Mizuho EMEA joins Neptune to distribute real-time axe data
Mizuho EMEA has joined Neptune Networks, the fixed income network for disseminating real-time axe data.
Neptune delivers axes from 32 of the leading dealers...
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...
SEC proposes regulation of high-frequency trading firms in US Treasury market
US market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has proposed regulation of high-frequency trading (HFT) firms, also referred to as proprietary trading firms...
Angelo Proni named CEO of MTS
Angelo Proni has been CEO for bond market operator MTS, part fo Euronext. Taking over from Fabrizio Testa, who was named CEO of Borsa...
Chris Gerlach joins MUFG
MUFG Securities Americas has hired Christopher Gerlach, a highly experienced credit derivatives and cash bond trader, as a director. He joins from BNP Paribas...
Barclays: Portfolio trading 8% of US credit market volume
Barclays has conducted new analysis into portfolio trading of corporate bonds, estimating the trading protocol now makes up 8% of US credit trading.
The firm...
Analyzing chair Gensler’s comments on TRACE reporting
By Julien Alexandre & Grant Lowensohn
Highlights
The SEC chair recently announced the SEC was considering reducing the reporting window for US corporate bond transactions to...
FILS 2024: Multifaceted monster or tamed by technology? Views on liquidity
According to the buy-side, liquidity no longer meets the old textbook definition – the ability to buy or sell, at a given price, size...
Allianz GI: On strength of voice
Effectively communicating across trading desks, teams, counterparties and industry is allowing Allianz Global Investors to stand out amongst asset managers. The DESK talks to...
Moody’s strips US of its final triple-A
Moody’s Investors Service has cut the long-term sovereign rating of the United States by one notch to Aa1, citing the inexorable rise in federal...
Euroclear and BondCliQ create new fixed income settlement data tool
Euroclear is collaborating with BondCliQ, the bond market data as a service (DaaS) firm, to launch a new European fixed income settlement data solution,...
Investor Demand: African funding deficit offers IB opportunity
Infrastructure funding needs and external debt service obligations in Africa are growing, and the traditional method of using Eurobonds for financing is no longer...