LSEG FY 2023 results: Fixed income offsets wider capital markets drop
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) reported its full year (FY) 2023 results today, with earnings in line with expectations despite a slight drop in...
Mandatory central clearing pushed back at SEC
The SEC has pushed back compulsory central clearing for US Treasuries by a year, stating the further attention to operational changes needed before the...
Cartel cases in SSA market continue as Rabobank fined €26.6m
The European Commission has fined Rabobank €26.6 million for participating in a cartel trading Euro-denominated bonds
The Commission alleges that between 2006 and 2016 Rabobank...
FMSB publishes final standard for the sharing of investor allocation information
The FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has published the final standard for the sharing of investor allocation information in the fixed income primary markets.
Syndicate...
The Atlantic divide over high yield – is private credit biting?
Issuance of USD versus Euro high yield debt shows a significant split, based on Dealogic data, with US markets in 2024 issuing more than...
‘Whatsapp’ fines for banks hit US$1.8 billion
US market regulators have collectively fined 15 broker-dealers, one affiliated investment adviser, plus the swap dealer and futures commission merchant (FCM) affiliates of 11...
Jon Kroeper, EVP, quality of markets to leave FINRA
Jon Kroeper, executive vice president, quality of markets, is leaving the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Kroeper joined FINRA in 2007 and has been responsible...
ICE acquires American Financial Exchange
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has acquired the American Financial Exchange (AFX) in its entirety.
The electronic exchange, which facilitated direct lending and borrowing for American banks...
Corporate Bonds : Shuttering & Buffeting : Lynn Strongin Dodds
NETS CAST WIDE AS HIGH YIELD IS SPREAD THIN.
With Third Avenue and Lucidus putting high yield in the headlines, traders and portfolio managers are defining...
High demand for effective trading protocols
Buy-side traders, whether heavily reliant on voice trading or moving to a more electronic execution model, say they are keen to find effective protocols that...
Have US IG trades hit their smallest size this year?
The fires of summer are being replaced by the floods of autumn, but in the bond markets a gentler and more positive outcome is...
Equity venues are dating websites; credit venues are bars
Equity venues are dating apps – you have to be a member to use the central limit order book (CLOB), and it will match...
