People’s Bank of China releases green bond certification guidelines
By Flora McFarlane.
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has released guidance on the development of the green bond...
New SEC Fixed Income Committee to cover liquidity issues this week
By Flora McFarlane.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee, formed in November 2017, will hold its first meeting on...
ICE ties BondPoint into broader fixed income strategy
By Flora McFarlane.
Intercontinental Exchange has completed its acquisition of BondPoint from Virtu Financial, signalling its continued expansion in the fixed income market.
BondPoint, an alternative...
Ipreo growth ahead of rival banks Q1 platform launch
By Flora McFarlane and Dan Barnes.
A primary market offering is expected to be launched by a consortium of Citi, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo...
Quarterly European fixed income market analysis
Leveraging Trax’s vast market data set, the Trax Facts quarterly review provides a detailed analysis of activity across fixed income markets, including: Corporates, Agencies,...
Margin calls for bitcoin futures pose systemic threat
AIG failed in 2008, because the value it placed upon the mortgages underpinning the credit default swaps it had sold to Goldman Sachs was...
MiFID II: What could go wrong
Keep an eye on these potential points of failure, writes Dan Barnes.
For trading desks the impact of the new Markets in Financial Instruments Directive...
ING’s AI is smarter at pricing bonds
By Flora McFarlane.
ING has launched Katana, a new artificially intelligent (AI) bond trading tool which uses predictive analytics to help price trades for clients....
Staying the course: Outlook for 2018
By Boon Peng Ooi, chief investment officer for fixed income, at Eastspring Investments.
Over the past two years, a “strategy” of “tactically” trading risk has...
LCH SA extends clearing offering to Belgian debt
By Flora McFarlane.
LCH has announced that its continental Europe-based RepoClear service is now offering clearing on Belgian government bonds.
RepoClear’s monthly volumes currently average €13...
