Buy-side fights back against primary market pressure
As new platforms promise to increase efficiency in bond issuance, buy-side firms are looking for leverage to drive change, and not only through technology.
The...
The Agency Broker Hub | An open gateway into financial markets
By Gherardo Lenti Capoduri, Head of Market Hub, and Barbara Valbuzzi, CFA, Head of Market Strategy, IMI CIB Division, Intesa Sanpaolo.
In recent years the sellside...
CME Group to launch Chicago UST CLOB
CME Group is launching a second BrokerTec central limit order book (CLOB) for cash US Treasuries in Q3. Client testing begins on 27 April.
The...
What EM trade sizes tell us about market evolution
While issuance of emerging markets bonds beat the same period in 2023 by a third, secondary trading is far more choppy, with a stepped...
Credit traders get prepped for vol opportunities in 2026
Corporate bond traders should be well-prepared for sudden shocks in 2026, by broadening their access to solid pre-trade information, low-friction paths to liquidity and...
Mizuho EMEA joins Neptune to distribute real-time axe data
Mizuho EMEA has joined Neptune Networks, the fixed income network for disseminating real-time axe data.
Neptune delivers axes from 32 of the leading dealers...
Juggling the growth in CUSIPs
If the population of a country increased by 50% since 2014, you would think a housing crisis was likely.
Yet in the year The DESK...
Analysis of US yields in 2021 and anticipation for next year
Yields for US high yield bonds have turned a corner, according to MarketAxess data, following a drop from 3.65% in April down to 3.065%...
Yusuke Tanaka promoted at MUFG Trust
MUFG Trust has appointed Yusuke Tanaka as deputy general manager of its head office in Tokyo.
Tanaka has more than 23 years of industry experience,...
Volumes boom, e-trading stalls in US credit
Activity in US credit accelerated in January, with average daily notional volumes (ADNV) up 22% year-on-year (YoY) to US$61 billion.
At the same time, average...
Viewpoint : The importance of the market maker : Igor Burlakov
Better execution through sell-side innovation
Igor Burlakov, head of Capital Markets at Sova Capital sees the impact of lower rates and reduced volatility impacting trading...
Tradeweb launches Saudi ATS
Tradeweb has expanded its alternative trading system to cover Sukuk and Saudi Riyal (SAR)-denominated debt instrument execution.
The company was licensed by the Capital Market...
