MARKET NEWS
Indian bond market growth draws international attention
Indian capital markets are booming – and fixed income is playing a crucial role. International investors are seeking to cash in on the success,...
Ex-BlackRock, Bloomberg exec joins SimCorp sales
Jesper Tyrer has joined SimCorp as managing director and head of sales for APAC. He is based in Singapore.
Investment management solutions provider SimCorp reported...
The Housing Finance Corporation picks BondAuction for primary issuance
BondAuction has partnered with The Housing Finance Corporation to improve access to affordable housing finance in the UK.
Affordable housing aggregator The Housing Finance Corporation...
Vietnam and Greece reclassified in FTSE Russell review
Vietnam and Greece have been upgraded in FTSE Russell’s semi-annual country classification review for its equities and fixed income indices. Changes will be effective...
Trumid’s US electronic credit volume in sight of MarketAxess’ and Tradeweb’s
US electronic credit activity accelerated in September as primary-market heavy issuance spilled into secondary trading. On FINRA’s TRACE tape, combined US investment-grade and high-yield...
Demand for private debt, IG bonds grows in APAC
Investment grade (IG) bonds, private debt and multi-asset funds will be top of mind for investors over the next year, according to Asian fund...
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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SEC classifies HFT liquidity providers as “dealers”
US markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has adopted two rules that require market participants who engage in certain dealer roles, in...
Beijing Stock Exchange launches corporate bond trading
The Beijing Stock Exchange opened its corporate bond market on 15 January 2024 following testing of cash bond trading and clearing on 13 January....
Me the Money Show – Automating bond trading & COVID 19
https://vimeo.com/454153688
In this week's show, Terry Flanagan, editor of Markets Media, talks to Dan Barnes about the ongoing automation of bond trading and the challenges...
MarketAxess brings e-trading to Indian govies
MarketAxess has become the first firm to offer electronic trading in India with the launch of an Indian Government Bond (IGB) trading solution for...
How Fed bond buying is impacting markets
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is hoovering up assets in order to support corporate borrowing in the US, and subsequently creating some...
Securities Financing : India : Lynn Strongin Dodds
India’s lacklustre corporate bond market gets a boost.
Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at government initiatives and stock exchanges efforts to bring the market to life.
The...
European Markets Choice Awards 2022 – The Winners
Last night, Markets Media held its first in person European Markets Choice Awards event in London to celebrate the accomplishment of everyone who works...
Piper Sandler builds out fixed income team with Brian Vescio hire
Investment bank Piper Sandler has appointed Brian Vescio as managing director and head of structured products trading to the firm’s fixed income team. He...
Trumid picks EM head and launches EM Attributed Trading
Bond market operator, Trumid, has hired Ben Sobel as head of emerging markets (EM). He has over 15 years of experience in EM, in...
High yield issuance may bounce back
The data for Q1 bond issuance in European high yield (HY) markets shows that it fell 22.7% according to the Association for Financial Markets...
DTCC proposes equity settlement cycle be shortened to T+1 within two years
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the US post-trade utility has released a two-year industry roadmap for shortening the settlement cycle for US...
ECB brings central bank money to DLT
The European Central Bank (ECB) is planning to settle distributed ledger technology (DLT) transactions using central bank money, announcing a long- and short-term initiative.
The...
