Investor Demand: Fixed income securities holdings fall in November; equities spike
Fixed income securities holdings fell by 80 basis points in November, according to State Street Holdings Indicators.
November results show that long-term investor allocations to...
On the Desk: David Walker – Trading with your feet on the ground
David Walker, head of fixed income trading at M&G Investments, discusses no-ego trading, the importance of direct contact with markets, and strong banks relationships.
How...
Repo markets are back in focus for the Fed’s Treasury Market Practice Group
The US Federal Reserve’s Treasury Market Practice Group (TMPG) has focused this month on discussing the status of repurchase agreement (repo) clearing and settlement...
U.S. Credit Trading Q&A: Jim Kwiatkowski, LTX
Jim Kwiatkowski was named CEO of LTX, Broadridge Financial Solutions’ artificial intelligence (AI)-driven digital trading business, in November 2022. Markets Media caught up with Jim to learn more...
The Agency Broker Hub: Future trends of retail-size fixed income brokerage and its relevance...
By Massimiliano Raposio, Head of E-Commerce Distribution, Market Hub – IMI CIB Division, Intesa Sanpaolo.
The purpose of this short note is to summarise our views on...
UBS integrates Bond Port with iQbonds to increase counterparty diversity
UBS has integrated its Bond Port trading venue with iQbonds, the bond trading platform of software provider valantic.
iQbonds is heavily used in the German...
Beyond Liquidity: The Promised Land
Primary bond market technology has delivered a steady stream of notable enhancements in recent years, with a small number of platforms and niche service...
Tradeweb and MarketAxess see credit volumes increase over 25% in December
Market operators MarketAxess and Tradeweb have released their December trading levels, with both seeing a monthly increase of 25% in credit trading average daily...
AiEX Opens New Chapter for Trading in APAC
By Laurent Ischi, Head of APAC Automation, Tradeweb.
When it comes to the increased adoption of electronic trading in interest rate swaps and other derivatives...
Second quarter issuance recovers after soft April and May
Morgan Stanley has reported that June issuance increased 13% year-on-year (YoY) following a 34% drop in April and 3% decline in May.
“Strong June issuance...
Odd-lot bond case alleges pressure on Bloomberg and collusion
In the US Southern District Court of New York, a class-action lawsuit has been brought against a group of banks, alleging that since 1...
Foley joins Tradeweb in Dubai
Charlie Foley has joined Tradeweb as a director and emerging markets credit specialist, based in Dubai.
The Dubai office was opened last year in a...
