Positive reception of FCA consolidated tape plans keeping pace with Europe
A consultation on plans for a consolidated tape of fixed income prices, announced by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has drawn support from...
European buy-side to gather for European Fixed Income Trading Summit
Europe’s buy-side fixed income traders and portfolio managers will gather at the Four Seasons Milan on 2-3 March for Institutional Investor’s second annual European...
MarketAxess to buy algo provider Pragma
Bond market operator, MarketAxess, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pragma, a quantitative trading technology provider specialising in algorithmic and analytical services...
LSEG extends Yield Book partnership for analytics with Citi
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) has announced an extension to its long-standing Yield Book analytics partnership with Citi.
Yield Book and Citi have a long...
John Rothrock named head of DirectPool
CastleOak Securities, the New York-based boutique investment bank, has hired John Rothrock III as managing director and head of DirectPool, its Fixed Income Electronic...
Trading Technologies acquires AxeTrading
Trading Technologies, the capital markets technology platform provider, has acquired London-based AxeTrading, provider of fixed income trading solutions.
The acquisition marks a broadening of TT’s...
Electronic credit platforms report fresh rises in trading volumes for March and Q1
Electronic bond market operators saw a new boost to volumes in March, and in the first quarter more broadly, as volatility in capital markets...
Seize the opportunity to apply AI in quieter bond markets
Secondary credit trading is seeing lower volumes as expected in the summer months, whilst bid-ask spreads have plateaued across Europe and the US markets,...
Intercontinental Exchange makes strategic investment in BondLink
Market operator and data provider InterContinental Exchange (ICE) has made a strategic investment in BondLink, a financial technology company that provides cloud-based debt management...
ICE best execution service doubles coverage
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, announced enhancements to its Best Execution service, which more than doubles...
