MiFIR: Controversy around consolidated tape proposal for revenue sharing with venues
The Czechia presidency of the Council of the European Union proposed amending the Markets in Financial Instrument Regulation (MiFIR) on 16 December 2022, with...
Breaking into credit with e-trading
The rising rate environment has increased interest in fixed income exposure amongst end investors.
In the US, The DESK has met with several fund...
Are US dealers still offsetting credit trading risks?
As US banks see credit positions turn negative, and interdealer market volumes remain flat, The DESK asks how they offset risk as their credit...
Peter Metcalfe and David Matheson named co-CIOs at RPIA
RPIA, a Toronto-based fixed income specialist asset management firm has appointed Peter Metcalfe and David Matheson as co-chief investment officers (CIOs), effective 1 June,...
7 Chord’s appliance of science boosted with new hires
7 Chord, the provider of predictive analytics for sovereign and corporate bond prices to fixed income traders, issuers, and institutional investors, has appointed Andrew...
Trumid sees record volumes
Credit trading platform Trumid, announced a record month of trading volume in November on the company’s electronic bond trading platform. During November, Trumid’s single-day...
The Book: JP Morgan rules the roost in Q1 DCM market share
JP Morgan has retained its top spot in global debt capital markets rankings by volume for Q1 2025, according to Dealogic.
With US$178.5 billion, 806...
Surprise at inaccurate US election poll predictions has increased volatility
With a victory for either side being far from clear in the US election, investment commentators have warned of sustained volatility across asset classes....
Jamie Crank promoted at ASX
ASX has appointed Jamie Crank as group executive for technology and data, effective 9th September.
The appointment follows “an extensive external and internal search process”,...
Implied cost of liquidity falling, with US high yield an exception
Volumes in the corporate bond markets have been picking back up, relative to bid-ask spreads, indicating an improving liquidity picture across the US and...
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...
RBC Capital Markets joins DirectBooks
DirectBooks, the capital markets consortium founded to improve the bond issuance process has seen RBC Capital Markets join its platform as a member.
At present...
