Credit

How big is portfolio trading in corporate bond markets?

Recent reports from market participants have given slightly different estimates for the use of portfolio trading in US corporate bonds, however the consensus is...

DirectBooks launches platform for issuance of US corporate bonds; European expansion on cards

DirectBooks, the sell-side consortium founded to increase efficiency in the bond issuance process, has launched its core service to try and simplify communication of...

Redburn sees value in bond market venue M&A

Analysis by broker Redburn has found that major exchanges – in which it included MarketAxess, the fixed income trading venue, and interdealer broker TP...

Morgan Stanley: Portfolio trading volumes have grown by 56% in 2020

Research by Morgan Stanley’s market strategist team has found that use of portfolio trading in the US corporate bond market has increased by 56%...

Broadway Technology’s fixed income spin-off raises questions about competitive landscape

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has agreed the takeover of Broadway Technology by ION Trading Technologies, allowing ION to expand its grip...

Virtu launches liquidity scoring tool for fixed income

Electronic liquidity and technology provider, Virtu Financial, has expanded its multi-asset transaction cost model offering with the launch of Fixed Income Agency Cost Estimator...

Bloomberg launches RMB-denominated Liquid China Credit Index

Bloomberg has launched the Bloomberg Barclays Liquid China Credit (LCC) Index, designed to track the liquid, tradable portion of the RMB-denominated credit bond market....

Bloomberg adds Credit Benchmark data to terminal; expands relationship with Lombard Odier

Bloomberg will make Credit Benchmark’s credit risk data – derived from the risk views of global financial institutions – available on the Bloomberg Terminal,...

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...