MarketAxess launches enhanced consolidated tape
MarketAxess has launched a consolidated tape for bond markets, a few days before the official UK tape goes live.
The TraX Tape will provide a...
Fernandes swaps JP Morgan for BNP Paribas
Francisca Fernandes has joined BNP Paribas as vice president of electronic fixed income sales. She is based in London.
BNP Paribas reported €1.6 billion in...
Propellant, TransFICC launch consolidated data service
Propellant Digital and TransFICC have partnered to provide consolidated transparency data and analytics for global fixed income markets – just days before the UK...
FILS USA 2026: Assessing active management’s advantages
Fixed income investors who default to passive strategies are missing structural return advantages of active management, said Jonathan Murrell, senior portfolio manager at Bank...
FILS USA 2026: US economic strength underpins macro outlook
The strength of the US economy is a prevailing macro theme, and while there are concerns about growth being derailed, the near-term outlook remains...
FILS USA 2026: Separately managed accounts to evolve into multi-asset wrappers
Separately managed accounts are no longer a niche product for the ultra-wealthy. Across the fixed income market, practitioners are watching the structure evolve from...
Cuddeford joins Nomura’s credit team
Ben Cuddeford has joined Nomura’s credit flow trading team for CEEMEA, based in London.
Nomura reported US$13.5 billion in net revenues for year-end March 2026,...
IG activity props up US credit trading growth
Average daily notional volumes (ADNV) in US corporate bonds were up 13% year-on-year (YoY) and up 5% month-on-month (MoM) in May, reaching US$60 billion.
Investment...
FILS USA 2026: Macro outlook mostly clear but clouds on horizon
Fixed income investors are navigating a changed landscape compared with years ago; bonds remain a vital portfolio component, though new risks have emerged.
That was...
Duffy steps down at CME Group
CME Group’s CEO Terry Duffy is taking a backseat at the company, taking an executive chairman role effective March 2027.
Lynne Fitzpatrick, currently president and...
