FCA consultation lays ground for ending bond SI regime
The FCA’s consultation CP25/20 proposes scrapping the systematic internaliser (SI) regime for bonds, derivatives, structured-finance products and emission allowances to align with the transparency...
High yield bond issuance relative to liquidity
A report by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has found that primary issuance of European high yield (HY) bonds in 2023...
ESMA relaxes best ex reporting
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has pushed back reporting of best execution by execution venues and trading firms, which are regulatory requirements...
Strazzella joins Clear Street
Rocco Strazzella has joined Clear Street as managing director of trading. He is based in New York.
Last month, clearing and custody provider Clear Street...
ION expands further with Clarus Financial Technology acquisition
ION Markets, the trading, analytics, and risk management solution provider for capital markets, has bought Clarus Financial Technology, a provider of SaaS analytics, data,...
Liquidnet sees surge in e-trading activity, ‘record-breaking’ week for Europe’s primary market
Liquidnet has reported a record-breaking week for electronic new issues trading for the week commencing 8 January. Records were broken in terms of volumes,...
Central clearing for bonds?
The lack of dealer liquidity provision during the March 2020 sell-off has triggered several proposals for market structure reform, not least in the US...
EWIFA: Breaking the glass ceiling
It is almost time for this year’s European Women in Finance Awards, and we at Markets Media are looking forward to seeing 2024’s nominees...
Are US dealers still offsetting credit trading risks?
As US banks see credit positions turn negative, and interdealer market volumes remain flat, The DESK asks how they offset risk as their credit...
Warning on credit exposure
There are several cases to argue for reduced credit exposure, noted Stefan Hofrichter, global economist at Allianz Global Investors, speaking on Wednesday at the...
Ending technology asymmetry in primary markets for bonds
By Rahul Kambli, Senior Product Owner, Genesis Global.
Accessing the primary market for corporate bonds can be lucrative for asset managers astute about pricing and...
Seth Johnson joins LedgerEdge in senior advisory role
Bond-trading platform, LedgerEdge, has appointed Seth Johnson to the firm as a senior advisor. Johnson will focus on commercial plan and growth, including business...
