Issuance tracking down in lower rated debt
Issuance of lower rated bonds and leveraged loans across Europe and the US fell in October, according to analysis by investment bank Morgan Stanley,...
KNG Securities appoints Edward Williams to emerging markets sales team
Fixed-income investment bank KNG Securities has appointed Edward Williams to its sales team as an emerging markets (EM) specialist.
Williams brings 30 years of experience...
EC suspends best execution reporting which is “not read at all”
The European Commission (EC) has adopted a Capital Markets Recovery Package, as part of the Commission's overall coronavirus recovery strategy which includes increased leniency...
AFM: No technical barriers for the implementation of a consolidated tape for fixed income
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) sees no technical barriers for the implementation of a consolidated tape (CT) for fixed income. In...
Christian Laloe joins KNG Securities to support Latin American growth
KNG Securities, the fixed income investment banking boutique, has appointed Latin American (LatAm) specialist Christian Laloe as head of debt capital markets and special...
Biscardi joins MarketAxess
Experienced bond trader Tom Biscardi has been appointed senior open trading specialist at MarketAxess.
The trading platform reported US$42.9 billion in total average daily volume...
ESMA: APA problem is not a risk to investment firms
The European Securities and Markets Authority has said that a recent problem in reporting bond market data via an approved publication arrangement (APA) does...
Analyzing chair Gensler’s comments on TRACE reporting
By Julien Alexandre & Grant Lowensohn
Highlights
The SEC chair recently announced the SEC was considering reducing the reporting window for US corporate bond transactions to...
SEC warns on counterparty risk in volatile markets
Staff of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) division of trading and markets have urged broker-dealers and other market participants to remain vigilant to...
Justesen joins Muzinich
Jakob Justesen has joined Muzinich as a fixed income trader. He is based in London.
Privately owned investment firm Muzinich specialises in public and private...
Lack of detail sinks odd-lot bond case against major banks
The United States District Court, Southern District of New York, has dismissed a court case brought against Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit...
Interactive Brokers extends trading hours for US Treasuries
Interactive Brokers, an automated global electronic broker, has expanded trading hours for US Treasury bonds on its platform, allowing the firm’s global clients to...
