March sell-off has driven a longer-term shift towards all-to-all trading
Buyers and sellers were successfully finding opportunities in all-to-all trading as traditional liquidity tightened. Does that herald a permanent shift in behaviour?
All-to-all trading came...
FILS USA: The significance of portfolio trading breaking 10% volume
Record sized portfolio trades (PT) were reportedly responsible for pushing PT volumes up to around 10% of US credit market average daily volume in...
Industry viewpoint: BNY Mellon’s Pershing Debuts BondWise
BNY Mellon’s Pershing announced the debut of BondWise, a fixed income research, management and trading tool available on its NetX360®+ platform.
There has been a...
ECB taps Tradeweb, Bloomberg for electronic trading platforms
Tradeweb and Bloomberg have been tapped by the European Central Bank (ECB) to provide electronic trading platforms for the central bank and other Eurosystem...
Analysis: BNP Paribas / AXA IM merger as French AMs roll up
The BNP Paribas Group has entered into exclusive negotiations with AXA to acquire 100% of AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), representing close to €850...
Clouds gather around UK transparency as consolidated tape decision delayed
The UK consolidated tape provider race may not be over yet. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has extended the standstill period in which challenges...
Taiwan and Philippines enhance capital market collaboration
The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) and the Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote and enhance cooperation between...
Citigroup Global Markets hit with $2.9m SEC underwriting expenses recordkeeping penalty
Citigroup Global Markets (CGMI) has settled a US$2.9 million penalty with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for underwriting expenses recordkeeping violations.
The SEC...
Rules & Ratings: Credit ratings up, outlook down for Greek government
Moody’s Ratings has upgraded the Greek Government’s long-term local currency (LC) and foreign currency (FC) issuer ratings from Ba1 to Baa3. However, the country’s...
RPMI Railpen confirms trading to be insourced
RPMI Railpen, which represents the UK’s railway workers pension fund, has confirmed plans to internalise its trading desk, which is expected to be operational...
Milei’s victory saw Argentinian debt traders reach for rapid risk transfer
In late October 2025, Argentine President Javier Milei’s party, La Libertad Avanza, scored a decisive win, in the country’s midterm elections, a political triumph...
Implication of US bank downgrades on credit markets
Markets are truly feeling the economic pressures at present, with Moody’s downgrade to US financials on Monday following Fitch’s controversial downgrade of the US,...
