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...
Insights and Analysis: Citadel Securities challenges primary market conflicts
A year ago, rumours in the bond markets suggested that Citadel Securities might be planning a move into bond issuance, a move which buy-side...
Neptune announces new CEO, with strong buy-side support
Neptune Networks, the fixed income pre-trade market utility, has appointed John ‘Coach’ Robinson as permanent chief executive officer (CEO). Robinson commenced in the role...
SEC committee proposes TRACE block trading delay
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory committee met on 9 April 2018 to discuss a proposed pilot for a...
Secular vs cyclical: How e-trading, issuance and credit spreads align with liquidity
Primary markets are a crucial source of liquidity in secondary markets, as new issues trigger a round of buying and selling activity for newly...
Tradeweb sees August ADV jump 53.9%, MarketAxess up 39.6%
Trading platforms MarketAxess, Tradeweb and Trumid saw substantial increases in their average daily volumes for August compared to the same period last year. MarketAxess...
Simon Bevan promoted at ING
Simon Bevan has been promoted to global head of eTrading at ING.
Bevan has 15 years of industry experience and has been with ING as...
AFME: EU retail investor proposals may negatively impact wholesale markets
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has outlined its concerns with the European Commission’s Retail Investment Strategy (RIS), with some of the...
Origination: Nasdaq Dubai lists US$400m bonds from Agricultural Bank of China
Nasdaq Dubai has listed US$400 million worth of Floating Rate Notes by the Agricultural Bank of China (DIFC Branch).
This marks the bank’s second bond...
The right tools for trading: Tim Monahan, ICE
Tim Monahan, senior director of product management at ICE explains how ICE continues to develop services and products that better support traders in fixed...
Europe’s government bond market hits electronic ceiling
Electronification of rates in Europe could significantly enhance liquidity and boost trading. David Wigan investigates.
Electronic trading of European government bonds may face a natural...
Tangible returns from bond trade automation
Adoption of automated trading continues apace across several bond markets and within different grades of instrument. Gareth Coltman, global head of automation at MarketAxess,...
