SMBC Group to provide US$2.5bn credit facilities to Jefferies
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Group is providing Jefferies with approximately US$2.5 billion in new credit facilities as the firms develop their global strategic...
CME’s US corporate bond index futures to launch 17 June
CME Group has revealed that its new credit futures are scheduled to begin trading on 17 June 2024, pending regulatory review.
Launching alongside the company's...
Symphony names Levy CEO
Capital market communication firm Symphony has announced that David Gurlé will step down on 31 May 2021 and has appointed Brad Levy, current president...
BNP Paribas joins with GTS for US Treasuries trading
By Flora McFarlane.
BNP Paribas has announced today that it has teamed up with quantitative trading firm, GTS, to access US Treasuries trading, signalling the...
EU brings clarity to interim MiFIR data and reporting obligations
The European Commission has published a draft notice on the transitional provisions of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) review.
Designed to bring clarity...
When volatility improves credit liquidity
Credit market liquidity has been positive in the first half of 2025, despite the high levels of volatility.
There are several dynamics which might be...
Rathbone Funds adopts Charles River IMS and State Street Alpha Data Platform
Rathbone Funds, the London-based subsidiary of Rathbones Group, has selected the Charles River Investment Management Solution (IMS) to support their equity, fixed income and...
Pre-trade data demand grows and platform concentration weakens
The 5th Annual Trading Intentions Survey sees a hunger for data and a surge in new liquidity tools.
Key takeaways:
• Massive growth for crossing / mid-point...
Subscriber
Schleifer: “Explosive growth” for desktop interoperability as Finsemble goes solo
Cosaic is spinning off its desktop interoperability platform, Finsemble, following the sale of its Chart IQ to S&P Global, as a new company. The...
Does this year start with the smallest trades ever?
Trading activity in European bond markets at the start of 2024 has had the highest trade count of the past three years by some...
Coalition Greenwich: Return on investment now viable for fixed income EMS
Dated fixed income markets are set to undergo a rapid technological transformation. But it is from a low bar, with fixed income 10 to...
Subscriber
Changing with the times
By Paul Reynolds, CEO of Bondcube
For a long time I have thought that the bond market shares many dynamics with the grocery industry. Large,...
