September: US corporate bond ADNV hits $54bn, up 46% YoY
The average daily notional volume (ADNV) for US corporate bonds hit a new high of US$54 billion in September 2024, a 46% increase compared...
Euronext and UBS partnership boosts bond liquidity access
Expanding the liquidity pool through partnership creates a wider net of counterparties to benefit buy and sell-side.
Euronext has launched its Liquidity Distributor Initiative, with...
Me The Money Show – Episode Four
Dan Barnes interviews Shanny Basar, Senior Writer at Markets Media on the impact of Covid-19. How are traders working remotely and is home working...
The Book: Primary dealer positions climb rapidly, but concerns appear unfounded
Primary dealer positions of US Treasury holdings are expanding rapidly, but concern around restrictions on capacity are misplaced according to analysis.
A new paper by...
Pierre-Emmanuel Charlier joins Vontobel AM
Former Pictet Asset Management veteran trader, Pierre-Emmanuel Charlier, has joined Vontobel Asset Management, covering trading for credit, FX and derivatives over developed and emerging...
Parameta and ICAP launch interest rate swap volatility indices
Parameta Solutions, in partnership with ICAP G10 Rates, has launched a family of interest rate swap volatility indices designed to enhance the investment decision...
Effecting change without disruption
LSEG has built a suite of services that can be used with minimal friction and maximise the capacity to trade effectively.
As clients face a...
Details on MiFIR deferral regime still needed
A draft report published by Danuta Hübner, rapporteur for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs at the European Parliament, has detailed changes to...
ICE Bonds builds on corporate bond volume records
ICE Bonds has introduced price improvement volume clearing (PIVC) to its risk matching auction (RMA) corporate bonds protocol.
RMA executes dealer-to-dealer sweep auctions, matching buyers...
DirectBooks launches platform for issuance of US corporate bonds; European expansion on cards
DirectBooks, the sell-side consortium founded to increase efficiency in the bond issuance process, has launched its core service to try and simplify communication of...
The liquidity gap between 144A and Reg S bonds
144A and Regulation S (Reg S) securities have distinct regulatory backgrounds and key differences. Liquidity measures such as Bid-Ask spread and post-issuance volumes in...
The case for deferring reports of larger trades
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has published study consolidating fixed income trading data from numerous sources for the period of March...
