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SSGA: Treasuries, convertibles and EM on the cards for 2019

By Vineet Naik. State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is predicting that US Treasuries, convertible bonds and emerging market (EM) debt will see increased investment in...

CanDeal creates Market Data Hub

By Pia Hecher. Data services provider CanDeal has partnered with six banks to create a Canadian fixed income and derivatives market data hub called DataVault...

QuantHouse provides access to Fenics USTreasuries

By Pia Hecher. QuantHouse, the trading solutions provider, now offers access to US cash treasury market turnover and to via an application programming interface (API)...

Intercontinental Exchange consolidates bond business under new broker-dealer

Intercontinental Exchange is consolidating its ICE BondPoint, TMC Bonds and ICE Credit Trade businesses under a single management team and banner, ICE Bonds, which...

Larger dealers to benefit from bond electronification

By Vineet Naik. Despite market volatility and regulatory pressures, there is stability at the top of the global fixed income market, reports analyst firm Greenwich...

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Latest ESMA data shows 439 liquid bonds

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has made available new data for bonds subject to the pre- and post-trade requirements of the Markets...

Greenwich: MiFID II hit equity commissions but not bond spreads

By Pia Hecher. Management consulting firm Greenwich Associates has published the results of its annual 2018 global equities commission analytics, suggesting that execution rates on...

Liquidnet: Connectivity is key for efficient trading

By Vineet Naik. Liquidnet’s head of fixed income, Constantinos Antoniades, has emphasised the importance for connectivity between front office systems and trading venues as he...

Bond market growth slumped in 2018

By Pia Hecher. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Data Indices, the information provider, has reported that the total outstanding debt across global bond markets only grew by...