Bloomberg boosts European portfolio trading credit services
Bloomberg has expanded its spread-to-benchmark quoting and trading for credit portfolio trades, supporting euro- and sterling-denominated trades.
Spread-to-benchmark quoting allows market participants to evaluate and...
Trumid claims 33% market share growth in May
Trumid’s overall market share grew by a third in May, the firm has reported, with average daily volume (ADV) rising in tandem to US$5.2...
HQLAX gains funding, plans Canton Network migration
Broadridge and Digital Asset have made minority investments in digital collateral mobility solutions provider HQLAX.
The investments follow increased interest in digital asset solutions across...
Clifford drops Citi for BlackRock
Head of trading Paul Clifford has left Citi after more than a decade with the firm, joining BlackRock as a senior multi-asset trader.
He is...
Turkey’s Fibabanka raises US$150m AT1 capital
Turkey’s Fibabanka has completed a US$150 million AT1 issuance, led by Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank as joint global coordinators and bookrunners and Emirates NBD...
ECB brings central bank money to DLT
The European Central Bank (ECB) is planning to settle distributed ledger technology (DLT) transactions using central bank money, announcing a long- and short-term initiative.
The...
Technology: The competitive edge for a fixed income OMS
To better support alpha generation buy-side firms need to overcome any inertia created by legacy front office technology, writes Lynn Strongin Dodds.
Cost has always...
How e-trading connectivity has been fragmented by sanctions
Sanctions on the Russian regime, on associated firms and on individuals have restricted legal access to some instruments and counterparties, yet portfolio managers may...
“There is no liquidity”: Bond traders report market conditions never seen before
Buy-side bond traders are facing a considerable challenge in matching their investor’s demand for fixed income assets as equity markets plummet. Volumes are up,...
Ratings & Analysis: First Brands Group issuer ratings plunge
Autopart supplier First Brands Group has plummeted in credit agency ratings, declaring bankruptcy in the US.
Fitch dropped the company from B to CCC last...
EWIFA Winners: Team players
Bloomberg’s Paula Fry, Global Head of Fixed Income and FX Trading Liquidity and winner of Excellence in Leadership, with Katharine Furber, Global Head of...
Cash is king: investors seek refuge in USD
Institutional investors are clamouring for cash as they exercise caution around equities and fixed income over wider macroeconomic uncertainties, according to State Street Holdings...
