Versana to launch syndicated loan platform
Fintech firm Versana is to launch a syndicated loan platform, joining together banks, institutional lenders and their service providers in an effort to bring...
Bloomberg releases new Common Data Format for legal entity identifiers
Bloomberg has released the New Common Data Format 3.1 for legal entity identifiers (LEIs) and received a second accreditation as an LEI issuer for...
FILS 2021: Macros pressures not shaking bond investor confidence
Investors remain optimistic on debt markets despite the possibility of higher inflation, Fed tapering and disruption from structural changes in China according to discussions...
Liquidnet: Connectivity is key for efficient trading
By Vineet Naik.
Liquidnet’s head of fixed income, Constantinos Antoniades, has emphasised the importance for connectivity between front office systems and trading venues as he...
LedgerEdge selects Eventus for DLT-based corporate bond platform
LedgerEdge, the corporate bond trading platform being developed on distributed ledger technology (DLT), has selected Validus, a real-time trade surveillance platform built by Eventus...
European credit volumes plummet as US stays buoyant
European corporate bond markets have seen trading volumes and trade count collapse going into summer, as the holiday period provides some respite for tired...
Roster of finance heavyweights welcomes Claude Finance with acclaim
Anthropic announced Claude Finance on 15 July, describing it as a version of its large‑language‑model platform tailored for finance‑sector research, modeling and compliance work.
Aaron Linsky,...
The pretenders, and kingmakers, to the bond throne
Dealers are backing several new trading platforms who are fighting major incumbents for market share.
In the bond market, the trading platform landscape has been...
Could a secondary market work in private credit?
There is very limited access to secondary trading in private credit. Given the direct exposure to creditors, this might present a liquidity bottleneck for...
Bloomberg broadens EM bond pricing coverage
Bloomberg has expanded its intraday valuation (IBVAL) front office service to cover emerging market (EM) bonds on a 22/5 basis.
Launched in 2023, IBVAL provides...
David Fellah joins Broadridge
Expanding its AI and data division, Broadridge has appointed David Fellah as the firm’s first vice president of AI trading solutions. Based in New...
Trading protocols: The pros and cons of getting a two-way price in fixed income
Getting a two-way price is unusual in fixed income trading, but normal in FX; that is changing and yielding some real results for best...
