August: US Treasuries record first trillion-dollar ADNV
US Treasuries had their first trillion-dollar month in August thanks to a surprise rate hike from the Bank of Japan and ongoing fiscal uncertainty...
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US electronic credit trading slows down in May
Average daily TRACE volume for US investment grade (IG) and high yield (HY) corporates slipped 10.8% from April to US$52.8 billion, according to MarketAxess...
FILS 2022: Big themes this year
The innovation day at the Fixed Income Leaders Summits (FILS) on Tuesday is held under the Chatham House rule preventing direct reporting of what...
FIX issues guide for MiFID II reporting of bond trades
By Flora McFarlane.
FIX Trading Community, which sets the messaging standard for trading messages sent between buy-side and sell-side firms, has published the final Recommended...
Market Analysis: Pressure on US dealing desks is changing priorities in 2020
New analysis of market activity this year has observed that while issuance is “racing toward historic annual highs” there is no corresponding increase in...
Winterflood recruits Rigby
Matthew Rigby has joined Winterflood Securities as a fixed income trader. He is based in London.
According to Winterflood’s latest filings, made up to 31...
Tradeweb and CFETS launch southbound Bond Connect channel
Market operator Tradeweb Markets is expanding its trading link with China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) under the Bond Connect channel on 24 September...
Santander, Ramirez & Co. and Mischler Financial Group join DirectBooks
DirectBooks has had Santander, Ramirez & Co. and Mischler Financial Group join its bond issuance platform.
The three additions bring the total number of underwriters...
Let’s be open….
Herb Werth, Managing Director, IHS Markit
As capital markets innovators, one area where we’ve spent considerable time recently has been new issuance. At first glance,...
EM traders ride out the chaos
It would be understandable if trading in emerging markets (EM) debt were becoming more expensive as risk increased in many markets it makes up,...
The week in summary: Credit Suisse; fixed income liquidity; ‘Who died?’
This week has been very challenging for buy-side trading desks as broker-dealers struggle to price bonds, and uncertainty gripped markets.
“I was off Monday, came...
Vicky Chan returns to HKEX
Hong Kong Exchange & Clearing Limited (HKEX) has appointed Vicky Chan as managing director and head of post trade, effective 5th August. She replaces...
