‘Whatsapp’ fines for banks hit US$1.8 billion
US market regulators have collectively fined 15 broker-dealers, one affiliated investment adviser, plus the swap dealer and futures commission merchant (FCM) affiliates of 11...
The election effect: Secondary markets
While the effect of an election on the markets is typically subdued on the day itself – more so when the outcome is uncertain...
High Yield issuance is taking off
Comparing corporate bond issuance volumes for 2023 and 2024, we can see that the pattern is frequently a high start to the year, with...
MarketAxess: Blockbusting Part 4 – Block Execution in US HG
In the latest of MarketAxess' Blockbusting series, our research team explores liqiudity profiles of block-sized RFQ trades between $1M- $10M on MarketAxess across a...
MarketAxess: bringing transparency to the muni marketplace with AI-powered pricing
Julien Alexandre, Global Head of Research and Daniel Kelly, Head of Municipal Securities at MarketAxess
CP+, our AI-powered algorithmic pricing engine for the global credit...
Ediphy, industry participants launch consolidated tape, fairCT
Ediphy has partnered with a number of firms to launch fairCT, a collaborative consolidated tape initiative designed to enhance transparency, liquidity and participation in...
Is issuance for the high jump?
Data from CreditSights indicates the pace of US investment grade bond issuance fell from May, only to jump back in August, at a point...
Refinancing debt: New bonds, old problem
A new paper from Bank of America’s credit strategist Neha Khoda and Adam Vogel has found that bond issuers are facing a significant increase in costs...
Euronext GRSS acquisition marks interest rate benchmark indices expansion
Euronext is set to acquire 75% of the share capital of Global Rate Set Systems (GRSS), a provider of services to benchmark administrators, as...
Press Release: Alex Pugh joins Markets Media’s news desk
Markets Media is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Pugh as a reporter for the Markets Media news desk, working across titles.
Dan...
Eurex consolidates asset classes trading and clearing
Eurex has consolidated its equity/index, fixed income, currency and repo operations into two business lines, and named Robbert Booij head of financial derivatives.
The firm...
FILS EU 2025: Traders need to take control of their future
While the European and UK consolidated tape fiascos are dominating gossip around the Fixed income Leaders Summit in Amsterdam, other big themes are clearly...
