Rising rates hit high yield availability
Despite some optimistic outlooks on bond issuance in 2023, high yield bonds are clearly seeing a decline in Europe, based on data from the...
Exclusive: Rathbone Unit Trust Management outsources trading to Northern Trust
Rathbones, the investment and wealth manager with US$60 billion (US$74 billion) assets under management (AUM) has confirmed its Rathbone Unit Trust Management team is...
Aegon AM: Bond market liquidity fears ‘overblown’
Fears over a potential liquidity crisis in the corporate bond market are “significantly overblown”, according to Adrian Hull, head of core fixed income at...
Europe’s pension fund managers face rising margin costs as EU clearing exemption deadline looms
European pension fund managers are facing rising margin costs thanks to the increased cost of financing additional collateral payments just as the EU’s clearing...
Research: Trading Intentions Survey 2023
Major platforms show stable leadership in corporate bond trading
Some notable changes in results this year also reflect a change in demographics from respondents. This...
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Implication of US bank downgrades on credit markets
Markets are truly feeling the economic pressures at present, with Moody’s downgrade to US financials on Monday following Fitch’s controversial downgrade of the US,...
SEC warns on counterparty risk in volatile markets
Staff of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) division of trading and markets have urged broker-dealers and other market participants to remain vigilant to...
Trumid adds RFQ to credit trading protocols
Electronic bond market operator Trumid, has launched new Request for Quote (RFQ) trading on its platform. Trumid clients can now initiate, view, and respond...
FlexTrade integrates IHS Markit pre-trade TCA data into EMS
FlexTrade, the multi-asset execution and order management system provider, and IHS Markit, the analytics and solutions provider to buy- and sell-side firms, are integrating...
How Omicron has shaken trading desks
Investors and analysts are urging a cautious response to the new Covid variant – Omicron – after Friday’s markets saw the Volatility Index (VIX)...














