Fixed income Archive

Central counterparty LCH.Clearnet will provide clearing services to Galaxy, the multilateral trading facility owned and operated by systems vendor TradingScreen, due for launch in June 2011, subject to regulatory approval. read more>

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>

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

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

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>

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>

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>

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

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

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