US credit e-trading race tightens, November volumes fall
US credit e-trading volumes dipped for both MarketAxess and Tradeweb in November, the gap between the two platforms narrowing towards the end of the...
Ancoa post-mortem: Spend was over four times greater than revenue
Ancoa, the troubled market surveillance firm that went into administration on 5 May 2017, had an average monthly spend of £450,000 in 2017, or...
Fiscal policy, market regulation draw bond-market concern
As a still-new US presidential administration settles in and the Securities and Exchange Commission pivots with its own new leader, fixed income markets face...
SEC requests comment on evolution of buy-side internal crossing rules
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management Staff has published a statement to elicit feedback on ways to enhance its regulatory...
The best of both worlds
Gonzalo Gómez Retuerto, Head Fixed Income and MARF (Mercado Alternativo de Renta Fija) at SIX Group’s BME talks about plans for SMEs, ESG and integration.
How is...
J.P. Morgan to invest in electronic credit trading
According to Troy Rohrbaugh, head of global markets at J.P. Morgan, the bank will be investing in electronification of credit trading where it has...
Swap market participants begin using DSB
It appears that swap market participants are beginning to use the service in increasing numbers as the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) reports a rise in...
Euroclear eyes issuer services growth
Euroclear is planning an issuer services expansion, entering into negotiations to acquire French corporate trust services provider Uptevia.
The acquisition will allow Euroclear to offer...
MiFID II are you ready for 2018?
With the introduction of MiFID II and MiFIR on 3 January 2018, the European financial markets will face the biggest regulatory change they have...
How to secure balance sheet from your broker
Buy- and sell-side veterans tell us the best practices which persuade brokers to take risk on their clients’ behalf.
Finding sell-side partners to take the...
Swedish regulator FinansInspektionen flags corporate bond markets for review in 2022
Swedish capital markets regulator, FinansInspektionen (FI), has published its priorities for 2022, including a review on the bond markets and fund holdings of corporate...
Strazzella joins Clear Street
Rocco Strazzella has joined Clear Street as managing director of trading. He is based in New York.
Last month, clearing and custody provider Clear Street...
