“Artificial Intelligence won‘t replace actual intelligence”
Rising stars of the industry are keen to embrace new technology and work with senior colleagues – and if given the right opportunities, their...
Banks see strong Q3 across credit, rates following heightened activity earlier in the year
A new report by analyst firm Crisil Coalition has found that the unprecedented levels of volatility and trading activity seen in the first half...
OpenYield Trading prints first trade
Broker-dealer and alternative trading system OpenYield Trading has launched, printing its first trade.
OpenYield is designed to make access to the bond market easier and...
Fed breaks silence on HFT in treasuries
Having opened the US government debt market to high-frequency trading, authorities now push market participants to “be good citizens”. Dan Barnes reports.
The Federal Reserve...
Platform volumes in May up on 2019 levels
Market operator MarketAxess has seen a monthly trading volume for May 2020 of US$520 billion consisting of $229 billion in credit volume and $291...
Credit Suisse and VTB fined millions by UK, US and Swiss authorities over Mozambican...
Credit Suisse Group AG has agreed to pay nearly US$475 million to Swiss, UK and US authorities, including nearly $100 million to the US...
Money markets begin to tail off as rates fall
Reviewing the second quarter activity in primary markets and fund flows, we see the total notional outstanding in US fixed income totalled US$45.3 trillion,...
SSGA launches new bond ETF on Barclays Global Aggregate index
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has launched the SPDR Barclays Global Aggregate UCITS exchange traded fund (ETF). The fund is available unhedged on the...
Systematic, hydromatic; can credit get as fast as greased lightning?
Some investment firms have claimed they can fully systematise credit trading by 2025, The DESK investigates.
Investment managers and banks are rapidly adopting systematic approaches...
S&P Global: Record sukuk issuance in 2025
S&P Global has reported that global sukuk issuance hit US$264.8 billion in 2025, up from $234.9 billion in 2024, driven by solid economic growth...
FCA fines three broker firms £4.7 million market abuse failures
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined interdealer brokers BGC Brokers, GFI Brokers and GFI Securities £4,775,200 for failing to ensure they had appropriate...
Why Europe’s electronic credit trading is accelerating
The level of electronic trading in European corporate bond markets has overtaken the US, according to analysis from firms including Propellant and Coalition Greenwich....
