Federal Reserve group issues credit risk warning over US Treasuries trading
By Pia Hecher.
The Federal Reserve’s Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG), which discusses issues in the US government bond market, has said that firms are...
FCA fines former BAML bond trader for spoofing
By Flora McFarlane.
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined a former Bank of America Merrill Lynch bond trader £60,090 for engaging in market...
Swap market participants begin using DSB
It appears that swap market participants are beginning to use the service in increasing numbers as the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) reports a rise in...
Genesis launches web-based middle-office solution for fixed income trading
Genesis Global, a financial services software development company, has launched a web version of its multi-asset class middle-office solution, Trade Allocation Manager (TAM). Genesis...
ESMA consultation on RTS 2 marks accelerated process
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on the development of draft regulatory technical standards to specify the pre-trade thresholds...
Greenwich Associates: Streaming prices boost buy-side bond liquidity in 2019
By Pia Hecher.
Market intelligence provider Greenwich Associates has announced this year’s market structure trends, reporting that markets will remain volatile and exchanges will become...
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Bond-trading broker-dealer charged for allegedly bankrupting firm
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Keith Wakefield, a former managing director and head of fixed income trading at IFS Securities, an...
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...
Gensler “Just not feeling it”
Gary Gensler, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and self-styled ‘Market Daddy’ has said he will pull back on most of...
CSDR settlement regime ‘out’ as UK sets new path
The UK has halted compliance with the settlement regime of the European Central Securities Depository (CSDR) rules, which traders had fought hard against, due...
