Trumid latest to partner with DirectBooks
Trumid has joined the ranks of electronic trading providers connecting to DirectBook’s primary bond issuance workflows.
DirectBooks announced similar partnerships with MarketAxess and Bloomberg earlier...
Scotiabank issues 10-year bonds
The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) issued CAD$1.25 billion in 10-year bonds in early July, and announced an interest rate reset on a further...
Cboe expands SFT clearing to fixed income
Cboe Clear Europe will soon offer securities financing transactions (SFT) clearing to fixed income instruments, expanding its SFT central clearing capabilities.
From 24 August, users...
US Treasury clearing readiness assessed
Industry preparation for US Treasury cash clearing “has advanced significantly” this year, though “meaningful work remains” before the 31 December 2026 deadline.
Those are high-level...
Fixed income trading withers in shadow of equities, European banks say
Fixed income trading remains a two-tiered race in European banking, with Q2 seeing BNP Paribas and Barclays continue their see-saw journey and Societe Generale...
Commentary: Inside the fixed income ETF primary market
By Alex Evangeli
The ecosystem that powers fixed income ETF trading is more complex than the simplicity of trading the product suggests. Behind the...
Meta taps BlackRock for latest giant data centre
Everything’s bigger in Texas, including Meta’s latest El Paso data centre venture and BlackRock’s 80% stake in it.
The project, announced last week, will include...
EchoStar debt rockets
EchoStar’s notional debt outstanding increased by US$7.64 billion between May and June.
On 28 July, the company repaid all outstanding obligations of its 7.75% senior...
ICE buys MarketAxess
The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is buying MarketAxess for a total enterprise value of US$5.7 billion.
The deal is expected to close in H1 2027.
ICE will...
US rates e-trading flourishes in low volatility
Electronic trading in US rates was up two percentage points year-on-year (YoY) and three percentage points month-on-month (MoM) in June, representing 56% of the...
