Market Analysis: Pressure on US dealing desks is changing priorities in 2020
New analysis of market activity this year has observed that while issuance is “racing toward historic annual highs” there is no corresponding increase in...
Bloomberg changes pricing model for fixed income trading – globally
Bloomberg is radically changing its charging model for fixed income trading. It is to apply fees for fixed income trading across its venues in...
Allianz GI joins Glimpse Markets’ data sharing initiative
Allianz Global Investors, which has US$510 billion in assets under management, has joined Glimpse Markets, an initiative to support buy-side data sharing in the...
BrokerTec launches dealer-to-client repo execution platform into US markets
Market operator BrokerTec, part of the CME Group, has made its dealer-to-client request-for-quote (RFQ) trading platform, BrokerTec Quote, available to the US repo market...
TMPG warning on failed trades for US Treasuries settled outside US
The Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG) has released an updated version of the group’s Frequently Asked Questions: TMPG Fails Charges to clarify two issues.
The...
Surveillance is only as good as the data that fuels it
Passing the test on market abuse regulatory obligations will increasingly mean being “data fit”
By Anthony Belcher, Head of EMEA, ICE Data Services
When market...
Bloomberg: No charge for buy-side fixed income trading
Bloomberg has quashed rumours that buy-side traders are to be charged for fixed income trading in 2021. Buy-side traders had reported to The DESK...
Tradeweb executes first electronic SONIA swaps vs Gilt futures
Fixed income market operator Tradeweb has facilitated its first electronic execution of SONIA swaps against Gilt futures for institutional investors. The electronic transaction was...
Exclusive: MarketAxess trials new mid-point session protocol Mid-X
On Tuesday, MarketAxess ran the first session of a new mid-point matching tool, Mid-X, with over 50 participants. The new trading protocol is session-based...
Overbond taps AWS to deliver real-time pricing calculations
Fixed income analytics provider Overbond has launched a new real-time AI bond pricing engine that utilises the latest data processing serverless cloud architecture from...
