Primary markets see gradual progress as Investor Access reaches 600 buy-side users
A quick straw poll of buy-side traders suggests most believe the electronification of primary markets has stalled somewhat, with twice as many seeing progress...
National Australia Bank completes migration to Tradeweb Australia with TransFICC’s One API
National Australia Bank (NAB) has successfully transitioned its trading operations for government bonds and Interest Rate Swaps (IRS) to Tradeweb Australia, utilising TransFICC's One...
ICMA: Adopt data-driven approach to MIFIR RTS 2 post-trade deferral framework
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has co-signed a cross-industry statement on the MIFIR RTS 2 post-trade deferral framework for bonds, calling for a...
IMTC platform onboards three new clients
IMTC, the provider of fixed income investment management technology, has announced three firms – BLB&B Advisors, LMCG Investments, and Reynders McVeigh Capital Management –...
BrokerTec integrates relative value curve spread trading with Broadway Technology
Fixed income and FX trading platform, BrokerTec, has partnered with Broadway Technology to make its relative value (RV) curve spread trading functionality available on...
Glimpse Markets launches data-sharing for buy-side trading desks
Glimpse Markets, a new post-trade data sharing platform for fixed income, aims to turn data costs of the buy-side on their head, by providing...
Morgan Stanley: Portfolio trading volumes have grown by 56% in 2020
Research by Morgan Stanley’s market strategist team has found that use of portfolio trading in the US corporate bond market has increased by 56%...
First quarter sees Tradeweb break US$1 trillion ADV
Market operator Tradeweb saw a US$1.06 trillion record average daily volume (ADV) for the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 18% compared to...
Europe’s record IG credit issuance could boost electronic trading
January was a record month for investment grade bond issuance in Europe, with shorter-dated driving this activity. According to analyst firm CreditSights, shorter maturity...
Getting the most out of derivatives in credit
Bond investing has become more exciting in the past two years than in the previous ten, with interest rates and central bank activity fire-fighting...
AXA IM: Credit downgrades increases concentration and liquidity risk in index investment
A decrease in the average credit quality of fixed income indices and intensifying competition for high quality assets present increasingly serious challenges for UK...
Investor Demand: Barclays study challenges FCA proposals on retail access to corporate bonds
A detailed analysis by investment bank Barclays raises questions about the practical impact of regulatory measures to increase access to corporate bond markets, suggesting...
