LTX and TransFICC partner for enhanced onboarding
Broadridge’s fixed income trading platform LTX has partnered with e-trading technology provider TransFICC to improve the venue onboarding process.
Through the partnership, corporate bond dealers...
Wellington: Internal crossing could have saved US$10-15 million
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sub-committee the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (FIMSAC), has unanimously passed a proposal to support internal crossing...
US fixed income issuance down 12%, ADV up 13.5%, in Q3 2023 YoY
Total US fixed income issuance for Q3 2023 saw a 12% drop (from US$1.8tn) against the same quarter in 2022, and down 12.8% against...
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PLSA: Absorbed research costs must not impede transparency for investors
By Flora McFarlane.
The majority of large asset managers are opting to absorb research costs rather than pass them onto clients, but investors must investigate...
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FILS USA: Opportunities remain in EM and ESG
Away from the US corporate and government bond market, this year’s Fixed Income Leaders Summit, emphasised the value of investing in both emerging markets...
Insights: PGIM: strong bond returns in 2025
Bonds will see strong cumulative returns in 2025, PGIM predicts, irrespective of poor Q4 2024 results
Since late 2022, the firm states that bonds have...
Internal crossing for US bond trading needs ‘principles-based’ approach
Buy-side firms have roundly supported Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposals to allow internal crossing of fixed income trades in the US market, however...
E-trading capabilities a growing muni market priority
Muni traders view electronic trading expertise as the most important skill set to add to the desk in 2025, according to a recent report...
IMTC: The Future of Investment Advice & Solutions: Top takeaways from the 2022 MMI...
By Blake Lynch, Head of Sales and Alex Signorile, Sales Executive at IMTC.
We recently attended the Money Management Institute (MMI) conference in Nashville, Tennessee,...
Euroclear launches new subscription-based fixed income liquidity data service
International central securities depositary (ICSD) Euroclear has launched Euroclear LiquidityDrive, a new data service, offering in-depth liquidity analysis on all fixed income instruments settled...
MarketAxess’s 2020 revenues up nearly 35%
Electronic bond market operator, MarketAxess, has reported revenues in 2020 were up 34.8% on 2019 to US$689.1 million, compared to US$511.4 million for the...
Demotivated dealers
By Flora McFarlane.
Sell-side bond trading is losing its lustre for traders, according to Greenwich Associates research. Increasing automation and regulatory changes may be the...
