Rules & Ratings: Credit ratings up, outlook down for Greek government
Moody’s Ratings has upgraded the Greek Government’s long-term local currency (LC) and foreign currency (FC) issuer ratings from Ba1 to Baa3. However, the country’s...
Emerging markets’ uneasy calm
Bid-ask spreads for fixed income trading in emerging markets have stabilised after a tumultuous year in 2022, according to TraX data, triggered by the...
FCA rules out wholesale market data action despite higher price drivers
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the findings of its wholesale data market study – ruling out any “significant intervention” on the...
The Book: Global DCM deal values drop year-on-year
Global debt capital markets (DCM) deal values have dropped year-on-year over 2025 so far, falling below the five-year average, according to Dealogic data.
The US$3.1...
Bloomberg Indices capitalises on growing leveraged loan market
Bloomberg has expanded its leveraged loan indices to both European and global markets, building on growth in the European market and increased client demand.
Jasvinder...
Samantha Cooper named head of fixed income portfolio management at AllianceBernstein
Samantha Cooper has started a new position as head of the fixed income portfolio management group at AllianceBernstein.
Cooper, who has been with the firm...
Ancoa clients voice concerns about platform limitations
Kurt Vandebroek has stepped down as CEO of surveillance software provider Ancoa, at a period when concerns have begun to emerge from some of...
Bond traders report screen prices are off by 10%
Several buy-side fixed income traders have confirmed that electronic prices are currently around 10% off the price that bonds are actually trading at, creating...
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DTCC proposes equity settlement cycle be shortened to T+1 within two years
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the US post-trade utility has released a two-year industry roadmap for shortening the settlement cycle for US...
Matthew Cousens joins Clear Street
Matthew Cousens has been appointed EMEA head of electronic execution at Clear Street. He is based in London.
Clear Street held US$49 billion in assets...
Little consensus on impact of more clearing in US Treasuries
ISDA has published the results of a survey on the US Treasury market, which provides views on the potential benefits and costs of increased...
