Lack of detail sinks odd-lot bond case against major banks
The United States District Court, Southern District of New York, has dismissed a court case brought against Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit...
FILS US 2023: Trading protocols urgently need to evolve, says All-Star Panel
Panelists speaking on the All-star Protocol Predictions Panel in Nashville this week agreed that, love it or hate it, the request for quote (RFQ)...
IG credit dealers go short before Fed cuts
As investors look to lock in higher yields ahead of Fed cuts, dealer net positions in IG corporate bonds of more than five years...
How big is portfolio trading in corporate bond markets?
Recent reports from market participants have given slightly different estimates for the use of portfolio trading in US corporate bonds, however the consensus is...
Over stimulating?
The biggest new-issue news over the past week has been the biggest ever European stimulus package – the NextGenerationEU (NGEU) recovery plan – and...
Industry moves closer to 24/7 on-chain collateral availability
A financing transaction from US Treasuries against USDC stablecoin has been completed on the Canton Network, the latest initiative of a working group aiming...
First Sentier connects Flowlinx via FlexTrade to access EM liquidity data
Asset manager First Sentier Investors has connected to Flowlinx liquidity via execution and order management system (E/OMS) provider FlexTrade.
Flowlinx is designed to simplify block...
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2020 : UBS Bond Port
Adopting an agency approach has allowed UBS to deliver a service that has eluded many other banks via Bond Port.
As a result, the...
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Arabadjief joins First Eagle
First Eagle Investments has appointed Justin Arabadjief as head of high grade trading for municipal credit as it continues to build out its investment...
Euroclear expands LCH partnership with BTP settlement offering
Italian government debt traded on MTS and BrokerTec and cleared through LCH will be able to be settled on Euroclear from next year, the...
Fed breaks silence on HFT in treasuries
Having opened the US government debt market to high-frequency trading, authorities now push market participants to “be good citizens”. Dan Barnes reports.
The Federal Reserve...
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...
