French treasuries saw widest YtD median bid/ask spread following election
Following French president Emmanuel Macron’s unexpected snap parliamentary election on 9 June, the median bid/ask spread in French treasury bonds was at its widest...
Beyond Liquidity: Tokenization could improve bond liquidity & transparency
Bond markets could potentially use tokenization to improve efficiency, liquidity and transparency according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) as consultancy McKinsey said...
BondCliQ users get MTS BondsPro data for US credit market
MTS Markets International, part of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), and BondCliQ, a new corporate bond market data solution, have partnered to provide BondCliQ...
Research: ETFs worsen fixed income liquidity in a crisis
An academic paper has argued that fixed income exchange traded funds (ETFs) “improve bond liquidity in general, but worsen it in periods of large...
Four drivers of Brazil’s increasingly complex corporate credit market
The Brazilian corporate credit market is becoming increasingly complex, and active bottom-up selection is essential for identifying winners and losers in this shifting environment.
That’s...
Market awaits CT news amid cross-Channel delays
Market participants have been asking for a bond consolidated tape for years; and they’re going to have to wait a little longer than planned,...
TORA’s OEMS integrates with Liquidnet’s IA Trader
Trading systems provider TORA has integrated its order and execution management system (OEMS) with a global institutional investment network, Liquidnet’s IA Trader. The integration...
Jeddy Lee promoted at ZCG
Z Capital Group (ZCG) has promoted Jeddy Lee to managing director and head of credit as it continues to expand its credit platform.
In the...
Jefferies picks Propellant for FI data analytics
Jefferies has selected Propellant Digital to provide data solutions for fixed income markets.
Propellant combines public and proprietary trading data to financial institutions, aiming to...
LMAX Exchange picks pension fund veteran for Canadian FX sales
LMAX Exchange has named pensions veteran Daniel Lavigne as head of buy-side sales for Canada as it continues to build its FX trading business...
Eurex meets credit index futures demand with new products
Eurex has launched Bloomberg US Corporate Index Futures and Bloomberg US High Yield Very Liquid Index Futures, building out its global credit index futures...
LCH boosts APAC IRS coverage
LCH SwapClear now offers Malaysian Ringgit-denominated non-deliverable interest rate swaps (MYR NDIRS).
Malaysian banks CIMB and Maybank have already cleared the product, with HSBC acting...
