ESMA publishes its first liquidity assessment for bonds
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today its first liquidity assessment for bonds subject to the pre- and post-trade requirements of...
MarketAxess and S&P Global Market Intelligence partner on FI data
S&P Global Market Intelligence and MarketAxess have begun a fixed income data partnership, aiming to improve market transparency and efficiency. Integration between the two...
TransFICC: The increasing importance of data centres in fixed income
As the fixed income market becomes more electronic, we are seeing an increasing number of firms connecting to data centres around the world. The DESK...
Liontrust – The trading team built for growth
Matt McLoughlin, partner and head of trading at Liontrust Asset Management, explains why expanding trading capabilities to match AUM and asset class growth needs...
Goldman Sachs hit 12-year record for Global Markets in 2021
Goldman Sachs has seen its Global Markets division generate net revenues of US$22.08 billion, the highest annual net revenues in 12 years, which the...
How Fed bond buying is impacting markets
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is hoovering up assets in order to support corporate borrowing in the US, and subsequently creating some...
CFTC taps Nasdaq for market surveillance services
To support its expanding regulatory remit, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has selected Nasdaq to provide market surveillance and fraud detection technology.
Nasdaq Market...
Regulation: innovation sees European corporate bond market’s electronification outpace US
When it comes to electronic trading, Europe’s corporate bond market is racing ahead of its US counterpart, with two thirds of European investors looking...
Origination: Brookings Institute: Threat from US debt levels very limited
A new paper by the Brookings Institute has highlighted reasons for concern around the growing US debt pile, and the dynamics that could affect...
FINRA publishes annual regulatory oversight report
FINRA has published its Annual Regulatory Oversight Report, providing member firms with insights and observations to help strengthen their compliance programmes. New topics covered...
CME Group to launch €STR options in Q1 2024
Derivatives marketplace CME Group is to launch options on €STR futures from Q1 2024, adding to its suite of European rates derivatives.
CME launched 3-month...
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2021 : Neptune
Neptune has expanded its user base to 36% of buy-side traders in 2021 up from 29% in 2020, a considerable increase and one that...
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