Buy side calls for reform in US Treasuries
Treasuries market under the spotlight as US finance ministry takes stock in one of the most sweeping reviews of its kind. Anna Reitman reports.
The...
Bank of England to reduce gilt stock by £100bn
The Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to reduce the stock of gilts held in the Asset Purchase Facility (APF)...
Jonathan Tricker promoted to head trader role
Jonathan Tricker has been promoted to head trader, global credit at Vanguard, reporting to Sarang Kulkarni, portfolio manager for investment grade (IG) credit.
Tricker is...
Imogen Hepsworth joins Federated Hermes as trading desk expansion continues
Federated Hermes has announced the continued growth of its trading desk, with the appointment of Imogen Hepsworth - previously of MarketAxess - as a...
Viewpoint: Measuring the performance of automated execution in volatile markets
The success of automated trading in bond markets is both persistent and consistent, says Andrew Cameron, director of trade automation at MarketAxess.
Automation technologies are...
Credit Spotlight: How clear can pre-trade get?
Pre-trade transparency is a nirvana for over-the-counter markets, particularly corporate bond trading, which lack the publicly displayed prices of the exchange-traded market.
Unless it...
ION Markets delivers trading connectivity for Trumid
ION Markets, a provider of trading solutions for capital markets, has upgraded its connectivity to support market operator Trumid’s Attributed Trading, a disclosed dealer-to-client...
EXCLUSIVE: TradingScreen bought by Francisco Partners
Execution management system (EMS) provider TradingScreen has been bought by private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum. The deal brings to a...
Brokertec data shifts to Bloomberg with Reuters/Dealerweb data tie-up
By Shobha Prabhu Naik & Dan Barnes.
Bloomberg, the financial data provider, has launched a new data service that will take NEX’s BrokerTec US Treasuries...
Citi, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank issue first digitally native note
Citi has served as dealer as well as issuing and paying agent on the issuance of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)'s first digitally...
Platform volumes in May up on 2019 levels
Market operator MarketAxess has seen a monthly trading volume for May 2020 of US$520 billion consisting of $229 billion in credit volume and $291...
US Treasury Market Conference: The full account
Michelle Neal, head of the markets group, kicked off the 2023 US Treasury Market Conference last week, which saw the New York Fed host...
