Connectivity vs relationship control is on the agenda at FILS
Support for streaming firm prices is contingent on connectivity between price-makers and price-takers; a big question which will play out over this year’s Fixed...
Cboe: The future of credit is here – why credit index futures are finally...
David Litchfield, Director of Cboe Derivatives Sales, Cboe
After years of false starts, credit index futures have finally gained traction in institutional portfolios. The Cboe...
How Omicron has shaken trading desks
Investors and analysts are urging a cautious response to the new Covid variant – Omicron – after Friday’s markets saw the Volatility Index (VIX)...
Buy-side fights back against primary market pressure
As new platforms promise to increase efficiency in bond issuance, buy-side firms are looking for leverage to drive change, and not only through technology.
The...
Liquidnet signs up to the Sustainable Trading initiative
Market operator Liquidnet, part of the TP ICAP Group, has joined a member of Sustainable Trading, a non-profit membership network dedicated to supporting environmental, social...
Double-digit growth in Deutsche Börse cash bonds
Despite the dominance of equities, bonds were 2024’s growth story in Deutsche Börse’s cash markets.
Börse Frankfurt recorded €818 million in December (up 29% YoY...
Portfolio trading challenged on best execution
For decades, tourists have flocked to Spain’s Costa Brava in anticipation of the three Ss, broadly understood to refer to sun, sea and sangria....
Origination: BMO issues US$1 billion in 60-year notes
The Bank of Montreal (BMO) has issued US$1 billion in additional tier 1 limited recourse capital notes (LCRN).
The series six LCRNs have a 6.875%...
Buy side wants new tools in primary market tsunami
Several buy-side traders report new primary bond market tools could come online this year in the US, with dealer consortium DirectBooks expected to step...
IHS Markit’s thinkFolio and Wave Labs partner
IHS Markit’s thinkFolio investment platform is partnering with Wave Labs, a firm that has created fixed income tools to deliver a functional window for...
Exclusive: Hollingshead and Poole promoted, vindicating Jupiter AM’s technology transformation
Wayne Mepham, chief financial and operating officer (CFOO) at Jupiter Asset Management announced last month that Alison Hollingshead, currently the COO for Investment Management...
FILS USA: How all-to-all trading can break through the 17% barrier
Robert Fink, head of buy-side relationships at analyst firm Coalition Greenwich, opened a session at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Boston, by noting...
