Buy side challenges SEC liquidity proposals
A number of buy-side firms have challenged Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposals that would require open-ended mutual funds, excluding money market funds and...
Dan Hinxman joins Bloomberg
Bloomberg has hired Dan Hinxman as head of European credit electronic trading following his departure from Liquidnet last year.
Hinxman was a managing director...
The big changes to watch in fixed income market structure through 2024
Next year will bring new developments in market structure, stemming both from regulatory and political change. The DESK asked Jennifer Keser, head of market...
FCA consulting on bond and derivative markets transparency reforms
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on proposals to improve the transparency regime for bond and derivative markets.
The consultation, which is open...
ESMA confirms launch of bond CTP in 2025
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has confirmed consolidated tape providers (CTPs) will be selected by the end of next year, pushing the...
UK proposes streamlined listing regime, confirms consolidated tape for bonds
UK market regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has set out proposals aimed at making the UK’s listing regime more “accessible, effective, and competitive.”
In...
A wild ride: Tradeweb’s Hult reviews the bond market in 2023
Historic interest rate moves, a debt ceiling stalemate, major bank collapses and massive geopolitical instability. These mega events sent shocks through the markets in...
Dual disclosure standards for non-equity securities prospectus removed in UK
The Investor Access to Regulated Bonds (IARB) Working Group has highlighted unanimous support of the removal of the dual disclosure standards in prospectuses for...
Liquidnet integrates bondIT’s AI-driven credit research
Block trading specialist and trade information provider, Liquidnet, and bondIT, supplier of AI driven investment technology, are partnering to integrate bondIT’s Scorable Credit Analytics...
ESMA consults on potential changes to CSDR penalty regime
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a consultation paper seeking input on amendments to the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) penalty...
