TraderTV: Eugene Grinberg, SOLVE
AI targets price discovery challenges in bond markets
Fixed income traders face major challenges in pricing bonds accurately, especially in volatile markets where liquidity is...
Katana launches on Bloomberg
Katana, the pre-trade analytics tool that helps to identify relative value opportunities for bond market dealers and asset managers, is live on the Bloomberg...
CME Group set to clear US cash Treasuries
A CME Group representative has confirmed to The DESK that the company is set to enter US Treasury clearing.
The news was first reported...
Tradeweb and CFETS launch southbound Bond Connect channel
Market operator Tradeweb Markets is expanding its trading link with China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) under the Bond Connect channel on 24 September...
EMIR refit: get ahead of upcoming changes
By Joanne Salkeld at MarketAxess
The European Commission's regulatory fitness and performance programme (REFIT) is aimed at simplifying EU legislation and reducing any unnecessary regulatory...
Are interdealer markets dead?
So-called ‘interdealer’ markets have long been used by large buy-side firms. This well-known secret creates inequality for those investment firms barred from participating, and...
Emerging markets see liquidity costs decline
The cost of liquidity in emerging markets appears to be falling for fixed income traders. Looking at MarketAxess’s CP+ consolidated price feed, and cross-referencing...
Tapping the expanding universe of credit futures and options
Cboe has launched options on Cboe iBoxx iShares Corporate Bond Index futures, and widened its trading hours to further expand the user base and...
Exclusive: Kirstie MacGillivray named UK CEO of Aegon AM
Kirstie MacGillivray has become the UK CEO of Aegon Asset Management, a buy-side firm with €315 billion assets under management. MacGillivray has been the...
SoCal insurance firm suffers credit outlook relegation
January’s California wildfires have hit insurance companies hard, with AM Best relegating multiple-line insurance organisation Mercury General Corporation and its subsidiaries to a negative...
T Rowe Price veteran jumps to Genesis
Genesis Global has appointed Michael Grogan as director of buy-side business development.
Technology firm Genesis provides a platform for companies to build scalable applications, and...
Office of Financial Research: Treasury basis trades could pose systemic risk
A new paper from the Office of Financial Research (OFR) has cast doubt on the idea that basis trades increased the lack of liquidity...
