Volcker repeal plans challenged
Ditching the Volcker Rule would have a limited effect on liquidity, but the enthusiasm for change exists. David Wigan writes.
The Volcker Rule has been...
People moves: Scott steps into Switzer’s shoes; Konak joins Balyasny; Zaman joins Pershing
Matt Scott has been confirmed as head of core fixed income trading at AllianceBernstein (AB), following Jim Switzer’s promotion to head of municipals earlier...
Market reforms spark “cautious optimism” for KTB engagement
Recent market reforms could turn around low engagement with Korean Treasure Bond (KTB) trading, according to research from Bloomberg and the International Capital Markets...
Bloomberg launches market-driven daily credit risk indicator
Bloomberg is offering its Market-Implied Probability of Default (MIPD) product, a market-driven creditworthiness indicator, to both Enterprise Data and Bloomberg Terminal clients globally. MIPD...
Implications of Atlanta Fed negative GDPNow score for US credit
The Atlanta Federal Reserve’s GDPNow estimate for real GDP growth in the US hit 2.4% on 6 March 2025, up from -2.8 percent on 3 March,...
Is European credit electronification bouncing back?
There has been a noted proportional increase in electronification of US credit trading, as tracked by Coalition Greenwich. However, metrics around European trading found...
Swami takes on Singapore markets
Citi has promoted Nathan Swami to head of markets for Singapore, which Citi says is one of its key trading hubs in the APAC...
Finbourne appoints Francesca Lubbock as chief operating officer
Finbourne Technology has named Francesca Lubbock as its new chief operating officer (COO).
In her new role, Lubbock will oversee Finbourne’s day-to-day operations, focusing on...
BNY Mellon & GLMX connect buy-side repo trading to triparty
BNY Mellon and fintech firm, GLMX, are allowing buy-side clients to direct repo trades at point of execution to BNY Mellon's Triparty platform.
This...
The Bondcast: Dealing with Blocks
This is the Bondcast interview with Chris Egan of MarketAxess, to discuss the barriers to engagement in block trading today for dealers, and how...
US rates take a summer dip
A slight cooling in average daily notional volumes (ADNV) in US rates trading, down 7% to US$1,012 billion from May’s US$1,097 billion, still represented...
Michelle Neal poached by New York Fed from LedgerEdge
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been named Michelle Neal as head of its Markets Group. In this role, she will also...
