Flextrade deployed at Mirae Asset Securities US operations
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) has selected FlexTrade Systems’ ColorPalette Order and Execution Management System (OEMS). The move is designed to support the firm’s overnight...
Chart of the week: Attack of the killer BBBs
The lowest tier of investment grade bonds show an interesting opportunity in the new issue space, as observed by analyst firm CreditSights. Relative value...
FILS 2022: Repo market not broken but can do better
Liquidity problems shone a light on the effectiveness of the repo market in recent months, speakers acknowledged at this year’s Fixed Income Leaders' Summit...
The Fed opens registration for commercial paper facility
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has opened registration for firms wishing to sell to its Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF).
The commercial paper...
Glimpse Markets and TORA connect to support buy-side traders
Glimpse Markets, the buy-side data sharing hub, has partnered with order and execution management system (OEMS) provider TORA.
By connecting TORA’s OEMS with Glimpse...
Euronext launches government bond index family
Euronext, in partnership with its electronic fixed income trading platform MTS, has launched a European government bond (EGB) index family.
Derived from the “mother index”,...
Muni bond, loan market development paths in focus
Like illiquid fixed income instruments, illiquid fixed income markets are not standardized, with each on their own unique path toward market development.
Municipal bonds and...
Joseph Parascandolo swaps Equilend for Wematch
Wematch.live has appointed Joseph Parascandolo as director of securities lending sales and coverage for North America, based in New York.
Parascandolo has more than 20...
Vanguard and BlackRock get stuck into active bond funds following ‘horror show’ in 2022
In a new paper entitled ‘Active Fixed Income Perspectives Q3 2022: Bonds are back’ the fixed income team at investment giant Vanguard, led by...
Tradeweb monthly ADV up 20% year-on-year
Market operator Tradeweb has reported a total trading volume of US$19.8 trillion for August 2021 across its electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and...
Tradeweb completes A$125m Yieldbroker acquisition
Multi-asset market operator Tradeweb Markets has completed its acquisition of Yieldbroker, an Australian trading platform for Australian and New Zealand government bonds and interest...
Bloomberg introduces new fixed income pre-trade TCA model
Bloomberg has launched a new pre-trade transaction cost analysis (TCA) model that helps market participants to assess trade cost, daily executable volume, and probability...
