The utopia of the consolidated fixed income tape
Lynn Strongin Dodds explains why Europe cannot look to TRACE as a role model.
Developing a consolidated tape for fixed income in Europe was never going...
Vanguard launches ultra-short US Treasury ETFs
Vanguard has expanded its product suite with short-duration and low-volatility US Treasury index ETFs.
The Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (VGUS) will track the Bloomberg Short Treasury...
Lothian joins SMBC Nikko Securities America; BNP Paribas poaches Guglieri
Andrew Lothian, a veteran of the credit trading markets, has joined SMBC Nikko Securities America’s credit trading desk. Lothian, whose career as a trader...
Bank of England maintains stock levels of government and corporate bonds
By Flora McFarlane.
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to maintain the stock of government bond purchases at £435 billion and...
What is driving down EM trading costs?
Analysis of trade size and bid-ask spread data from MarketAxess’s CP+ pricing feed and Trax market data, which tracks activity across markets, indicates that...
JPMorgan focuses on EA buyout debt, delays Qualtrics
Market sources have told The Desk that JP Morgan delayed the Qualtrics debt sale rather than force pricing into a market weakened by AI-related...
Federal Reserve group issues credit risk warning over US Treasuries trading
By Pia Hecher.
The Federal Reserve’s Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG), which discusses issues in the US government bond market, has said that firms are...
MarketAxess claims X-Pro boosts trader efficiency by 20%
MarketAxess has presented its new X-Pro trading interface as delivering a significant efficiency boost to bond traders.
Speaking with analysts on the firm’s Q4 2023...
This Week from Trader TV: Bryn Jones, Rathbones
From TINA to TANIA: Rathbone’s Bryn Jones on Credit Market Shifts and the Rise of Passive
As summer has drawn to a close, Bryn Jones,...
Invesco joins Glimpse Markets as new membership continues to grow
Asset management giant Invesco has become the latest firm to join Glimpse Markets, the data sharing service for investment managers, banks, brokers and market...
People: Hunter leaves MarketAxess; Louchard at AXA IM
Nichola Hunter has left MarketAxess as head of its rates business. Hunter joined the firm in 2020 when it acquired government bond marketplace LiquidityEdge,...
Flow Traders loses Ramon Baljé
Ramon Baljé, the head of fixed income at Flow Traders, the prominent Dutch market maker, is leaving the firm after six years.
During his tenure,...
