Rules & Ratings: EM credit risk on the rise, says Fitch
Fitch Ratings has revised its sector outlooks for APAC, Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa sovereign to ‘deteriorating’ from ‘neutral’ as credit risk rises.
Credit risk...
SIX Swiss Exchange sees 36.5% jump in ETF trading turnover, but fixed income fails...
The Swiss stock exchange, operated by SIX, saw a notable increase in exchange traded funds (ETFS) activity for August – with 5.7 billion turnover...
MTS and Wematch.live launch risk netting service for interest rate swaps on Euronext
European electronic fixed income platform MTS and fintech Wematch.live have successfully trialled the first session of the risk netting Service for interest rate swaps...
Euroclear launches US Treasury DVP repo service
Euroclear has launched a US Treasury delivery-versus-payment (DVP) repo service, aiming to improve efficiency and cost optimisation in the space.
The service allows cash lenders...
Trumid picks EM head and launches EM Attributed Trading
Bond market operator, Trumid, has hired Ben Sobel as head of emerging markets (EM). He has over 15 years of experience in EM, in...
On the DESK: Making traders integral to the investment process
Sonali Pier explains how a trader can stand out, and be given a sense of owning the investment process through leadership.
How is trading built...
Aquis selected for Central Bank of Colombia government bond market
Banco de la República, the Central Bank of Colombia, has selected Aquis Exchange to provide technology and support services for Sistema Electrónico de Negociación...
S3 helps buy side analyse counterparty performance
By Flora McFarlane.
S3 has added contra reporting functionality to its Fixed Income Execution Quality Suite in order to provide greater insight for clients into...
Wellington: Internal crossing could have saved US$10-15 million
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sub-committee the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (FIMSAC), has unanimously passed a proposal to support internal crossing...
7 Chord on Geopolitical Risk in Bond Prices
7 Chord promises to change the way AI pricing reacts and adapts to sudden geopolitical events and their aftermath.
The DESK spoke with Kristina Fan, CEO of 7 Chord,...
Manual trading remains popular in US rates market
Record issuance and higher holdings prompted significant US rates volume growth in January. While electronic trading maintained its market share, manual processes remain popular...
LSEG FY 2023 results: Fixed income offsets wider capital markets drop
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) reported its full year (FY) 2023 results today, with earnings in line with expectations despite a slight drop in...
