Coalition: Banks’ FICC trading victory in 2020 through remote working and market volatility
Remote working did not hold back sell-side firms in 2020 according to data from analyst firm Coalition. Full year investment banking revenues increased by a record 28% ...
7 Chord’s EM sovereign and corporate bond feed prices on Nasdaq's Quandl
Kristina Fan, CEO, 7 Chord.
European Commission pushes consolidated tape for primary and secondary bond market
The European Commission (EC) has set out a wide ranging process to “stimulate the openness, strength and resilience of the EU's economic and financial system” as it ...
Fitch Group to acquire CreditSights
Rating and data provider Fitch Group is acquiring CreditSights, the provider of credit research to the global financial community.
GreySpark: FI markets will continue to see fragmentation based on all-to-all trading
A report by consultancy GreySpark has found that in 2020, global fixed income e-trading landscape has been defined by fragmentation in line with historical changes first ...
Investment in derivatives post-trade set to soar
Will Mitting, founder and managing director of Acuiti.
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 that ...
Banks see strong Q3 across credit, rates following heightened activity earlier in the year
A new report by analyst firm Crisil Coalition has found that the unprecedented levels of volatility and trading activity seen in the first half of the year have begun to ...
Redburn sees value in bond market venue M&A
Nicholas Watt, analyst, Redburn.
Morgan Stanley: Portfolio trading volumes have grown by 56% in 2020
Research by Morgan Stanley’s market strategist team has found that use of portfolio trading in the US corporate bond market has increased by 56% in the past year, with ...
Asset managers offering lower discount to promote new bond fund launches than equity funds
Hugues Gillibert, CEO, Fitz Partners.
Surprise at inaccurate US election poll predictions has increased volatility
With a victory for either side being far from clear in the US election, investment commentators have warned of sustained volatility across asset classes. The predictions ...
Market Analysis: Pressure on US dealing desks is changing priorities in 2020
Jonathan Rick, director of research, Tradeweb.
Greenwich: Treasuries volatility ‘crazy’ low compared to 2019
Analysis by research firm Greenwich Associates has found the US Treasury market saw volatility 50% lower in August 2020 than in August 2019, which report author Kevin ...
Katana expands instrument universe by 30,000 bonds
Santiago Braje, founder and CEO, Katana.
