FCA says HFT firms exacerbate and profit from flash crashes
A paper published by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has said that high-frequency trading (HFT) firms and agency traders exacerbate flash crashes in the...
Bloomberg rolls events data into single pipe
Bloomberg has launched a new version of its Real-Time Events Data solution,
integrating event data into its B-PIPE market data feed, using identifiers like Financial...
EIB’s Project Venus issues second digital bond on blockchain
The European Investment Bank (EIB) — in collaboration with Goldman Sachs Bank Europe, Santander and Société Générale — launched Project Venus, their second euro-denominated...
Debt deals decline
Debt markets have seen a year-on-year (YoY) decline in deal activity in 2025, according to data from Dealogic, reflecting the pensive mood amongst corporations...
Tackling the cost challenge in fixed income trading
In today’s highly competitive and cost-conscious fixed income market, small and medium sized institutions can struggle without the efficiencies of scale which large institutions...
AGI’s Böss: Margin compression and frustration with regulators
Doing more with less, and frustration with regulatory initiatives are the biggest stories for buy-side firms said Eric Böss, global head of trading at...
Plan to replace Dodd-Frank formally introduced in House of Representatives
The chairman of the Financial Services Committee in the US House of Representatives, Jeb Hensarling, has formally introduced the Financial CHOICE Act, a proposed...
Electronic trading volume in US fixed income hits record
Electronic trading of US investment-grade and high-yield bonds reached an all-time high in July according to data from Coalition Greenwich.
Overall electronic trading accounted for...
EC fines Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Crédit Agricole, and Credit Suisse for bond...
The European Commission (EC) has fined Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Crédit Agricole, and Credit Suisse €28.5 million for breaching EU antitrust rules, as...
Research Profile: Neptune
In the 2024 Trading Intentions Survey, 53% of respondents reported being users of Neptune’s electronic axe distribution platform, with 24% counting themselves ‘major users’,...
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TransFICC: Technology in the spotlight
RFQ growth and DORA compel firms to focus on system capacity, high performance, complex workflow automation, and disaster recovery (DR).
The fixed income market structure...
ESMA consultation on RTS 2 marks accelerated process
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on the development of draft regulatory technical standards to specify the pre-trade thresholds...
