ICMA: Fully-automatic credit trading has grown; block liquidity has reduced
The International Capital Markets Association has found 44% of buy-side trading desks have increased their use of rules-based, fully automated electronic execution compared with...
IDX 2024: Tokenised collateral could accelerate clearing
Conversations around tokenisation have been ramping up over the last six to nine months, according to speakers on the ‘Promise of Tokensation’ panel at...
Technology: Desktop interoperability providers: What’s the difference?
Capital markets firms are improving trading efficiency via desktop interoperability technology, so we look at the different providers.
Desktop interoperability is not a new issue...
Four drivers of Brazil’s increasingly complex corporate credit market
The Brazilian corporate credit market is becoming increasingly complex, and active bottom-up selection is essential for identifying winners and losers in this shifting environment.
That’s...
Buy side hails positive development of STP for bond issuance
Risk warning lights flashing on buy-side trading desks could be assuaged thanks to industry collaboration on primary markets.
It seems incongruous that the 50-year old...
Fenwick joins HSBC
David Fenwick has joined HSBC as an investment grade credit sales trader, swapping the buy side for the sell side.
HSBC reported US$6.7 billion in...
China sets its sights on opening up for foreign trade
Following its third plenum, the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has adopted the ‘Resolution of the Central Committee of the...
Aligning issuance and recession risk
Data from Dealogic is indicating highly variable bond issuance patterns in the US, European Union and UK markets, year-to-date.
This is understandable given the rapidly...
Tokenisation booms in repo markets
Repo is becoming one of the main use cases for tokenisation in the fixed income market, with privacy-enabled open blockchain provider Canton Network currently...
Guinness onboards Veysey
Craig Veysey has joined Guinness Global Investors as a global fixed income portfolio manager.
As of March 2025, Guinness reported US$10.8 billion in assets under...
Lack of detail sinks odd-lot bond case against major banks
The United States District Court, Southern District of New York, has dismissed a court case brought against Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit...
The election effect: Issuance in an election year
Looking at Dealogic data for debt issuance over the past four year tenures of US presidents, it is notable how much the macro picture,...
