Picturing uncertainty in a traditionally stable market
Trading numbers in secondary corporate bond markets appear to reflect anecdotal reports of volatility bursts, as political false starts impact the reading of major...
Bloomberg finds global bond deals down in Q3
By Shobha Prabhu-Naik.
Bloomberg, the global financial data provider, has published its League Table reports for the third quarter of 2018 showing that the global...
Rates : Trading protocols : Dan Barnes
The new Treasuries protocols
Breaking away from the request-for-quote protocol could allow for tighter pricing without information leakage.
Traders engaged in the US Treasury (UST) markets...
Liontrust to acquire GAM
Liontrust, the specialist fund management group, has conditionally agreed to acquire GAM, the troubled investment management group, in an all share approach, with ordinary...
Exclusive: Bloomberg and S&P Global Market Intelligence collaborate on bond issuance
Bloomberg and S&P Global Market Intelligence have launched an integrated solution to streamline the syndicated primary bond market lifecycle. Bond market issuance has historically...
Ending technology asymmetry in primary markets for bonds
By Rahul Kambli, Senior Product Owner, Genesis Global.
Accessing the primary market for corporate bonds can be lucrative for asset managers astute about pricing and...
Outsourced trading consolidates further with State Street’s new acquisition
State Street Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CF Global Trading, a global firm specialising in outsourced trading on an agency...
Swap market participants begin using DSB
It appears that swap market participants are beginning to use the service in increasing numbers as the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) reports a rise in...
E-trading platforms see booming credit volumes
Trading platforms have reported a bumper month in February for credit trading. Multi-asset market operator Tradeweb has reported total trading volume for February 2023...
Quorum 15 launches digital membership with Greenwich Associates
By Shobha Prabhu-Naik.
Quorum 15, a global financial markets think tank, has entered a new partnership venture with analyst firm Greenwich Associates, to support digital...
IHS Markit’s thinkFolio and Wave Labs partner
IHS Markit’s thinkFolio investment platform is partnering with Wave Labs, a firm that has created fixed income tools to deliver a functional window for...
Bloomberg broadens EM bond pricing coverage
Bloomberg has expanded its intraday valuation (IBVAL) front office service to cover emerging market (EM) bonds on a 22/5 basis.
Launched in 2023, IBVAL provides...
