Fixed Income

Agency broker AQX Securities has been acquired by UK prime brokerage firm Linear Investments.

The Japan Exchange Group will launch a new volatility index later this year, measuring the implied volatility of Japanese government bonds using options on JGB futures.

Liquidnet has hired a former BlackRock direct, Chris Dennis, to run its US fixed income sales ahead of the launch of its bond dark pool.

Christophe Roupie, the global head of trading and securities financing at AXA Investment Managers has left the group, the company confirmed today.

Europe’s new securities settlement platform, TARGET2 Securities, fill form the foundation of the Capital Markets Union, said the chief of the European Central Bank.

A service to enable institutional investors to electronically submit indications of interest (IOIs) for new fixed income issues is due to be launched by technology vendor Ipreo.

Markit is set to launch a fixed income transaction cost analysis service, which is already being used by a select number of clients.

Liquidnet intends to launch a dark pool for corporate bonds in Q3, focused on institutional investors.

Traders are bracing themselves for continued increased volatility in the bond markets, following warnings from numerous buy-siders in recent weeks.