SMBC Nikko, first addition to the primary dealer list since 2022
On 3 February 2025, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. (SMBC Nikko America), a registered broker-dealer and direct subsidiary of SMBC Americas Holdings, Inc., was...
Bloomberg Bridge: The low-lift, high-value all-to-all trading model
Bloomberg’s new ‘Bloomberg Bridge’ offering has launched in Europe and, supported by dedicated Goldman Sachs intermediation desks, has scaled its enabled user base into...
DBS joins LCH SwapClear as the first direct member in Singapore
DBS Bank has joined SwapClear, part of LCH, the clearing business for London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) business. The bank has become the first...
Credit Suisse and Crédit Agricole lose EC fine appeals
Credit Suisse and Crédit Agricole have lost their appeals to avoid €28.4 in fines for competition rule infringement, initially imposed by the European Commission...
Tommy Dawson promoted at BlackRock
Tommy Dawson has been promoted to credit trader associate at BlackRock.
Based in London, Dawson has been a credit trader analyst at the firm since...
European Commission fines investment banks €371 million for bond trading cartel
The European Commission has found that Bank of America, Natixis, Nomura, RBS (now NatWest), UBS, UniCredit and WestLB (now Portigon) have breached EU antitrust...
Goldman Sachs agrees to buy NNIP for €1.6 billion
Goldman Sachs has agreed to buy European asset manager NN Investment Partners from NN Group NV for €1.6bn, marking the biggest acquisition under CEO...
ICE Bonds and MarketAxess partner for enhanced liquidity
ICE Bonds and MarketAxess are set to connect their liquidity networks in an effort to improve efficiency and liquidity access in municipal and corporate...
Biscardi joins MarketAxess
Experienced bond trader Tom Biscardi has been appointed senior open trading specialist at MarketAxess.
The trading platform reported US$42.9 billion in total average daily volume...
Bondecosystem and TransFICC partner for bond market connectivity
Outsourced connectivity specialist Bondecosystem has partnered with financial technology provider TransFICC, to deliver a low-latency execution and connectivity service to electronic fixed income venues.
The...
CME Group set to clear US cash Treasuries
A CME Group representative has confirmed to The DESK that the company is set to enter US Treasury clearing.
The news was first reported...
ESMA launches consultation to clarify boundaries of trading venues under MiFID II
The European and Securities Market Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on what constitutes a trading venue, and what can be considered a trading...
