IDX 2024: Divergence or convergence for EU and UK regulation?
Regulation is an ever-changing beast; panellists at this year’s International Derivative Expo conference provided updates on new mandates, progress being made and how implementation...
Eurex’s EU bonds futures go live
Eurex’s Euro-EU bond futures (FBEUs) are now available for trading.
The instruments, which were first announced in April, provide a physically deliverable futures contract designed...
Research profile: Neptune shines bright
The DESK spoke with Byron Cooper-Fogarty, CEO of Neptune, to understand how it keeps delivering for buy-side users.
Axe streaming service, Neptune, has continued to...
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US Treasury market change catalysed by proprietary trading firms
Proprietary trading firms are driving change faster than the interdealer brokers, writes David Wigan.
Direct streaming of pricing data is changing the historical client/dealer relationship...
FILS 2022: Repo market not broken but can do better
Liquidity problems shone a light on the effectiveness of the repo market in recent months, speakers acknowledged at this year’s Fixed Income Leaders' Summit...
Brokertec data shifts to Bloomberg with Reuters/Dealerweb data tie-up
By Shobha Prabhu Naik & Dan Barnes.
Bloomberg, the financial data provider, has launched a new data service that will take NEX’s BrokerTec US Treasuries...
Bondtape releases CT prototypes
Consolidated tape provider (CTP)-hopeful Bondtape has launched live prototypes for its EU and UK tapes.
Vincent Grandjean, founder and CEO of Propellant Digital, told The...
Consolidated tape is welcome, but MiFIR still needs tweaks
The inclusion of a consolidated bond tape in the MiFIR review is welcomed, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) says, but refinements need to...
Buckley swaps MarketAxess for JP Morgan
Mark Buckley has joined JP Morgan as vice president of e-credit sales, based in London.
JP Morgan reported US$5.7 billion in fixed income trading revenues...
It is EMS time for credit traders
The value proposition for execution management systems (EMSs) in fixed income markets has seen an about face in the past year. Buy-side firms who...
Investor demand: South American debt capital markets immune from US markets correction
In a show of strength, exemplified by Itaú Unibanco's US$1 billion issuance on 27 February, South American debt capital markets have carried on functioning...
TradeTech 2023: The digitalisation of fixed income
Delegates at TradeTech in Paris heard how the evolution of digital assets is allowing investors to access traditional exposures via new mechanisms.
“At Union Investment,...
