CME Group to offer futures and options on Treasuries repo financing rate
By Flora McFarlane.
CME Group has announced that will launch futures and options based on the broad Treasuries repurchase agreement (repo) financing rate, set as...
FILS USA: How ETFs drive adoption of new trading protocols
The critical role that portfolio trading plays in concentrated risk was laid bare in a discussion between Sanjay Jhamna, global head of credit trading...
UBS quantifies MiFID II ripples that will be felt across the pond
The DESK.
Banks will see trading revenue growth fall by roughly 1.5% in 2018 due to MiFID II, and that pressure will sustain for at...
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...
First trade of a fractionalised blockchain-based bond announced
Northern Trust and Singapore start-up BondEvalue, which formed a strategic partnership last November, announced the completion of the first trade of a fractionalised blockchain-based...
FICC marks new GSD daily activity record of US$9.2 trillion
The Government Securities Division (GSD) of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) cleared US$9.2 trillion in daily activity...
Credit Indices – Closing the Fixed Income Evolutionary Gap
Fixed income markets are evolving at pace, with smarter electronic trading protocols, more sophisticated, automated investment strategies and a greater availability of useful data.
In...
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...
Viewpoint: Mike Googe & Ravi Sawhney, Bloomberg
Fixed income TCA: The state of the art.
Scratching the surface of buy-side transaction cost analysis use reveals demand for very tailored metrics, as Mike...
Editorial: Asset managers wilt as banks impose hose-pipe ban
In the UK, during dry conditions, the government bans the public from using hosepipes in order to conserve water. In 2022, the sell side...
Vicky Chan returns to HKEX
Hong Kong Exchange & Clearing Limited (HKEX) has appointed Vicky Chan as managing director and head of post trade, effective 5th August. She replaces...
BNY goes live with Dublin EU trading desk
BNY has established a trading desk in Dublin, supporting EU-based clients across global fixed income and equity markets. Bianca Gould, head of EMEA equities...
