StoneX launches loan market liquidity platform
StoneX Group has launched StoneX LoanMatch, an online platform designed to improve liquidity access for institutional clients and banks in the loan market.
The platform...
CFTC commissioner voices cost concerns around proposed technical data reporting standards
Along with a number of financial regulatory agencies, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved a rule proposal to establish technical data reporting...
Buy-side fights back against primary market pressure
As new platforms promise to increase efficiency in bond issuance, buy-side firms are looking for leverage to drive change, and not only through technology.
The...
Janus Henderson to acquire Tabula Investment Management
Janus Henderson to acquire Tabula Investment Management, an independent ETF provider in Europe with a focus on fixed income and sustainable investment solutions.
The deal,...
ION expands further with Clarus Financial Technology acquisition
ION Markets, the trading, analytics, and risk management solution provider for capital markets, has bought Clarus Financial Technology, a provider of SaaS analytics, data,...
Norges Bank adopts Bloomberg E-Bond for government securities
Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway, has adopted Bloomberg E-Bond as the trading platform for its inter-dealer market in Norwegian government bonds and...
New York Fed economists see US Treasury liquidity at crisis levels
Current US Treasury market liquidity is comparable with the 2007-09 global financial crisis and the March 2020 crisis, particularly for the two-year note, according...
UBS Execution Hub hires multiple senior buy-side traders as expansion continues
According to an internal memo, as seen by The DESK, Ian Power has joined UBS Execution Hub as head of UK execution, one of...
TransFICC: Establishing a clear path forward for the Consolidated Tape
Tim Whipman from TransFICC provides an update on the consolidated tape for European fixed income, and explains the key requirements, hot topics and technology...
Buy side ‘owes’ it to the market to make progress with tech
By Joel Clark.
Using innovative systems and technology to improve fixed income trading is part of the duty of care that buy-side traders owe to...
ICE: Creating clarity in the MBS market through better data
The highly fragmented nature of mortgage asset components has historically translated into a lack of granular data for investors. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) aims to...
LSEG selling MTS and Borsa Italiana for €4.325 billion to Euronext
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has sold Borsa Italiana to Euronext for €4.325 billion, including bond trading marketplace MTS, which was a condition of...
