Bank of England maintains stock levels of government and corporate bonds
By Flora McFarlane.
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to maintain the stock of government bond purchases at £435 billion and...
Portware claims ice cracking on EMS/OMS division
By Flora McFarlane.
“The order management system (OMS) and to an extent the execution management system (EMS) as stand-alone products are dead,” says John Adam, global...
Liquidnet’s research reveals liquidity conditions improving
A survey of US and European bond traders has revealed that the liquidity in the fixed income markets is improving.
The research, published by the...
ECB warns ‘dark trading’ may cement bond market fragmentation
A paper by the European Central Bank (ECB), entitled ‘Dark pools in European equity markets: emergence, competition and implications’ has advised firms to be...
Is the price right?
Transparent assessment of bond prices is a cornerstone of trust between investment managers and end investors. Chris Hall investigates.
Pricing in fixed income markets is...
Volcker repeal plans challenged
Ditching the Volcker Rule would have a limited effect on liquidity, but the enthusiasm for change exists. David Wigan writes.
The Volcker Rule has been...
Trading Intentions Survey 2017: US Focus
Firms with US credit desks are checking out Algomi, KCG Bondpoint and Trumid.
About the survey: The Trading Intentions Survey is conducted by The DESK, asking...
PBoC & HKMA: No investment quota for northbound Bond Connect trade
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have given their approval to the local market infrastructure providers to...
Granit Funds hires Erlandsson as head of fixed income from AP4
Granit Funds has recruited Ulf Erlandsson as its head of fixed income starting in August. He comes from the Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4) where...
Bond issuance standardisation boosted by FMSB
Market participants have published final guidelines that clarify expected behaviour during the new issue process for fixed income bonds in Europe.
A series of measures...
