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SocGen issues digital US bond
Societe Generale has issued its first digital bond in the US, using Broadridge’s issuance, trading and management tokenisation services.
The bonds were registered by SocGen’s...
FCA to submit bond tape legal defence this week
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has asked the High Court to lift its suspension on the bond consolidated tape contract award, and intends to submit its defence to Ediphy’s legal challenge by the end...
Bloomberg boosts Australian bond pricing
Bloomberg has expanded its Australian bond pricing services as the market continues to grow.
Australia is the third largest global securitised products market outside of...
Ahmed leaves Goldman for Balyasny
Wajih Ahmed has swapped Goldman Sachs for Balyasny Asset Management, joining the firm as a macro portfolio manager after more than a decade with...
LGAM bolsters London team
Legal & General Asset Management has made two appointments in its London office, with Ryan Lee named head of liquidity distribution and Euan Martin...
Massaad Scott leaves Nomura as new London prop desk closes, again
Sources have confirmed to The Desk that Pamela Massaad Scott has left Nomura following the closure of the bank’s proprietary trading desk in London,...
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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ICE: Optimizing the data pipeline for buy-side trading desks
Buy-side bond traders can enhance execution through a flexible data offering.
The DESK spoke with Mark Heckert, ICE’s Chief Operating Officer of Fixed Income...
Altaz Dagha joins BrokerTec
Altaz Dagha joined BrokerTec on 1 June 2022 as senior director, BrokerTec Products.
Dagha is based in Singapore and reports to Robert Siddons, senior director,...
Insights & Analysis: Investors’ Gilt-y pleasure
Markets have turned positive on UK government bonds, which rallied across the curve following the release of unemployment data indicating a higher rate and...
Under the hood of CBOE’s new US Treasury platform
Market and infrastructure operator, Cboe Global Markets, is planning to introduce a new dealer-to-dealer electronic trading platform for on-the-run US Treasuries called ‘Cboe Fixed...
Office of Financial Research: Treasury basis trades could pose systemic risk
A new paper from the Office of Financial Research (OFR) has cast doubt on the idea that basis trades increased the lack of liquidity...
LCH boosts APAC IRS coverage
LCH SwapClear now offers Malaysian Ringgit-denominated non-deliverable interest rate swaps (MYR NDIRS).
Malaysian banks CIMB and Maybank have already cleared the product, with HSBC acting...
Tourist traps in the credit market
Dipping in and out of credit markets can reduce the value of investments for the non-specialist, but also for more experienced investors.
In their 2014...
Bloomberg launches US Treasury dealer algos to expand buy-side access to liquidity
Bloomberg announces the completion of the first trade using its newly launched US Treasury (UST) Dealer Algos.
This first-to-market solution provides buy-side clients with broader...
Fixed Income Leaders : The DESK
Fixed Income Leaders – Expectations for 2018
The DESK spoke with members of the advisory panel for FILS Amsterdam to assess the likely agenda.
In November 2018,...
Analyzing chair Gensler’s comments on TRACE reporting
By Julien Alexandre & Grant Lowensohn
Highlights
The SEC chair recently announced the SEC was considering reducing the reporting window for US corporate bond transactions to...
This Week from Trader TV: Sven Rudolf, ODDO BHF Asset Management
Market calls for better liquidity in credit futures and execution transparency in bilateral trading
Speaking at the Fixed Income Leader's Summit (Worldwide Business Research (WBR)...
FILS in Barcelona: Generative AI is not going to take our jobs – yet
In a discussion on the potential future impact of AI on financial markets, particularly fixed income, Venky Vemparala of FlexTrade and Plamen Mitkov of...
