LatAm sees e-trading momentum with support for all-to-all
In Latin America, 46% of trading in corporate hard currency bonds is conducted electronically, according to research by analyst firm Coalition Greenwich, compared to...
Making the impossible, possible
Confidence in pricing data supports entirely new ways of trading through multiple trading protocols.
The DESK caught up with Matthew Walters, head of product for...
CME Group to launch €STR options in Q1 2024
Derivatives marketplace CME Group is to launch options on €STR futures from Q1 2024, adding to its suite of European rates derivatives.
CME launched 3-month...
Tradeweb part of LSEG / Refinitiv deal
After a flurry of rumours the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has confirmed that it is in talks to acquire Refinitiv, a leading global...
TransFICC automates credit quote and trade negotiation
TransFICC has released a credit trading and quote negotiation automation tool for dealers pricing on dealer-to-client venues.
Credit Agent routes dealers’ enquiries to stream prices,...
Credit: The liquid, green bond sea
By Dan Barnes.
Green bonds issuance is booming and investor appetite growing, making access to markets increasingly important.
The size of the green bond market reached...
Primary ignition – at both ends
Politics are being sidelined in the battle for efficiency in primary markets for buyers and for issuers
The top operational priority for buy-side traders in...
SEC Fixed Income Committee: Debate on liquidity metrics
By Flora McFarlane.
The often narrow focus of liquidity metrics in research was raised as a concern by the first meeting of the Security and...
The Agency Broker Hub – A history, by Gherardo Lenti Capoduri
The Agency Brokerage - Ten centuries of evolution
In the first of a new column focused on agency brokerage, reporting on the impact of market...
NatWest issues fixed rate note via LSEG’s DCM Flow
NatWest has executed a ¥1 billion 5-year fixed rate note on the London Stock Exchange’s DCM Flow which is underpinned by Nivaura’s technology. DCM...
Mizuho’s DCM revenues break into global top ten
Global debt capital markets (DCM) revenues remained almost identical year-on-year (YoY) for the first nine months of 2025, with Mizuho the only new entrant....
AllianceBernstein CEO calls for review of daily dealing bond funds
Seth Bernstein, CEO of buy-side firm AllianceBernstein, has called for a review of daily dealing for clients, for mutual funds, while maintaining support for...
















