MarketAxess’s 2020 revenues up nearly 35%
Electronic bond market operator, MarketAxess, has reported revenues in 2020 were up 34.8% on 2019 to US$689.1 million, compared to US$511.4 million for the...
Fixed Income Automation Surge: 60% of Credit Traders Now Use Robots
The electronification of fixed income markets is accelerating, driven by increased adoption of automated trading systems, with 60 per cent of credit market participants...
TradingScreen and Imagine Software to merge; Flatley named CEO of new entity
Private equity firm Francisco Partners, which The DESK revealed has acquired TradingScreen, a provider of trading execution and order management software, is to merge...
Sub-2bps bid-ask spreads in US IG are below pre-crisis levels
The US investment grade (IG) credit market is seeing very tight bid-ask spreads in 2021, according to the Composite Plus (CP+) data supplied by...
On The Desk: Paul Squires: On calm and the storm
AXA Investment Managers’ global head of trading & securities financing displays a steady hand as his trading function begins servicing new investment models while...
Bloomberg: Better execution through bond trading analytics
Will Oberuch, Global Head of TCA Product at Bloomberg.
The DESK: Where do you see Bloomberg’s trading analytics being most effective today?
Will Oberuch: Our ability...
StoneX builds out FCM presence with RJO acquisition
StoneX Group has agreed to acquire futures brokerage and clearing firm RJ O’Brien & Associates (RJO).
RJO generated approximately US$766 million in revenue in 2024,...
Supply, gross
Debt markets are looking bloated in Europe, with a 33% increase in European non-financial investment grade issuance year-on-year (YoY) year-to-date and a 31% increase...
CSDR mandatory buy-in delay welcomed
Umberto Menconi, head of Digital Markets Structures, Market Hub, Banca IMI, Intesa Sanpaolo Group
Since the financial crisis waves of new regulation and the need...
What FILS delegates want
With the Fixed Income Leaders Summit (FILS) Europe upon us, The DESK has been speaking to attendees to discern what topics are most eagerly...
Kempen chooses SimCorp Coric for legacy client reporting
By Flora McFarlane.
Dutch asset manager, Kempen, has selected SimCorp Coric for its reporting solutions, replacing its legacy reporting technology, in response to increasing regulation...
Lombard Odier taps Neptune Networks for real-time axe data
Geneva-based Bank Lombard Odier has partnered with fixed income network Neptune Networks to offer its traders and advisers real-time axe data.
Lombard Odier clients can...
