TISE sees bond listings bump thanks to rosy macro picture
The International Stock Exchange (TISE) listed 444 securities during the first half of 2024, an 18.4% increase against the same period last year.
The total...
When banks go bust holding boring bonds
**This article will appear in full in the next issue of The DESK**
Government bonds are described as a 'risk-free' instrument, on the basis that...
MarketAxess reports record August volumes
Bond-market operator MarketAxess has reported having its strongest ever August monthly trading volumes, with US$30.6 billion in total trading average daily volume (ADV), up 44%, driven by...
Issuance in double figure growth everywhere (ex-Japan!)
The debt markets have been booming globally in the first half of 2024, according to Dealogic data, with Middle East and Africa seeing issuance...
Glimpse Markets and Wave Labs partner to deliver analytics dashboard
Buy-side bond data sharing service Glimpse Markets and Wave Labs, the execution management system provider, have formed a strategic partnership whereby Wave Labs will...
Amit Raja takes new role at Citi
Citigroup has confirmed that Amit Raja has been appointed regional head of markets for EMEA at the investment bank.
The announcement follows Leo Arduini’s appointment...
Jupiter AM: Training to trade against heavyweight rivals in fixed income
Jupiter Asset Management has trained its trading team on data and analytics in order to beat its rivals to the punch when finding liquidity...
Citadel poaches Rauseo
Kevin Rauseo has joined Citadel LLC, the alternative investment firm. Rauseo, who was formerly an executive director and head credit trader at rival systematic...
Clifford drops Citi for BlackRock
Head of trading Paul Clifford has left Citi after more than a decade with the firm, joining BlackRock as a senior multi-asset trader.
He is...
ICE: Creating clarity in the MBS market through better data
The highly fragmented nature of mortgage asset components has historically translated into a lack of granular data for investors. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) aims to...
Are US dealers still offsetting credit trading risks?
As US banks see credit positions turn negative, and interdealer market volumes remain flat, The DESK asks how they offset risk as their credit...
Re-designing the fixed income landscape
Benjamin Bécar, Fixed Income Product Manager at smartTrade Technologies believes that growing access to data is enabling buy-side firms to transform their trading workflow...
