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...
European trading firms eye derivatives expansion in APAC
European proprietary trading firms and hedge funds have set their sights firmly on the APAC region, as they look to expand derivatives trading in...
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...
Europe’s pension fund managers face rising margin costs as EU clearing exemption deadline looms
European pension fund managers are facing rising margin costs thanks to the increased cost of financing additional collateral payments just as the EU’s clearing...
Sovereigns may be downgraded due to climate change
There could be a significant economic impact on the 25 countries in the FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI) by 2030 due to the...
This Week from Trader TV: Matt Howell, T. Rowe Price
ETF Innovations, 0DTE Options, and Fed uncertainty reshapes trading.
Thinned summer liquidity, surging ETF flows, and the growth of zero days to expiry (0DTE) options...
Robeco builds out emerging market debt team
International asset manager Robeco has hired an Emerging Market Debt (EMD) team, consisting of portfolio managers Diliana Deltcheva, Richard Briggs and Nicholas Sauer.
The trio...
Risk of fiscal crisis in US from growing federal debt
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has found that if current laws governing taxes and spending generally remained unchanged, the federal...
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SEC finds market liquidity minimally impacted by regulatory reforms
By Flora McFarlane.
A paper by the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has found that...
Technology: Desktop interoperability providers: What’s the difference?
Capital markets firms are improving trading efficiency via desktop interoperability technology, so we look at the different providers.
Desktop interoperability is not a new issue...
Positive reception of FCA consolidated tape plans keeping pace with Europe
A consultation on plans for a consolidated tape of fixed income prices, announced by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has drawn support from...
SIX releases “flexible” fixed income data offering
SIX has launched a fixed income data offering in response to growing data requirements in the market.
The SIX Fixed Income Data service gathers data...
