Do regulators understand ‘best execution’ in corporate bond markets?
What is best execution in bond markets?
In fixed income a best execution process matches up trade metrics to the investment parameters.
“Trading is simply how...
JP Morgan: Rates and credit trading show greatest electronic growth
The annual JP Morgan e-Trading survey, now in its fifth year, has found that, over the next two years, rates trading and credit trading...
Bond issuance standardisation boosted by FMSB
Market participants have published final guidelines that clarify expected behaviour during the new issue process for fixed income bonds in Europe.
A series of measures...
Can greater automation throw the industry a much-needed lifeline?
Vincent Kilcoyne, EVP, Product Management, at SmartStream Technologies assesses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the future of banking.
The coronavirus pandemic has had...
September takes the biscuit in new issues
September did not disappoint in its delivery of high issuance in the US for corporate bonds across both investment grade and high yield. Monthly...
Market Structure: New risk and liquidity in the US Treasury market
Significant changes in counterparties and market structure have transformed US Treasury market activity.
Dealer-to-client trading has overtaken interdealer markets in volume traded according to analyst...
The Book: Clearwater Analytics releases commercial paper issuance tool
Clearwater Analytics has released a commercial paper (CP) issuance tool, aiming to improve firms’ efficiency by providing a real-time view of issuances.
With the goal...
Rules & Ratings: UnitedHealth Group credit outlooks downgraded to negative
AM Best has reassigned UnitedHealth Group’s credit ratings outlooks from stable to negative in anticipation of poor 2025 performance in its Medicare Advantage segment.
Similar...
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2021 : Neptune
Neptune has expanded its user base to 36% of buy-side traders in 2021 up from 29% in 2020, a considerable increase and one that...
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Tom Porcelli named PGIM Fixed Income chief US economist
PGIM Fixed Income, a firm With US$793 billion in assets under management (AUM), has named Tom Porcelli chief US economist, effective 6 July 2023....
European trading firms eye derivatives expansion in APAC
European proprietary trading firms and hedge funds have set their sights firmly on the APAC region, as they look to expand derivatives trading in...
Origination: EU tops global bond issuance in March
The European Union saw the biggest increase in bond issuance globally in March, reaching US$30.62 billion.
The bulk of this came from three bond issuances...
