Updated: Bloomberg launches all-to-all bond trading service
Bloomberg has launched Bloomberg Bridge, a new global all-to-all service that supports intermediated trading for corporate and emerging market bonds. Clients will initially be...
The Agency Broker Hub | An open gateway into financial markets
By Gherardo Lenti Capoduri, Head of Market Hub, and Barbara Valbuzzi, CFA, Head of Market Strategy, IMI CIB Division, Intesa Sanpaolo.
In recent years the sellside...
Falling emerging market liquidity costs reversed with Fed concerns
Traders in hard currency fixed income emerging markets have seen a decline in the costs of liquidity this year, according to data from MarketAxess’s...
CFTC taps Nasdaq for market surveillance services
To support its expanding regulatory remit, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has selected Nasdaq to provide market surveillance and fraud detection technology.
Nasdaq Market...
Origination: Euronext to issue €425 million in 7-year convertibles
Euronext has launched a €425 million offering of senior unsecured convertible notes, due 2032.
Each bond will be issued at €100,000, and is expected to...
Rates traders drop e-trading in April volatility
E-trading in US rates markets fell during April, with traders flocking to voice amid Treasury turmoil.
ADNV in US Treasuries spiked to US$1.342 trillion, up...
Turkey’s Fibabanka raises US$150m AT1 capital
Turkey’s Fibabanka has completed a US$150 million AT1 issuance, led by Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank as joint global coordinators and bookrunners and Emirates NBD...
How to secure balance sheet from your broker
Buy- and sell-side veterans tell us the best practices which persuade brokers to take risk on their clients’ behalf.
Finding sell-side partners to take the...
Trading: Are bond markets broken?
Stressed events – like the gilt market turmoil – are proving too much for the secondary markets to handle.
Behind closed doors, senior traders are...
How big is portfolio trading in corporate bond markets?
Recent reports from market participants have given slightly different estimates for the use of portfolio trading in US corporate bonds, however the consensus is...
BoE amends collateral eligibility criteria for regulated covered bonds
The Bank of England is to amend the collateral eligibility criteria for regulated covered bonds in the Bank’s Sterling Monetary Framework.
From 1 September, to...
Virtu, InvestorLink partner to enhance retail broker primary market access
Virtu Financial and InvestorLink have partnered to offer underwriters access to Virtu’s network of retail broker-dealers and enhance access to secondary market liquidity.
InvestorLink will...
