Traders respond positively to MarketAxess/LiquidityEdge deal

Traders respond positively to MarketAxess/LiquidityEdge deal

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Buy-side traders have responded positively to the announcement that electronic bond market operator, MarketAxess, has agreed to buy LiquidityEdge, the US Treasuries marketplace, noting...
US regulators battle to define bond market structure

US regulators battle to define bond market structure

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US market regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has engaged in a series of initiatives that could collectively bring more structure and standardisation...
Barclays hit by US$450 million loss on ETNs

Barclays hit by US$450 million loss on ETNs

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Barclays has reported it has made an estimated loss of US$450 million on exchange-traded notes (ETNs). As the bank noted in a statement, ETNs...
The UK’s PRA cites break from EU in review of capital rules for buy and sell side

The UK’s PRA cites break from EU in review of capital rules for buy...

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The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the UK’s prudential authority for financial services, has begun reform of capital rules for insurers and banks, in its...
BoE amends collateral eligibility criteria for regulated covered bonds

BoE amends collateral eligibility criteria for regulated covered bonds

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The Bank of England is to amend the collateral eligibility criteria for regulated covered bonds in the Bank’s Sterling Monetary Framework. From 1 September, to...
CME Group launches price comparison tool for cash US Treasuries and futures

CME Group launches price comparison tool for cash US Treasuries and futures

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Derivatives market operator, CME Group, has launched UST Market Profile, a tool to bring together listed Treasury futures and BrokerTec cash treasuries in one...
How CIOs value the trading desk in 2025

How CIOs value the trading desk in 2025

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This year has challenged some major assumptions for investors, the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit, held in Washington DC, heard on 11 June. Lori Heinel, global...
Analysis: BNP Paribas / AXA IM merger as French AMs roll up

Analysis: BNP Paribas / AXA IM merger as French AMs roll up

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The BNP Paribas Group has entered into exclusive negotiations with AXA to acquire 100% of AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), representing close to €850...
MarketAxess holds US credit trading high ground in April volatility

MarketAxess holds US credit trading high ground in April volatility

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A burst of spread widening and credit ETF related trading pushed US electronic credit trading to another record in April. TRACE volumes for investment grade...
Secondary volumes in 2021 outpace 2020 sell-off implying greater liquidity

Secondary volumes in 2021 outpace 2020 sell-off implying greater liquidity

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The first quarter of 2021 saw record volume in US and European investment grade trading volume. This is surprising on several fronts, with significant...
LTX migrates corporate bond trading capabilities to AWS

LTX migrates corporate bond trading capabilities to AWS

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LTX, a subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions, has migrated its corporate bond e-trading platform to Amazon Web Services (AWS). With the completed migration, LTX...
Power to the people

Power to the people

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New trading protocols can create paths to best execution or confound it through complexity. Chris Hall reports. “Every nation gets the government it deserves” was...