MARKET NEWS
Lord Abbett invests in IMTC
IMTC has closed a US$12 million Series A funding round, with Lord Abbett joining its ranks of investors.
The round was led by fintech-focused venture...
Simpler bond liquidity assessments diverge on either side of the Channel
British and European authorities are actively aiming to simplify bond liquidity and transparency regimes, but divergent reporting deferral rules for rates and credit, as...
Justesen joins Muzinich
Jakob Justesen has joined Muzinich as a fixed income trader. He is based in London.
Privately owned investment firm Muzinich specialises in public and private...
FIM Partners appoints emerging market debt trader
FIM Partners has hired Nicholas Nellis as a portfolio manager and trader focused on emerging-market debt.
He joins the London and Dubai-based investment manager after...
UK bond CTP suspension lifted
Etrading Software can finally sign the UK bond consolidated tape provider contract, with Ediphy consenting to the High Court suspension being lifted.
CEO Chris Murphy...
New Issue IQ, Boltzbit partner on primary market automation
Bond issuance fintech New Issue IQ has partnered with AI firm Boltzbit to improve its processing operations, seeking to automate a traditionally manual area...
FEATURES
Credit futures see OI and ADV increase more than sevenfold YoY
The adoption of credit futures as a mainstream credit trading vehicle is broadening across venues and currencies: US$ 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...
PROFILES
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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Credit : Information overload : Dan Barnes
Dealer axes: Can’t see the wood for the trees
A proliferation of axes and inventories are making dealer data hard to consume by trading desks....
The interplay between the cash and derivative credit markets
For investors, the derivatives market is a potentially a rich source for investment returns and risk management. It can also be a valuable source...
The Agency Broker Hub – A history, by Gherardo Lenti Capoduri
The Agency Brokerage - Ten centuries of evolution
In the first of a new column focused on agency brokerage, reporting on the impact of market...
Dealers grow FICC revenues 15% in first quarter of 2021
Sell-side fixed income, currency and commodities (FICC) revenues saw growth of 15% in the first quarter of 2021, according to new research by analyst...
ESMA: Confusion over TO/TOTV to be resolved “within weeks”
By Aulia Beg
In the coming weeks, the European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) has said it will provide greater clarity around the definition of Trading...
Editorial: Asset managers wilt as banks impose hose-pipe ban
In the UK, during dry conditions, the government bans the public from using hosepipes in order to conserve water. In 2022, the sell side...
Three big hires to start at Trading Technologies in 2024
Capital markets technology platform provider, Trading Technologies International, is hiring three senior team members in the new year.
Joining on 1 January 2024 will...
Coalition Greenwich: Buy-side data spend sees highest growth in fixed income
Spending is up across all categories of market data, with equities, fixed income and derivatives all expected to see a rise of more than...
Industry viewpoint : smartTrade : Benjamin Becar
Finding solutions
Benjamin Becar, Fixed Income Product Manager at smartTrade Technologies, speaks to The DESK about how technology is key to overcoming buy-side fixed income...
Tradeweb completes ICD acquisition
Tradeweb has completed its acquisition of investment technology provider Institutional Cash Distributors (ICD) in a US$785 million, all-cash transaction.
The deal was first announced in...
SEC fines BMO Capital Markets US$40m over misleading bond marketing
BMO capital markets corp. has agreed to pay more than US$40 million to settle securities and exchange commission charges over misleading marketing practices in...
Retail primary market platform PrimaryBid announces US$190m Series C investment
PrimaryBid, a platform to provide retail investors with access to primary debt and equity market offerings, has closed a US$190 million Series C investment...
