Euroclear launches US Treasury DVP repo service
Euroclear has launched a US Treasury delivery-versus-payment (DVP) repo service, aiming to improve efficiency and cost optimisation in the space.
The service allows cash lenders...
Credit Indices – Closing the Fixed Income Evolutionary Gap
Fixed income markets are evolving at pace, with smarter electronic trading protocols, more sophisticated, automated investment strategies and a greater availability of useful data.
In...
This Week from Trader TV: Mabrouk Chetouane, Natixis Investment Managers
Natixis IM: Growing concerns over stubborn inflation, Fed leadership, and the threat of currency wars
While US and European markets have largely recovered from the...
TCW targets alternative credit services growth
Asset manager TCW Group is expanding its alternative credit solutions.
The expansion is facilitated by Nippon Life Insurance Company, which is committing US$3.25 billion in...
Mosaic Smart Data and Limeglass boost research analytics for banks
Analytics provider Mosaic Smart Data and Limeglass, the financial research specialist, have formed an alliance to help banks analyse research reports associated with client...
Brian Hickey joins LedgerEdge as firm deepens bench
Brian Hickey, a veteran buy-side trader with a long tenure at State Street Global Advisors (SGGA), has joined bond market and distributed ledger specialist,...
Record volumes but room to grow in portfolio trading
Portfolio trading made up 11.4% of TRACE volume in December, and was up more than two percentage points year-on-year across the market.
The upward trajectory...
Citi Markets bets on Asia growth
Citi Markets expects to increase headcounts in its Asia rates and prime businesses over the next year as market activity booms, it says.
The company...
David Howson named as CBOE president
Cboe Global Markets has announced changes to its senior management team under chief executive officer, Ed Tilly, including the appointment of David Howson to...
Citi develops blockchain FX solution under Monetary Authority of Singapore Guardian project
Citi has developed an application that uses blockchain infrastructure to price and execute bilateral spot foreign-exchange (FX) trades.
The application is a part of Project...
Union Investment imposes a purchase ban on Russian state bonds and sanctioned companies
Union Investment has decided to impose an immediate ban on the purchase of all securities of the Russian state and a number of Russian...
SEC classifies HFT liquidity providers as “dealers”
US markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has adopted two rules that require market participants who engage in certain dealer roles, in...
