LSEG: The outlook for muni bonds (video)
Global Trading editor Laurie McAughtry (on behalf of The Desk) was delighted to sit down with Domenic Vonella, director of US municipal bonds at...
J.P. Morgan: Offering new operational benefits for bond funds through DLT
The bank launches Digital Bond Issuances to better support investors as markets move to a distributed ledger model across assets.
As J.P. Morgan announces the...
Swedish broker shut for pushing risky bonds and illicit issuer payments
Swedish market regulator, Finansinspektionen (FI), has revoked all permits for Nord Fondkommission AB (Nord FK) to continue trading.
Nord FK is a securities firm whose...
CTP tender process delayed again
The FCA has again delayed its publication of consolidated tape provider (CTP) tender documents.
At the end of 2024, the authority stated that the documents...
Europe’s incongruous drop in IG bid-ask spreads
European investment grade (IG) credit traders will have seen average bid-ask spreads declining since April, with the median average (typically about €0.03 cents lower...
7 Chord to integrate Glimpse Markets’ bond transaction data
7 Chord, an independent provider of predictive prices and analytics to fixed income traders, issuers, and investors, has become the first AI pricing vendor...
FILS in Barcelona: The modernisation of the bond market
A massive modernisation of the bond market is being recognised at the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit in Barcelona.
Although the event was largely held...
Vive la revolution!
Securing the benefits of the markets’ democratic revolution.
By Mike du Plessis, Managing Director, Global Head FX, Rates and Credit Execution Services and Mark Goodman,...
Fear of job loss harming traders’ mental health
Exchanges are calling for 24-hour trading. Firms are working with less resources. Markets are increasingly complex. And traders are worried about job loss.
In the...
Falling costs of liquidity not halted by summer vol
The bid-ask spread for corporate bond markets has continued on a downward trajectory in September, after a bump in August, according to data from...
Eric Heleine leaves Groupama AM, joins AXA IM
Eric Heleine has joined AXA IM as head of electronic trading and data, effective 1 December. He reports to Yannig Loyer, global head of...
Ongoing effect of CSPP on European credit markets
Europe has seen considerable growth in credit issuance this year relative to 2023, with last week finding a 116% year-on-year increase in non-financial high...
