Fixed income Archive

Large international brokers are in for a war of attrition in the battle for global capital markets survival, according to leading analysts. read more>

The battle for Scandinavian market share is set to intensify with a new initiative from domestic exchange operator Nasdaq OMX Nordic to attract overseas flow and the implementation of the London Stock Exchange's Millennium Exchange platform at Oslo Børs. read more>

Euroclear Bank has been granted access to Russia’s central securities depository to offer post-trade services for one of the most actively traded classes of Russian government bonds. read more>

Fixed income asset allocation in UK pension portfolios has increased to a point where it has overtaken equities. Meantime, moves to increase transparency and reduce the cost of fixed income investment have reached a new level, with UBS tilting its dealing services towards electronic trading. read more>

Vega-Chi has reported the successful debut of its buy-side only trading platform for US high-yield and distressed fixed income products, with over 40 clients supporting the venue from launch. read more>

BondDesk, a provider of US fixed income trading technology and execution services, has hired its chairman Howard Edelstein as CEO. read more>

Agency broker JonesTrading has hired a former Barclays managing director to lead an expansion into convertible bond trading. read more>

Bond trading venue Tradeweb bolstered its expansion efforts by adding central and eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa bonds to its electronic platform. read more>

Deutsche Börse has unveiled plans to stimulate liquidity in the fixed income market with the addition of bonds to its Xetra continuous order book. read more>

The Fixed Income Connectivity Working Group, a collective of global investment banks, has signed a number of venues to its electronic swaps trading standard. read more>