ICE issues US Dollar LIBOR cessation update
Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Benchmark Administration (IBA), the authorised and regulated administrator of LIBOR, has provided an update on the cessation of US dollar LIBOR.
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Hold me now!
“Hold me now,
Whoa, warm my heart,
Stay with me!”
This Thompson Twins’ classic could be sung by corporate bonds to the sell-side community, who saw their...
Rob McGrath & Gregg Moore of Schroders: On united trading
Having created a global trading team over much of 2014, Rob McGrath (right), global head of trading and Gregg Moore (left), head of trading...
LSEG expands post trade solutions business
LSEG has expanded its post-trade solutions business with a digital settlement service, offering instant settlement between payment networks on and off chain.
Digital Settlement House...
Digital Asset’s new markets blockchain backed by CBOE, Deutsche Börse and ASX
Digital Asset and a group of capital market participants plan to launch the Canton Network, a ‘privacy-enabled’ interoperable blockchain network designed for institutional assets....
Bondecosystem and TransFICC partner for bond market connectivity
Outsourced connectivity specialist Bondecosystem has partnered with financial technology provider TransFICC, to deliver a low-latency execution and connectivity service to electronic fixed income venues.
The...
Technology : How smart is dealer AI? : Dan Barnes
Can artificial intelligence boost broker-dealers’ client coverage?
Simple automation will not work for complex bond markets; tools that learn to find patterns are needed...
FICC taps Saphyre ahead of clearing mandate
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) has partnered with AI infrastructure provider Saphyre to enhance its onboarding procedures...
PGIM: Research indicates liquidity event is tail risk with greatest impact
In a survey of 400 senior investment decision-makers at institutional investors in Australia, China, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US with a combined...
Brett Chappell: Private credit is moving from obscure to intelligible
Framing private credit evolution with asset class models will mislead
Private credit is not special. It is simply another way of harvesting risk premia.
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Announcement – The DESK Q1 2020
The Q1 issue of The DESK is due from the printer and under the current exceptional circumstances we are happy to re-direct your copy...
Rules & Ratings: Understanding gaps between credit risk data and credit ratings
While credit ratings underline investor confidence and evaluation of debt products, credit risk data can potentially offer a more nuanced source of information for...
