Wells Fargo taps TransFICC’s One API, plans US team expansion
Wells Fargo is now using TransFICC’s One API services.
One API normalises data, trading and post-trade APIs from various venues, bringing them into a single...
Ratings & Analysis: Vietnam and Greece reclassified in FTSE Russell review
Vietnam and Greece have been upgraded in FTSE Russell’s semi-annual country classification review for its equities and fixed income indices. Changes will be effective...
Etrading Software and Artis Holdings’ electronic loans platform is live
Capital markets system provider Etrading Software, and electronic loans technology specialist Artis Holdings, have completed the opening bids wanted in competition (BWIC) process via...
The liquidity gap between 144A and Reg S bonds
144A and Regulation S (Reg S) securities have distinct regulatory backgrounds and key differences. Liquidity measures such as Bid-Ask spread and post-issuance volumes in...
Debt deals decline
Debt markets have seen a year-on-year (YoY) decline in deal activity in 2025, according to data from Dealogic, reflecting the pensive mood amongst corporations...
Credit trading desks seeing job cuts & hiring freezes, adding to operational pressure
Reports of reduction in headcount on buy-side trading desks at BlackRock, Nuveen and Wellington with cuts also reported at investment banks, are demonstrating the...
Cboe to launch iBoxx USD EM bond index futures on 17 June
Cboe Global Markets intends to list Cboe iBoxx US dollar Emerging Market Bond Index futures (ticker: IEMD) for trading on Cboe Futures Exchange, beginning...
Izzy Conlin & Bryan Knapp: On cutting through complexity
There is nothing simple about the task facing BlackRock’s dealing teams, who trade for some of the world’s largest fixed income positions. For Izzy...
BondWave partners DbCom to deliver transaction analytics to EQube users
BondWave, a fixed income fintech, has integrated its pre-trade and post-trade transaction analytics with DbCom’s business and compliance platform, EQube.
Delivered through BondWave’s application programming...
Trouble ahead for traders as number of issued bonds climbs
According to data from Moody’s Investor Services, the US investment-grade companies should have few problems refunding their debt in 2022, which is useful given...
Ex-RBC director joins ItauBBA emerging markets team
Conor Hails has joined the emerging markets rates and foreign exchange sales team at ItauBBA. He is based in New York.
ItauBBA, part of the...
S3 helps buy side analyse counterparty performance
By Flora McFarlane.
S3 has added contra reporting functionality to its Fixed Income Execution Quality Suite in order to provide greater insight for clients into...
