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...
The effect of war on pricing and spreads is widening
The economic effect of the Russian invasion of Ukraine needs to be put in context next to the human tragedy, but data is showing...
MarketAxess Mid-X launches in US
MarketAxess has made Mid-X, its anonymous session-based matching protocol, live for US market participants after its initial launch in Q4 2020 with European participants.
The...
Swedish broker shut for pushing risky bonds and illicit issuer payments
Swedish market regulator, Finansinspektionen (FI), has revoked all permits for Nord Fondkommission AB (Nord FK) to continue trading.
Nord FK is a securities firm whose...
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...
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...
Electronic trading volume in US fixed income hits record
Electronic trading of US investment-grade and high-yield bonds reached an all-time high in July according to data from Coalition Greenwich.
Overall electronic trading accounted for...
Tradeweb poaches Dan Cleaves to lead Dealerweb CLOB
Market operator Tradeweb has appointed Dan Cleaves, the former CEO of Brokertec Americas, as a managing director in its Dealerweb wholesale unit.
He said, “The...
Sub-2bps bid-ask spreads in US IG are below pre-crisis levels
The US investment grade (IG) credit market is seeing very tight bid-ask spreads in 2021, according to the Composite Plus (CP+) data supplied by...
Aegon AM wins short-dated investment grade bond mandates
Aegon Asset Management’s reports it has won two UK clients totalling £325 million for its short-dated investment grade bond strategy, with a further mandate...
