Buy-side firms warn on herding effect of QE
By Aulia Beg.
Portfolio managers have expressed concern about the ‘herding’ behaviour within the investment community, resulting from central banks’ quantitative easing (QE) programmes.
In a...
Exclusive: Katana’s intellectual property up for sale
The intellectual property of Katana, which provides trade ideas to bond investors, has been put up for sale by Hilco Streambank. Developed in-house at...
Eurex launches the first futures on a Euro High Yield Index
From 17 October 2022, Eurex will offer market participants the opportunity to hedge the Euro-denominated high-yield corporate bond market in Europe.
This segment has been...
Rutter launches ambitious new bond ‘ecosystem’, LedgerEdge
David Rutter, founder of US Treasury platform LiquidityEdge and CEO of distributed ledger group R3, has built a team of financial market and technology...
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...
Are US dealers still offsetting credit trading risks?
As US banks see credit positions turn negative, and interdealer market volumes remain flat, The DESK asks how they offset risk as their credit...
Trading Intentions Survey 2017
The range of credit liquidity aggregation platforms used has increased, reducing demand for new connections.
About the survey
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey is global primary research...
FILS 2022: Meeting in the eye of tempestuous markets
The Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit is convening in Nice in the midst of a turbulent market, driven by a combination of rampant inflation, government...
TransFICC launches eTrading service for interest rate swaps
TransFICC, the specialist provider of low-latency connectivity and workflow services for fixed income and derivatives markets, has launched a new eTrading service, which combines...
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...
