The vicious circle of trust and liquidity
Looking at data provided by CreditSights, we can see the extent of lenders’ concern about Credit Suisse this year. The cost of insuring Credit...
Double-digit growth in Deutsche Börse cash bonds
Despite the dominance of equities, bonds were 2024’s growth story in Deutsche Börse’s cash markets.
Börse Frankfurt recorded €818 million in December (up 29% YoY...
Is portability via indirect clearing under threat?
As sell-side relationships are harder to come by, indirect clearing offers hope for smaller buy-side firms, but without mandated asset segregation many may find...
IMTC partners with ICE Bonds
Fixed income liquidity from ICE Bonds is now available on the IMTC platform.
Mutual clients will be able to access BondPoint and TMC, ICE Bond’s...
Franklin Templeton bolsters SMA services
Franklin Templeton has selected IMTC for separately managed accounts (SMA) management.
“Over the next few years, we anticipate significant growth in the SMA space and...
Ten years of research: Lessons for trading platforms in fixed income
Lessons on the viability and competitiveness of liquidity aggregation tools can be drawn form the last decade of research conducted by The DESK.
In 2015...
FCA demands action on dealer liquidity risk management ‘not fit for environment’
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned wholesale brokers of heightened liquidity risk in a letter to chief executives in the sector from...
MarketAxess connects to China via Bond Connect and CFETS
Bond market operator MarketAxess has launched a new trading channel for its global investors to access the China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM). Access is...
Tommy Dawson promoted at BlackRock
Tommy Dawson has been promoted to credit trader associate at BlackRock.
Based in London, Dawson has been a credit trader analyst at the firm since...
Investor Demand: Oracle balances debt issuance with equity reflecting investor caution
Oracle Corporation announced its full calendar year 2026 plan to fund the expansion of its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure business on Sunday 1 February, to...
Origination: EU tops global bond issuance in March
The European Union saw the biggest increase in bond issuance globally in March, reaching US$30.62 billion.
The bulk of this came from three bond issuances...
TD Securities names new co-heads of global markets
Chris Vogel and Tim Wiggan have been promoted to co-heads of global markets at Toronto Dominion Securities (TD Securities).
In a statement the firm said,...
