Sell-side condemns SI regime as ELPs call for reform
Sell-side trade body the Association for financial markets in Europe (AFME) has voiced support for the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation on the...
Mizuho senior departs for Deutsche Bank
Amedeo Scippacercola has joined Deutsche Bank as a European government bond trader. He is based in London.
Within Deutsche Bank’s investment bank division, fixed income...
Broadridge’s DLT repo platform volumes boom
Volumes on Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform jumped from US$1 trillion to US$5.9 trillion between August 2024 and 2025, a 490% year-on-year increase.
DLR...
Clouds gather around UK transparency as consolidated tape decision delayed
The UK consolidated tape provider race may not be over yet. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has extended the standstill period in which challenges...
Eurex’s EU bonds futures go live
Eurex’s Euro-EU bond futures (FBEUs) are now available for trading.
The instruments, which were first announced in April, provide a physically deliverable futures contract designed...
MarketAxess reclaims electronic credit trading crown in quiet market
US electronic credit activity eased sharply in August. On FINRA’s TRACE tape, combined US investment-grade (IG) and high-yield (HY) average daily volume (ADV) came...
Archax lists Obligate-issued digital debt on its FCA-regulated venue
Archax listed digital debt securities issued via Obligate, expanding access to on-chain private credit for professional investors on its FCA-regulated exchange, brokerage and custody...
Groupe BPCE receives first Euronext European Defence Bond label
Groupe BPCE has issued a €750 million senior unsecured five-year bond, the first to be assigned the Euronext European Defence Bond label.
Proceeds will be...
Madrid joins Jefferies in London
Rafael Madrid has joined Jefferies as managing director of emerging markets credit trading. He is based in London.
Jefferies reported US$178 million in fixed income...
MUFG AM seeks operational efficiency with Bloomberg
Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG) Asset Management has introduced Bloomberg’s BQuant Enterprise to its workflow in a bid to update its operational infrastructure.
Cloud-based analytics platform BQuant...
