End to End CSDR Processing – Roles, Responsibilities, and Issues for all Participants
On 22nd July, 2020 a panel of market participants discussed the detailed implications of the Central Securities Depository Regulation (CSDR).
The panel comprised, J.R. Bogan,...
Tradeweb offers corporate treasurers US T-bill trading
Corporate treasurers can now directly trade US Treasury bills (T-bills) through Tradeweb’s electronic trading platform.
The announcement follows Tradeweb’s 2024 acquisition of Institutional Cash Distributors...
MarketAxess hires Steve Tait to lead US dealer execution business
MarketAxess has appointed Steve Tait as head of US dealer execution business - credit.
Tait joins after more than 26 years at JPMorgan, where he...
Vanguard launches new active global credit bond fund
Vanguard, which has US$5.3 trillion in global assets under management (AUM), has launched the Vanguard Global Credit Bond Fund, an actively managed fund to...
Rules & Ratings: Australia cuts rates – with caution
The Reserve Bank of Australia has lowered the cash rate target to 4.1%, dropping 0.25%. The exchange settlement balance interest rate has been reduced...
IG issuance across US and Europe up 20% on five-year average
US investment grade debt issuance has hit $1.7 trillion year to date (YTD) in 2025, a 12% increase year on year (YoY). That brings...
ESMA confirms data headaches for non-equity instruments
Trading venues and approved publication arrangements (APAs) – or post-trade data aggregators – are not always complying with the requirement to make available data...
Jason Rich promoted at State Street
Jason Rich has been named country head for Singapore and Southeast Asia at State Street, effective 1 January.
Based in Australia, he will oversee the...
Smaller proportion of US Treasuries e-traded than previously estimated
Levels of e-trading in US treasuries in dealer-to-dealer (D2D) and dealer-to-client (D2C) markets have come into sharper focus thanks to data collected by FINRA...
CME Group’s international rates ADV up 42% in Q2
Market operator and infrastructure provider CME Group has reported its international average daily volume (ADV) reached 5.1 million contracts in Q2 2021, up 6%...
Rules & Ratings: Allianz SE maintains superior AM Best ratings
AM Best has affirmed Allianz SE’s financial strength and long-term issuer credit ratings as A+ (superior) and aa (superior).
The ratings account for both the...
Eric Heleine leaves Groupama AM, joins AXA IM
Eric Heleine has joined AXA IM as head of electronic trading and data, effective 1 December. He reports to Yannig Loyer, global head of...
