CME Group set to clear US cash Treasuries
A CME Group representative has confirmed to The DESK that the company is set to enter US Treasury clearing.
The news was first reported...
The high impact of low volumes in Q2
Volumes in US investment grade (IG) bonds have fallen significantly in the second quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2020....
Genesis launches web-based middle-office solution for fixed income trading
Genesis Global, a financial services software development company, has launched a web version of its multi-asset class middle-office solution, Trade Allocation Manager (TAM). Genesis...
On The Desk: Christine Kenny : Loomis Sayles
KNOWLEDGE AS AN ASSET (FROM DESK TO MANAGEMENT).
Christine Kenny, managing director, senior fixed income strategist, compliance officer and head of the London office at Loomis, Sayles...
E-trading hesitation in European corporate bonds
Electronic trading infrastructure is growing in the European corporate bond market, but e-trading rates have stayed static from 2023 onwards, according to a recent...
Traders welcome India’s bond e-trading evolution as regulator shows teeth
The Indian bond market provides a conundrum for investment traders, who fight to gain access to liquidity and pricing information on behalf of their...
Trumid launches continuous bond pricing platform
By Flora McFarlane.
Trumid has announced the launch of its new service, the Fair Value Model Price (FVMP), for continuous bond pricing which produces a...
S&P Global Ratings: European credit spreads still wide
In its latest ‘Europe Credit Markets Update’, S&P Global Ratings has painted a grim picture for European borrowers, notably in the high yield space,...
SSGA launches new bond ETF on Barclays Global Aggregate index
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has launched the SPDR Barclays Global Aggregate UCITS exchange traded fund (ETF). The fund is available unhedged on the...
Mark Carney says bitcoin has ‘pretty much failed’ as money
Speaking at Regents University on 19 February, Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, said bitcoin, “has pretty much failed” on providing...
Research: Trading Protocols Survey 2022
In comp vs non-comp trading polarises across electronic and voice.
The DESK’s Trading Protocols Survey 2022 has found a continuing movement of corporate bond trades...
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Scottish ‘vanity’ issuance project puts investors at risk from independence
The Scottish Government has confirmed plans to enter the bond market and issue £1.5bn of debt in 2026-2027.
Ben Ashby, chief investment officer at...
