Goldman Sachs has said that it expects the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in December 2015, despite industry commentators suggesting this might be delayed due to disappointing economic data from Asia.
Daiwa Capital Markets has augmented its fixed income trading capability by hiring Gary Hibbard.
Deutsche Boerse has seen turnover on its main order book rose by over 50% year-on-year in August, a signal liquidity conditions are improving in Europe.
Vienna Stock Exchange is now offering continuous trading in all Austrian fixed-interest government bonds to improve transparency for fixed income traders.
Australia will move to T+2 settlement for fixed income products at the same time as equities.
Members of the Investment Association have signed up to a Statement of Principles designed to ensure asset managers behave in the best interests of customers.
Fixed income trading specialist Algomi has now signed up 100 buy-side firms to its Honeycomb network as competition among bond platforms heats up.
Firms are still not doing enough to strengthen governance and monitor supervision of benchmarks, according to a report from the UK regulator.
Deutsche Boerse is to commit €50 million to drive its growth after announcing strong Q2 results.