Tradeweb steps into primary markets battle with InvestorAccess connection
Multi-asset market operator Tradeweb is collaborating with S&P Global Market Intelligence to introduce electronic connectivity between primary and secondary markets. The product scope currently...
Are average trade sizes really falling in the US?
Earlier this year we noted that average trade sizes were down considerably on 2022, but being wary of mean reversion, we wanted to revisit...
Shumpert joins MarketAxess rates business
Nicole Shumpert has been named US rates product manager for dealer to client (D2C) by bond market operator MarketAxess.
Shumpert is a highly experienced operator...
Tradeweb to acquire Nasdaq’s eSpeed central limit order book
Electronic bond market operator, Tradeweb, has agreed to buy Nasdaq’s US fixed income electronic trading platform. The Nasdaq interdealer platform, formerly known as eSpeed,...
MarketAxess launches FI opening and closing auctions
MarketAxess is launching opening and closing auctions for US credit “in the coming weeks”.
Opening and closing auctions have long been available in equity and...
Origination: EU tops global bond issuance in March
The European Union saw the biggest increase in bond issuance globally in March, reaching US$30.62 billion.
The bulk of this came from three bond issuances...
SEC – controversially – moves to standardise best execution rules for broker-dealers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing new rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to a broker-dealer’s duty of best...
Clearstream provides transparency into bond liquidity
Adel Humayun, Analyst in the Quantitative Analytics team at Deutsche Börse, and Catherine Jimenez, Head of Strategic Market Development in Eurobonds Product at Clearstream discuss the recently...
Singhal swaps SMBC for Mizuho
Shrey Singhal has joined Mizuho as director of USD investment grade credit trading.
Based in New York, Singhal specialises in insurance and asset managers and...
FILS 2022: Market endures despite liquidity squeeze; strong dollar remains safe haven
The macroeconomic fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will continue to constrict liquidity for Europe’s fixed income markets and dictate central bank monetary policy...
Exclusive: Bloomberg and S&P Global Market Intelligence collaborate on bond issuance
Bloomberg and S&P Global Market Intelligence have launched an integrated solution to streamline the syndicated primary bond market lifecycle. Bond market issuance has historically...
Nicolas Pilorget promoted at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has appointed Nicolas Pilorget as head of credit trading. He is based in Toronto.
Pilorget has been with the company...
