Fixed income Archive

March 30, 2011

MTS prepares for 2011 wholesale corporate bond market launch

MTS, the London Stock Exchange Group's European electronic fixed income market, will launch a new platform for Euro-denominated non-government debt before the end of 2011, called MTS Credit. read more>

December 21, 2010

Nomura builds out Middle East and Africa capabilities

Japanese investment bank Nomura has expanded its Middle East and Africa fixed-income team with four new appointments. read more>

December 15, 2010

Canadian venues compete to provide market access

Access to Canadian equity and debt markets is being made easier through technology-led initiatives from Omega ATS and exchange group TMX. read more>

November 30, 2010

Trading platform extends credit offering to Asian investors

MarketAxess, which operates a trading platform for US and European corporate bonds, derivatives and other fixed-income securities, plans to expand its credit trading offering to include institutional investors based in the Asia-Pacific region. read more>

October 07, 2010

Deutsche Börse to resume bond trading on Xetra

German exchange Deutsche Börse will restart bond trading on its Xetra trading platform after having an interim injunction lifted by the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt. read more>

September 29, 2010

HK hedge fund turns to Options IT for scalable infrastructure solution

Hong Kong-based hedge fund start-up Oracle Capital has selected technology provider Options IT to provide its technology infrastructure, citing its need to build in capacity for future growth. read more>

September 14, 2010

BTIG adds London desk in fixed income expansion

US broker-dealer firm BTIG has appointed a London-based team as part of its global fixed income expansion. read more>

August 06, 2010

TradingScreen developing corporate bond MTF

Trading systems provider TradingScreen has started work on creating a new multilateral trading facility for European corporate bonds. read more>

July 12, 2010

Woodbine Associates names Owens director

Capital market research and advisory firm Woodbine Associates has appointed Sean Owens as its new director of fixed income and derivatives. read more>

July 01, 2010

Knight raids Morgan Stanley for new fixed income unit

Knight Capital Group, a US-based financial services group, has launched a fixed income service for investment advisors, hiring five ex-Morgan Stanley traders and relationship managers to lead the team. read more>