Nasdaq launches exchange for US corporate bonds
Nasdaq US corporate bonds exchange launches after receiving SEC approval last month.
Fixed Income
Eurex Clearing gains ground with profit scheme for repo
Major investment banks including Citigroup and JP Morgan sign up to use the Eurex clearing profit scheme for repo as Brexit looms.
Tradeweb expands Refinitiv data redistribution agreement
Refinitiv extends scope of data distribution to include Tradeweb market data for multiple fixed income instruments.
Bloomberg joins Bond Connect as second approved trading platform
Bloomberg follows Tradeweb as the second approved trading platform provider on Bond Connect, the cross-border trading link in Asia.
MTS and BondCliQ launch liquidity mapping tool for US corporate bonds
LSEG’s MTS has teamed up with BondCliQ to launch a liquidity data visualisation service.
Front office headcount at top investment banks continues to decline
Index tracking top investment banks found headcount was down in the third quarter this year, with equities suffering the biggest decline.
Refinitiv unveils MiFID II bond data aggregator
Bond data aggregator will provide data from APAs and MTFs operating under MiFID II via a single feed.
Brexit will drive regulatory changes within MiFID II review, says MEP Swinburne
Political factors taking centre stage for future regulatory reviews or introduction of MiFID III, according to MEP.
Fixed income liquidity sourcing an ‘exciting’ challenge for the buy-side, says panel
Buy-side may be able to become fixed income market makers in future through open trading according to Fixed Income Leaders Summit panel.
Senior buy-siders make case against EMS in fixed income
Carl James and Yann Couellan persuaded some delegates at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit this week that there is no need for an EMS in fixed income trading.