Banca IMI: Lessons for europe
As europe braces for the impact of MiFID II’s transparency requirements on an illiquid corporate bond market, some traders are at an advantage. A...
BGC CEO to divest ownership if appointed US Secretary of Commerce
Howard Lutnick, CEO of interdealer broker, infrastructure and data provider, BGC Group, has said he would leave the business entirely if he is appointed...
FCA proposes consolidated bond tape and tightens trading venue perimeter rules
A series of measures to help strengthen the UK’s leading position as a global and vibrant financial centre have been announced by The Financial...
The vicious circle of trust and liquidity
Looking at data provided by CreditSights, we can see the extent of lenders’ concern about Credit Suisse this year. The cost of insuring Credit...
Tackling the cost challenge in fixed income trading
In today’s highly competitive and cost-conscious fixed income market, small and medium sized institutions can struggle without the efficiencies of scale which large institutions...
Not average: Trade sizes in 2024
Looking at the average trade sizes for high yield and investment grade bonds, across Europe and the US in 2024, we can see considerable...
‘Flash Boys’ hits US treasuries market
An old-fashioned trading model is giving HFT firms the edge over dealers and funds on the interdealer treasury markets, writes Dan Barnes.
A number of...
TP ICAP takes a minority stake in ipushpull
TP ICAP, the interdealer broker, market operator and data provider, has taken a minority stake in the UK financial technology firm, ipushpull.
The Series A...
Joseph Stewart named co-head fixed income at SocGen US
Joseph Stewart has started a new position as managing director, co-head of fixed income division for the Americas and head of flow sales for...
Berry named global head of trading at Refinitiv
Dean Berry has joined data and benchmarking giant Refinitiv as global head of trading. Berry was most recently the global head of electronic and...
ICMA highlights key ‘dysfunctional’ areas of credit market
The International Capital Markets Association has reported on March’s sell-off and the impact on the corporate bond market, noting that “by March 18, considered...
Liquidnet: Listed derivatives volumes grew nearly 46% globally in 2021
A new report published by market operator Liquidnet has identified a 45.8% growth in listed derivatives trading volumes in 2021 over the previous year.
The...
