Liberty Street Economics asks: How Is the corporate bond market functioning as rates rise?
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s market structure and macro analysts, Liberty Street economics, has examined how corporate bond market functioning has withstood...
Vieira leads ASA credit
Eduardo Vieira has joined asset management firm ASA Investments as head of credit and portfolio management. He is based in New York.
ASA is a...
MarketAxess muni offerings incorporated into Investortools Dealer Network
Fixed-income electronic trading platform MarketAxess has expanded its municipal bond integration with the Investortools’ platform, the latest phase of its Financial Information eXchange (FIX)...
UBS Switzerland completes Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG merger
UBS has completed the merger of UBS Switzerland AG and Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG, with the latter now deregistered from the Commercial Register of...
UK proposes streamlined listing regime, confirms consolidated tape for bonds
UK market regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has set out proposals aimed at making the UK’s listing regime more “accessible, effective, and competitive.”
In...
BlackRock sees rising fixed income allocations
By Pia Hecher.
BlackRock has reported that 38% of buy-side firms intend to increase fixed income allocations in 2019, up from 29% last year.
The firm’s...
ICE Data Services publishes key fixed income indices in real time
Market operator, infrastructure and benchmark provider Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has announced that ICE Data Services has launched real-time publication of several of its most...
Arteria AI gets strategic investment co-led by Citi SPRINT and BDC Capital
Arteria AI, an enterprise digital documentation specialist, has received strategic investments from Citi Spread Products Investment Technologies (SPRINT), the strategic investing arm of the...
New senior trader at Nordea Asset Management
Mariana Olsson has joined Nordea Asset Management as senior trader. Olsson is highly experienced in the fixed income markets, having worked across the buy-...
Daniel Fields named as TP ICAP’s new CEO of Global Broking division
TP ICAP, the interdealer broker, electronic trading, data and market infrastructure, has appointed Daniel Fields as CEO of its Global Broking division, reporting directly...
Connectivity vs relationship control is on the agenda at FILS
Support for streaming firm prices is contingent on connectivity between price-makers and price-takers; a big question which will play out over this year’s Fixed...
Tourist traps in the credit market
Dipping in and out of credit markets can reduce the value of investments for the non-specialist, but also for more experienced investors.
In their 2014...
