SIFMA finds support for shift in benchmarking of 20-year US corporate bonds
The spread for many legacy 20-year US corporate bonds is benchmarked against the 30-year Treasury, but trade body SIFMA has found support for moving...
Bloomberg/PRMIA report finds liquidity barrier to RFR derivatives use
A new report by the Professional Risk Managers' International Association (PRMIA) and Bloomberg has found that while the majority (79%) of the firms with...
MarketAxess launches MKTX US Investment Grade 400 Corporate Bond Index
Bond market operator, MarketAxess, has launched the MKTX US Investment Grade 400 Corporate Bond Index (MKTX 400 Index). The launch of MarketAxess’ first tradable...
Vanguard launches new active global credit bond fund
Vanguard, which has US$5.3 trillion in global assets under management (AUM), has launched the Vanguard Global Credit Bond Fund, an actively managed fund to...
Janus Henderson to acquire Tabula Investment Management
Janus Henderson to acquire Tabula Investment Management, an independent ETF provider in Europe with a focus on fixed income and sustainable investment solutions.
The deal,...
This Week from Trader TV: Bill Mann, Motley Fool Asset Management
AI capex lifts tech, but risks loom over infrastructure bottlenecks and tariff volatility.
A wave of AI-driven capital spending by major tech firms boosted US...
Slow-moving regulation hindering EMIR 3 preparation, industry says
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its regulatory technical standards (RTS) for EMIR 3, after market participants expressed frustration that the...
Nicholas Stephan joins Liquidnet’s fixed income team
Market operator Liquidnet, has appointed of Nicholas Stephan as global head of fixed income product, services and dealer relations. The appointment is the latest...
Voice volumes not budging in US Treasuries
E-trading levels are remaining steady in the US Treasury market, hovering at 58% of notional volume in February.
Ratios have returned to pre-election levels, Coalition...
The hidden liquidity in IBHY and IBIG futures
Real-money asset managers are finding that Cboe’s cash-settled corporate bond index futures – IBHY and IBIG futures – allow them to track ETFs in...
FILS USA 2022: Fixed income turbulence to continue says AllianceBernstein CEO
The turbulence in fixed income markets over the past six months likely will continue through the second half of 2022, according to Seth Bernstein,...
Exclusive: Cboe goes live with US Treasury trading
Cboe has gone live with cash Treasury trading, the first trade having been conducted in mid-October. It is operating a ‘Full Amount’ execution protocol...
