Green bond issuance off to strong start in 2021
As a result of the stronger-than-expected green bond issuance so far in 2021, NN Investment partners has raised its projection for full-year issuance to...
Trouble ahead for traders as number of issued bonds climbs
According to data from Moody’s Investor Services, the US investment-grade companies should have few problems refunding their debt in 2022, which is useful given...
Get US high yield portfolios in order over summer
June looked decidedly challenging for US high yield (HY) trading, as mean bid-ask (BA) spreads dislocated from the median, indicating spikes in BA spreads...
Cartel cases in SSA market continue as Rabobank fined €26.6m
The European Commission has fined Rabobank €26.6 million for participating in a cartel trading Euro-denominated bonds
The Commission alleges that between 2006 and 2016 Rabobank...
Bond market venues tussle over market share amid volumes surge
Fixed income trading venues have reaped the rewards of rising trading volumes, but a highly competitive landscape is having an impact on market share.
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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...
Calls on UK to issue first green sovereign bond with 10 to 12yr maturity...
A majority of investors and banks are calling on the UK government to issue its maiden sovereign green bond with a 10–12-year maturity next...
The credit trading processes you really should have automated by now…
Automation has historically been highly challenging in corporate bond markets for several reasons, but traders say some parts of the workflow ‘ought’ to be...
Electronic credit platforms report fresh rises in trading volumes for March and Q1
Electronic bond market operators saw a new boost to volumes in March, and in the first quarter more broadly, as volatility in capital markets...
What’s all the fuss about… the US Treasury market?
Who is kicking up a fuss about US government bonds?
A new paper published by Darrell Duffie for the Jackson Hole Symposium entitled ‘Resilience redux...
