Liquidnet’s direct link from O/EMS to syndicate banks deployed by Charles River
Block trading specialist and agency broker, Liquidnet, has unveiled a new feature in its new issuance platform for corporate bonds, intended to enable investors to ...
ESMA launches consultation to clarify boundaries of trading venues under MiFID II
The European and Securities Market Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on what constitutes a trading venue, and what can be considered a trading tool – and is ...
MarketAxess reports record revenue in 2021
Bond market operator MarketAxess saw total revenues for 2021 increase 1.4% to a record US$699 million, compared to US$689.1 million for 2020. Operating income was ...
Amber Wright to lead new R.J. O’Brien initiatives on fixed income and multi-asset electronic trading
Amber Wright, executive director, global head of fixed income rates and e-trading sales, R.J. O’Brien.
Origin launches Instant-ISIN 2.0 for Eurobond issuance
Origin, a debt capital markets fintech, has launched Instant-ISIN 2.0 for both allocation and activation of ISINs for Eurobond issuance, ‘XS’ ISINs, while also providing ...
Société Générale, HSBC and MUFG join DirectBooks; US$1.6 trillion processed in 2021
Rich Kerschner, CEO, DirectBooks.
Citi asserts control over any data tied to bilateral client trades
The European credit trading team at Citi has, according to several large asset managers, told buy-side clients the bank owns any data relating to bilateral bond trades ...
Michelle Neal poached by New York Fed from LedgerEdge
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been named Michelle Neal as head of its Markets Group. In this role, she will also be a member of the Bank’s Executive Committee.
Market data ‘Bill of rights’ opens discussion on transparency, accessibility and ownership
Manisha Kimmel, chief policy officer at MayStreet.
AxeTrading founders step back from management
AxeTrading has announced that the founders of the firm, together with other members of the Board, have agreed that in order to address “the significant market ...
Coalition Greenwich: Asian bond markets see electronic trading adoption accelerate
New analysis by research firm Coalition Greenwich has found that, while much of the e-trading growth in Asia to date has come via relatively liquid G3 and Chinese Yuan ...
bfinance finds insurers' move away from fixed income is accelerating
Analysis by investment research firm, bfinance, has found that the proportion of insurers decreasing their fixed income holdings has been accelerated by the pandemic, ...
Goldman Sachs hit 12-year record for Global Markets in 2021
Goldman Sachs has seen its Global Markets division generate net revenues of US$22.08 billion, the highest annual net revenues in 12 years, which the firm noted is ...
Liquidnet: Listed derivatives volumes grew nearly 46% globally in 2021
A new report published by market operator Liquidnet has identified a 45.8% growth in listed derivatives trading volumes in 2021 over the previous year.
MarketAxess Mid-X launches in US
MarketAxess has made Mid-X, its anonymous session-based matching protocol, live for US market participants after its initial launch in Q4 2020 with European participants.
