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...
SEC proposes new central clearing rules for US Treasury market
US market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed rule changes to enhance risk management practices for central counterparties in the US...
Bond trading disrupted as ICSDs close to ruble settlement
International central securities depository (ICSD) Euroclear has announced it will no longer settle ruble-denominated transactions from 1 March 2022 until further notice.
The firms reported...
Simon Johnson joins RBC as head of credit sales EMEA
Simon Johnson has joined RBC as managing director, head of credit sales EMEA, based in London and reporting to Janet Wilkinson, co-head, fixed income...
Flow Traders joins Neptune as first non-bank sell-side participant in Europe
Flow Traders will become the first non-bank sell-side participant in Europe on Neptune Networks, the fixed income platform for disseminating real-time axe data.
Byron Cooper-Fogarty,...
FILS 2022: Automation drive continues amid liquidity squeeze
Recruiting an army of coders cannot be a panacea for traders’ data, liquidity problems, according to an all-star panel on day one of this...
On The Desk: Jim Switzer: On taking control
The AllianceBernstein credit trading desk has been refocused to handle market fragmentation and the withdrawal of dealer liquidity, giving its traders a commanding presence...
Cary Eggleston leaves Canaccord Genuity for StoneX
Cary Eggleston has joined StoneX Group as a senior emerging markets credit trader, just four months after his appointment as head of CEEMEA fixed...
US 2 Year Treasury Note breaks 5%
The US 2 Year Treasury Note rose above 5% at approximately 2 AM EDT last night. Highs of 5.007% were recorded at 2:22 and...
Issuing at the top of the market
The high levels of bond issuance this year, made at what is widely expected to be peak interest rates, are potentially building up high...
Bloomberg and MSCI launch Paris-Aligned bond indices
Bloomberg and MSCI have launched indices in their joint Climate Benchmark offering with the Bloomberg MSCI Global, Euro and US Corporate Paris-Aligned Indices. These...
BIS: Cut your trading costs in half by cosying up to dealers
A new working paper, written by the Monetary and Economic Department of the Bank of International Settlements, has found that dealer relationships are crucial...
