Bond market operators see high yield down in Q3 2023 YoY with emerging markets...
MarketAxess saw its US high-yield average daily volumes (ADV) for Q3 2023 drop 20.4% against Q3 2022, standing at US$1.3 billion, while high-grade ADV...
Bank of England to back the buy side in market turmoil
The Bank of England (BoE) will develop a new lending tool for non-bank financial institutions, starting with UK insurance companies and pension funds, which...
The changing liquidity picture for fallen angels and rising stars
When a company has its credit rating adjusted, the impact on bond liquidity is not entirely predictable. In a changeable rate environment as seen...
Coding error triggers US$7 million fine for Citadel
The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled charges against broker-dealer Citadel Securities for violating a provision of Regulation SHO, the regulatory framework designed to...
Danmarks Nationalbank now centrally clears repos at Eurex
Danmarks Nationalbank is now actively trading and centrally clearing repo transactions at derivatives market operator Eurex, which cites the onboarding of the first Nordic...
CanDeal officially made ‘Designated Benchmark Administrator’ in Canada
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) have designated CanDeal Benchmark Administration Services as a ‘Designated Benchmark Administrator' and...
MSCI develops conversational AI for portfolio and risk analysis using Google Cloud
Index and information services provider, MSCI, is expanding its partnership with Google Cloud to try and boost the development of generative AI tools for...
Analysis: Market response to US Treasury’s increased borrowing needs
The US Treasury’s need to increase debt issuance, beyond market expectations, has had several effects. Firstly there was a ratings downgrade of the USA...
Trivedi joins Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund, expanding asset allocation
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund has seen the firm’s head of structured credit, Himani Trivedi, appointed to the firm’s portfolio management team.
Trivedi is...
Implication of US bank downgrades on credit markets
Markets are truly feeling the economic pressures at present, with Moody’s downgrade to US financials on Monday following Fitch’s controversial downgrade of the US,...
