BGC buys embonds, lay-offs confirmed
Interdealer broker BGC has confirmed its May 2018 acquisition of emerging markets bond trading platform embonds, while several sources close to the firm have...
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...
Greenwich Associates: Dealer fixed income technology draws in buy-side
By Flora McFarlane.
Technology spending by sell-side firms is a key factor to keeping and growing market share, according to a Greenwich Associates Report, entitled:...
Steering through volatile markets
Madelaine Jones, portfolio manager for the European high yield and senior loan strategies at Oaktree Capital Management, talks to Lynn Strongin Dodds about lessons...
China Bond Connect launches real-time DvP and block trading
By Pia Hecher.
Mutual market access scheme Bond Connect, the platform linking investors from Mainland China and overseas, implemented real-time delivery-versus-payment (RDvP) and introduced a...
Greenwich: RFQ cuts convertible bond spreads in half
New research by analyst firm Greenwich Associates has found that the request for quote (RFQ) protocol is cutting the spreads made by the most...
IHS Markit: Investor Access doubles investor use
By Pia Hecher.
Information and analytics provider IHS Markit announced that 320 investment firms are participating on its Investor Access platform. The number of buy-side...
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...
MarketAxess’s 2020 revenues up nearly 35%
Electronic bond market operator, MarketAxess, has reported revenues in 2020 were up 34.8% on 2019 to US$689.1 million, compared to US$511.4 million for the...
7 Chord’s appliance of science boosted with new hires
7 Chord, the provider of predictive analytics for sovereign and corporate bond prices to fixed income traders, issuers, and institutional investors, has appointed Andrew...
