Optimising execution in Qatari and Kuwaiti bond sell-off
Buy-side traders need to carefully manage order execution when a bond market moves into or out of an index, as the large directional moves...
Aquis selected for Central Bank of Colombia government bond market
Banco de la República, the Central Bank of Colombia, has selected Aquis Exchange to provide technology and support services for Sistema Electrónico de Negociación...
Sterling dealers recommend SONIA as alternative to LIBOR
The Bank of England’s Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates – a group of major dealers active in sterling interest rate swap markets – has...
bfinance finds insurers’ move away from fixed income is accelerating
Analysis by investment research firm, bfinance, has found that the proportion of insurers decreasing their fixed income holdings has been accelerated by the pandemic,...
Regulation Brings TradFi and DeFi Worlds Together
The European Union passed a legal framework for crypto-assets in the region in April this year, covering markets that are not regulated by existing...
Karen Karniol-Tambour named co-chief investment officer at Bridgewater
Nir Bar Dea, co-chief executive officer at Bridgewater has confirmed that Karen Karniol-Tambour is now co-chief investment officer of the firm, joining Bob Prince...
JP Morgan strides ahead in bond market-making revenues for Q1
JP Morgan saw robust fixed income revenue in Q1 2024 across US market makers, reporting US$5.2 billion over the first three months of the...
“Game-changing reforms” needed to fix Europe’s capital markets, say European associations
A new report from three leading market associations outlines an ambitious roadmap to improve the competitiveness of capital markets in Europe through a combination...
Tradeweb hits US$1.2 trillion quarterly volume in Q1 2022
Tradeweb Markets, the operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, has reported financial results for first quarter of 2022, with...
ASX loses AUS$250 million on failed blockchain settlement project
The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has pulled its project to replace its existing settlement system, CHESS, with a blockchain-based settlement system.
The project, which has...
Are US dealers still offsetting credit trading risks?
As US banks see credit positions turn negative, and interdealer market volumes remain flat, The DESK asks how they offset risk as their credit...
Finsmart set to launch DealPro for bond issuance this year
Finsmart plans to launch DealPro, a secure application to connecting underwriters and issuers in debt capital markets, later this year. The application is intended...
