Rules and Ratings: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – Is the end of the...
On the last trading day of 2024, shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac surged between 20% and 30% as 2024 ended, catalysed by...
Asia close: Trading desks report tariff impact muted, US open tense
Following Asia market close, trading desks are reporting that the greatest impact from the US tariffs is expected to be seen upon market open...
Pham replaces Behnam as CFTC chair
Caroline Pham has been named acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), replacing Rostin Behnam.
Behnam announced his departure earlier this month, after...
Bond e-Trading prices still off; central banks adding to turmoil
Buy-side traders are still reporting “violent moves” in fixed income. In a liquidity crisis, investors are reliant on their asset managers’ traders to support...
David Doggett promoted at Morgan Stanley
David Doggett has been named head of emerging markets trading at Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
Doggett has been a senior global trader at the firm...
MarketAxess EM extends coverage to Egypt, Hong Kong and Serbia
Bond market operator and data provider MarketAxess has added Egypt (EGP), Hong Kong (HKD) and Serbia (RSD) to its Emerging Markets (EM) local markets...
Credit Suisse unveils transformation plan for investment bank as Meissner exits
Credit Suisse has said it intends to take “decisive steps” to restructure its investment bank and focus on areas more closely connected to its...
Pacific Western and Banc of California merge, sell US$1.9bn in bonds, munis and treasuries
Banc of California has today completed its merger with PacWest Bancorp, with both firms shedding billions of dollars’ worth of agency commercial mortgage-backed securities,...
MarketAxess acquires RFQ-hub
MarketAxess has acquired a 90% controlling stake of global derivatives and ETF platform RFQ-hub.
RFQ-hub operates a bilateral, multi-asset and multi-dealer request for quote (RFQ)...
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...
Industry viewpoint: New strategies for corporate bond index futures in 2023
David Litchfield, director for derivatives sales at Cboe Global Markets, explains how Cboe corporate bond index futures are supporting traders in a highly changeable environment.
The...
TransFICC confirms CTP bid: “We know it works”
TransFICC has confirmed that it will bid to be the fixed income consolidated tape provider in the UK and Europe.
“We're utilising existing technology, we...
