UK to allow shorting of government debt and sovereign CDS
The UK Government has said it will remove requirements currently placed on investors when taking out short positions in sovereign debt or sovereign credit...
FMSB publishes final standard for the sharing of investor allocation information
The FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has published the final standard for the sharing of investor allocation information in the fixed income primary markets.
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FCA to investigate barriers for buy side to access data
The UK’s market regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will launch two market studies and gather further information to investigate access to wholesale data....
SEC warns on counterparty risk in volatile markets
Staff of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) division of trading and markets have urged broker-dealers and other market participants to remain vigilant to...
JP Morgan restricted from onboarding new venues and fined US$350 million
JP Morgan has been fined US$350 million and may not onboard new trading venues without receiving prior written non-objection from the Federal Reserve Bank...
FCA tells asset managers to focus on liquidity risk after finding some firms lacking
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told asset managers to increase their focus on liquidity risk, stating gaps in liquidity management could lead...
Country focus: India’s bond markets in an election year
India has an upcoming election on 19 April, which the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is widely...
SEC classifies HFT liquidity providers as “dealers”
US markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has adopted two rules that require market participants who engage in certain dealer roles, in...
US shutdown hitting bond market traders
By Pia Hecher.
The ongoing United States federal government shutdown is directly impacting US bond market regulation and evolution, leading to the Fixed Income Market...
