Bringing together fixed income trading and global youth empowerment: An emerging markets success story
Founded in 2000 by finance professionals who saw the social inequities in the emerging markets where they invested, EMpower supports hundreds of initiatives that...
SMBC Nikko, first addition to the primary dealer list since 2022
On 3 February 2025, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. (SMBC Nikko America), a registered broker-dealer and direct subsidiary of SMBC Americas Holdings, Inc., was...
BGC CEO to divest ownership if appointed US Secretary of Commerce
Howard Lutnick, CEO of interdealer broker, infrastructure and data provider, BGC Group, has said he would leave the business entirely if he is appointed...
Bloomberg launches US Treasury dealer algos to expand buy-side access to liquidity
Bloomberg announces the completion of the first trade using its newly launched US Treasury (UST) Dealer Algos.
This first-to-market solution provides buy-side clients with broader...
MarketAxess hires Steve Tait to lead US dealer execution business
MarketAxess has appointed Steve Tait as head of US dealer execution business - credit.
Tait joins after more than 26 years at JPMorgan, where he...
FCA’s new consultation aims to streamline further capital raising and enhance investor access
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released on 31 January 2025 a new consultation Paper “CP25/2”, proposing further changes to the Public Offers and Admissions...
Tariff tantrum: Bond investors sit on hands while market makers are busy
Sell side trading desks have reported elevated levels of activity today following the US threat to impose tariffs of 25% on Canadian and Mexican...
Debate heats up around Munis tax exempt status
The Republican Party is considering repealing the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds.
A memorandum circulated by the US House of Representatives Budget Committee and diffused...
Record volumes but room to grow in portfolio trading
Portfolio trading made up 11.4% of TRACE volume in December, and was up more than two percentage points year-on-year across the market.
The upward trajectory...
BoE prepares for gilt shocks, opens CNRF applications
The Bank of England has opened applications for the Contingent Non-Bank Financial Institution Repo Facility (CNRF), preparing for further cases of gilt market dysfunction.
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