Bank of England launches SWES test for bond markets
The Bank of England (BoE) has published the latest phase of the System-wide Exploratory Scenario (SWES) with bank and non-bank participants provided a hypothetical...
ESMA publishes its first liquidity assessment for bonds
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today its first liquidity assessment for bonds subject to the pre- and post-trade requirements of...
FILS 2021: Macros pressures not shaking bond investor confidence
Investors remain optimistic on debt markets despite the possibility of higher inflation, Fed tapering and disruption from structural changes in China according to discussions...
Swedish broker shut for pushing risky bonds and illicit issuer payments
Swedish market regulator, Finansinspektionen (FI), has revoked all permits for Nord Fondkommission AB (Nord FK) to continue trading.
Nord FK is a securities firm whose...
ESMA reports EU bonds subject to MiFID II transparency
A total of 1,355 liquid bonds trading on EU trading venues are currently subject to MiFID II transparency requirements, according to the European Securities...
RBC names Michael Mullholland director of leveraged credit sales
RBC has named Michael Mulholland director of leveraged credit sales, based in London.
Mulholland joins from UBS, where he was part of the firm’s leveraged...
J.P. Morgan: Finding the best path in e-trading fixed income
Electronic trading may resolve key structural challenges in the market for buy-side traders, including instrument selection, with guidance from key dealers.
Chinedum Nzelu, head of...
Mitali Sohoni and Dina Faenson promoted at Citi
Citi has appointed Mitali Sohoni as head of North American markets and Dina Faenson as CEO of Citigroup Global Markets (CGMI), according to a...
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...
Flow Traders: Algos supported 20% of bond flows in 2022
A new white paper from exchange traded fund (ETF) market maker, Flow Traders, estimates that in the past two to three years, credit algos...
First T+0 beta version goes live
BSE and its clearing business Indian Clearing Corporation Limited (ICCL) have launched a beta version of T+0 settlement, with 25 securities currently available for...
Portfolio trading sees first decline of 2025
Capped estimated investment grade (IG) and high yield (HY) portfolio trading volumes were the highest year-to-date in April 2025, representing approximately 10% of total...
