Dealers face crunch on platform trading costs
As bid-ask spreads tighten and fees rise, dealers question making markets in credit.
It does not take a quant to understand that tighter bid-ask spreads...
UBS’s Slade announces major changes in DCM team
David Slade, global co-head of leveraged and debt capital markets (LDCM) at UBS has announced in an internal memo, seen by The DESK, that...
Handelsbanken Fonder AB adopts Bloomberg’s PORT Enterprise
Handelsbanken Fonder AB, a subsidiary of Handelsbanken managing approximately 100 mutual funds, has adopted PORT Enterprise, Bloomberg’s portfolio and risk analytics solution, to further...
Eurex’s EU bonds futures go live
Eurex’s Euro-EU bond futures (FBEUs) are now available for trading.
The instruments, which were first announced in April, provide a physically deliverable futures contract designed...
The Book: Eli Lilly issues 40-year notes as weight loss industry booms
Eli Lilly & Co issued US$6.71 billion in bonds in August, with maturities ranging from three to 40 years.
The firm, which produces weight loss...
European credit trading is treading its own path
Understanding the unique features of European capital markets is hugely important for traders and infrastructure providers, but so are the differences this makes to...
Trumid launches emerging markets trading
Fixed income market operator Trumid, has launched emerging markets bond trading on its Trumid Market Center platform.
Market Center connects fixed income professionals to a...
European liquidity costs remain high after April shock
Bond markets are beginning to settle on both sides of the Atlantic after the shock of Liberation Day and various amendments to tariff policies...
TransFICC: The Evolution of the Muni Market
Driven by volume growth and technology
By Bo-yun Liu, Director of Product Solutions, TransFICC
Taken in aggregate, the Muni market is roughly $4.2T Outstanding with $15.6B...
Reports: MTS to launch D2C initiative with backing from major dealers
Several market sources have reported that MTS Markets, the fixed income trading division of Euronext, is to launch a dealer-to-client credit trading offering through...
JP Morgan chooses Mosaic fixed income data analytics platform
By Flora McFarlane.
In a move to increase the efficiency and efficiency across its FICC sales and trading division, JP Morgan has contracted Mosaic Smart...
Russell Feldman named CEO of IMTC as it raises new funding
IMTC, a provider of fixed income investment management technology, has secured its first external funding round, which was led by Nyca Partners. This investment...
