EquiLend to launch Swaptimization platform in EU
Securities finance specialist, EquiLend, will be launching its Swaptimization platform in the autumn for financial institutions in the European Union.
The EU launch of Swaptimization,...
RTS 28 reports dropped as ESMA deprioritises enforcement
Investment firms in the European Union (EU) will no longer be obliged to publish some best execution reports following amendments to MiFID II, with...
Margin calls for bitcoin futures pose systemic threat
AIG failed in 2008, because the value it placed upon the mortgages underpinning the credit default swaps it had sold to Goldman Sachs was...
Credit: The introduction and initial impact of portfolio trading
Ted Husveth, Managing Director, Credit Product Manager, Tradeweb.
Portfolio trading in credit markets continues to take shape and change the way that many clients are trading...
Ediphy slams FCA for CTP auction chaos
Ediphy Analytics alleges that the Financial Conduct Authority has breached its own rules in selecting Etrading Software as the UK bond consolidated tape provider.
"The...
Tabb Group event: Concern regarding Reg ATS expansion
On 9 March the Tabb Group’s ‘Fixed Income Trading and Best Execution Summit’ heard that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) concept release around...
MarketAxess acquires RFQ-hub
MarketAxess has acquired a 90% controlling stake of global derivatives and ETF platform RFQ-hub.
RFQ-hub operates a bilateral, multi-asset and multi-dealer request for quote (RFQ)...
SEC – controversially – moves to standardise best execution rules for broker-dealers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing new rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to a broker-dealer’s duty of best...
The Fed’s TMPG begins consultation on clearing and settlement in US Treasury repo
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG) has released a consultative white paper on clearing and settlement in the...
Sustainable bond issuance now 12% of total market
A report co-authored by Nicholas Pfaff, Valérie Guillaumin, Simone Utermarck, Ozgur Altun and Stanislav Egorov of the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA), has found...
Intesa Sanpaolo joins ICE Clear Credit, expanding European participation
Intesa Sanpaolo has become a clearing participant at ICE Clear Credit, the clearinghouse for credit default swaps.
“The addition of Intesa Sanpaolo to the...
European bond traders struggle with block trades and counterparties
Analysis of the European and US corporate bond markets by Coalition Greenwich has found that block trades and counterparties are a far greater concern...
