (OEMS) provider, has completed integration of MTS BondsPro, an alternative trading system (ATS),...
CGS-CIMB Securities adopts Bloomberg TOMS and data licence for expansion

CGS-CIMB Securities adopts Bloomberg TOMS and data licence for expansion

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Asia-based financial services provider, CGS-CIMB Securities International, has adopted Bloomberg’s Trade Order Management System (TOMS) and data via Bloomberg Data License (DL) to scale...
The greatest surprises in bond trading of the last decade

The greatest surprises in bond trading of the last decade

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The DESK asked interviewees from its ‘On The DESK’ profile interviews of the last ten years to assess the most surprising changes they had...
When banks go bust holding boring bonds

When banks go bust holding boring bonds

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**This article will appear in full in the next issue of The DESK** Government bonds are described as a 'risk-free' instrument, on the basis that...
European bond traders struggle with block trades and counterparties

European bond traders struggle with block trades and counterparties

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Analysis of the European and US corporate bond markets by Coalition Greenwich has found that block trades and counterparties are a far greater concern...
The Agency Broker Hub: The case for a consolidated tape

The Agency Broker Hub: The case for a consolidated tape

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Umberto Menconi, head of Digital Markets Structures, Market Hub, Intesa Sanpaolo Group explains how a consolidated tape (CT) will help agency brokerage desks provide...
Lone Star State drives over $44bn in new US munis at November elections

Lone Star State drives over $44bn in new US munis at November elections

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Voters across the US greenlit more than US$44 billion in new muni bonds at November’s elections, with 55% of all mooted bond measures approved...
TradeTech 2023: Fixed income increases share of ETF world

TradeTech 2023: Fixed income increases share of ETF world

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Fixed income is becoming a larger part of the exchange traded funds (ETFs) universe as investors and traders seek greater flexibility and liquidity, according...
Bid-ask spreads expanding in European credit

Bid-ask spreads expanding in European credit

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European credit traders have seen bid-ask spreads expand over the past two weeks, however this follows a notable tightening since summer, according to data...
Biscardi joins MarketAxess

Biscardi joins MarketAxess

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Experienced bond trader Tom Biscardi has been appointed senior open trading specialist at MarketAxess.  The trading platform reported US$42.9 billion in total average daily volume...