Eurex credit futures pass resilience “firm test” in brisk trading
Eurex’s euro-denominated credit futures saw their strongest month on record in March as the Iranian war shock drove heavy trading ahead of futures roll...
Long-term investors lean into equities
While long-term equities allocations continue to rise, Noel Dixon, senior macro strategist at State Street Global Markets, noted that: “weakness among fixed income is...
Portfolio trading breaks into new markets
Emerging markets are adopting PT to add efficiency to liquidity sourcing, writes Matt Walters of MarketAxess.
Portfolio trading has seen a lot of success and...
WiseAlpha broadens bond access for retail
Retail investors can now access all UK corporate and government bonds through corporate bond investment platform WiseAlpha.
The company first issued fractional bonds in 2016,...
Rules & Ratings: Big Beautiful Bill highlights US credit cracks
Fitch Ratings has adjusted a quarter of its US sector outlooks for 2025 to ‘deteriorating’.
The agency cited slowing growth, increasing uncertainty and the expectation...
US credit issuance hit record highs in September
US credit issuance was at its highest level since May 2020 at the start of September, pushing average daily notional volumes up 4% year-on-year...
EU Commission joins Eurex as venue for repos
The EU Commission (EC) has joined Eurex as a venue for transactions in repurchase agreements.
The EC is the latest member to join the Eurex...
Navigating the trade automation (r)evolution
By Mark Russell, Managing Director, Head of Credit, International, at Tradeweb.
No one can deny the power of innovative technology to disrupt and transform pre-existing...
MarketAxess claims X-Pro boosts trader efficiency by 20%
MarketAxess has presented its new X-Pro trading interface as delivering a significant efficiency boost to bond traders.
Speaking with analysts on the firm’s Q4 2023...
Origination: Carlsberg issues more than €4 billion in notes programme
Carlsberg Breweries has issued €4 billion and £500 million in notes under its Euro Medium Term Notes programme.
Proceeds will go towards repaying bank debt...
Balls calls for UK to adopt a more risk-assertive culture
Ed Balls, former economic secretary to the UK Treasury & shadow chancellor, has called for the UK to adopt a risk-positive culture in order...
ASIC fines ANZ record AUD 240mn over “grubby” unconscionable conduct
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has once again been fined by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The regulator has set...
