FILS USA 2022: Following a difficult start to the year…
The Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit (FILS) USA will this year begin after a period of difficult liquidity in bond markets.
MarketAxess data showed trading volumes...
ESMA consults on MiFIR trading obligation for derivatives
By Sobia Hamid.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today a consultation paper regarding its draft technical standards specifying the trading obligation for derivatives under...
European HY bond issuance saw 45% increase in 2023
High yield bond issuance reached €66 billion in 2023, up from €45 billion in 2022 which had been a record low.
The findings come...
This Week from Trader TV: Francesco Castelli, Banor Capital
Credit markets face the central bank test and “structural risks” amid growing AI debt.
Credit markets face the central bank test in the upcoming weeks,...
Meet the consolidated tape contenders
Europe’s development of a consolidated tape for trading data now has clear front runners and benefits.
Three firms have confirmed they will compete to be...
CME expands repo benchmarks to US
CME Group has expanded its RepoFunds Rates benchmark collection, measuring overnight funding costs in the US repo market.
Using data from centrally cleared overnight US...
People’s Bank of China releases green bond certification guidelines
By Flora McFarlane.
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has released guidance on the development of the green bond...
Beer leaves Aberdeen for MFS
Russell Beer has joined MFS Investment Management as an emerging markets debt trader.
As of June 30 2025, MFS Investment held US$635.4 billion in assets...
Schroders sells to US manager Nuveen
Schroders is set to be acquired by US investment manager Nuveen for £9.9 billion cash.
The firms hold a combined US$2.5 trillion in assets under...
FILS in Barcelona: Should you be switching from high yield bonds to leveraged loans?
Thierry De Vergnes, managing director of acquisition debt funds at Amundi, presented a compelling case at FILS 2023 for why high yield loans are...
The big changes to watch in fixed income market structure through 2024
Next year will bring new developments in market structure, stemming both from regulatory and political change. The DESK asked Jennifer Keser, head of market...
Sterling expands to cover fixed income securities
Order management, risk and margin technology provider Sterling Trading Tech will support fixed income securities by the end of Q2 2024, it has announced.
This...
