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Euronext MTS to facilitate European Central Bank’s euro-denominated bonds electronic trading platforms

The TRADE

APRIL 4, 2024

Euronext’s dealer to client trading platform MTS BondVision has secured the contract to supply the European Central Bank (ECB) with electronic trading platforms for euro-denominated bonds. The post Euronext MTS to facilitate European Central Bank’s euro-denominated bonds electronic trading platforms appeared first on The TRADE.

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How DLT could help with green bonds

Accenture Capital Markets

JANUARY 22, 2024

The challenge of proving green credentials This growing scrutiny also presents questions for green bonds. The first green bond was issued by the World Bank in November 2008 and since then, they’ve become a well-established feature of the global financial landscape. And it’s not just investors who want this proof.

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Bonds offer income and some volatility protection. Pick out the right bond fund for your portfolio

CNBC: Investing

APRIL 29, 2024

Having a diversified portfolio means you should have some of your money in bonds. Here's what to know

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CME Group to launch US corporate bond index futures this summer

The TRADE

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

CME Group is set to expand its interest rate complex with the launch of US corporate bond index futures in summer 2024, subject to regulatory review. The two indexes measure the performance of investment grade corporate bonds and a liquid, diversified component of the high yield corporate bond market, respectively.

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'The bond vigilante is coming back,' UBS strategist says

CNBC: Investing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The "bond vigilantes are coming back" as investors continue to sell amid the prospect of a growing fiscal deficit, according to UBS Asset Management's Kevin Zhao.

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Why Cashing Savings Bonds Has Become So Hard

The New York Times: Banking

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Citing potential fraud, banks are making it increasingly difficult to pay out savings bonds. An unlikely beneficiary is the federal government.

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HSBC and the Bank of East Asia execute first Hong Kong repo trade using digital bonds

The TRADE

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

HSBC has executed a Hong Kong dollar repo transaction with the Bank of East Asia (BEA), which used Hong Kong government digitally native green bonds as collateral for financing purposes. The move represents the first repo in Hong Kong involving digital bonds. The bonds settled on 7 February.

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Bullet Bond

Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 18, 2024

What Is A Bullet Bond? Bullet Bonds are bonds that require payment of the entire principal amount at once upon reaching maturity while spreading the interest payments over the entire period. The transaction closes only when the bond matures. Bullet Bonds are the most common and widely issued bonds across the globe.

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Citi makes minority investment in e-trading bond platform provider Cicada Technologies

The TRADE

MAY 9, 2024

Citi has made a strategic minority investment in Greenwich-based fintech, Cicada Technologies (CT), to facilitate institutional e-trading of Mexican government bonds. The post Citi makes minority investment in e-trading bond platform provider Cicada Technologies appeared first on The TRADE.

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Here's what to know about adding foreign bond exposure to your portfolio

CNBC: Investing

APRIL 18, 2024

Putting overseas fixed income into an investment lineup can add diversification, boost returns and help limit total bond risk.

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Is Cryptocurrency Like Stocks and Bonds? Courts Move Closer to an Answer.

The New York Times: Banking

JANUARY 26, 2024

Federal judges are weighing whether digital currencies should be subject to the same rules as stocks and bonds. The outcome could shape crypto’s future in the U.S.

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EU and UK regulators reveal updated plans for bond tape frameworks

The TRADE

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Both the FCA and ESMA have published updates to their respective consolidated tape framework plans, including expected timelines, with a continued focus on the procedures for the selection of a bond CTP. In the EU, ESMA has confirmed that the selection of the bond tape provider is set for two years from now.

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Ray Dalio says to hold cash 'temporarily' — but don’t buy debt and bonds

CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Amid mounting concerns over rising interest rates and inflation levels Bridgewater Associates’ founder Ray Dalio said he prefers cash over bonds.

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Bill Gross is down on both stocks and bonds, says these are the best opportunities now

CNBC: Investing

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Bill Gross, a widely followed investor once known as the bond king, said he's negative about both stocks and bonds, only seeing very limited opportunities.

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UBS is bullish on investment-grade corporate bonds. Here's why

CNBC: Investing

APRIL 3, 2024

Yields are down from their 2023 highs, but there is still plenty for income investors to admire about investment-grade corporate bonds, according to UBS.

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Investortools Dealer Network integrates Tradeweb Ai-Price for municipal bonds

The TRADE

JANUARY 26, 2024

Fixed income software solutions provider Investortools has included Tradeweb Automated Intelligent Pricing (Ai-Price) for municipal bonds into the Investortools Dealer Network. By utilising Tradeweb Ai-Price for municipal bonds, users of the Investortools Dealer Network can optimise their trading experience through enhanced price discovery.”

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BlackRock says this is the 'last best opportunity' to buy these bonds

CNBC: Investing

APRIL 5, 2024

Robust economic growth and stubborn inflation have kept bond yields high so far in 2024, but that may not last for the rest of the year.

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TS Imagine boosts fixed income offering through connection to ICE Bonds

The TRADE

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

TS Imagine has connected to Intercontinental Exchange’s ICE Bonds, enabling clients using TS ONE and TradeSmart OEMS to access ICE Bonds’ fixed income execution protocols and liquidity. Specifically, the connection allows access to ICE Bonds’ trading protocols for both municipals and corporates across ICE TMC and ICE BondPoint.

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Kepler’s Ellipsis AM set to acquire Rothschild AM convertible bond business

The TRADE

APRIL 5, 2024

Kepler Cheuvreux subsidiary Ellipsis Asset Management has moved to expand its capabilities in the convertible bond segment with the acquisition of Rothschild & Co’s business. Convertible bonds are a hybrid of bonds and equities. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.

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IIFCL targets to raise Rs 17,000 crore from bond issuances in FY24

Business Standard - FInance

JUNE 21, 2023

Infra financier IIFCL is targeting to raise up to Rs 17,000 crore through bond issuances in FY24, a top official said on Tuesday. The state-run company has already raised Rs 500 crore through a bond issue and will be doing issuances in tranches of Rs 2,000-3,000 crore going ahead, its managing director P R Jaishankar told reporters here.

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Active bond funds outperformed their passive peers in 2023, Morningstar says. These are top performers

CNBC: Investing

MARCH 20, 2024

About 53% of active bond managers survived and beat the passive average in 2023, up from 30% in 2022, according to Morningstar.

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How muni bond ETFs can make tax-loss harvesting a smarter strategy

CNBC: Investing

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Municipal bond ETFs are seeing an influx of cash in the waning days of 2023, which could be a byproduct of tax-loss harvesting

Cathie Wood says the bond market is key to a resurgence in her favorite innovation stocks

CNBC: Investing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood said her innovation darlings are poised to lead the market once bonds start to rally and push interest rates lower.

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Consumer prices are cooling, but BlackRock bets on inflation-protected bonds for the long term. Here's why

CNBC: Investing

JANUARY 8, 2024

With inflation-protected bonds, the principal portion of the securities rise and fall alongside the movement in the consumer price index.

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Get tax-exempt income on the cheap as bond shake-up hits munis

CNBC: Investing

OCTOBER 12, 2023

A decline in bond prices could mean this is a great opportunity to snap up tax-exempt municipal bonds.

Investors will soon be able to buy slices of bonds. How to decide if this is the right move for you

CNBC: Investing

JANUARY 5, 2024

A new product is allowing investors to buy fractions of bonds as an alterative to full individual bonds and ETFs.

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Barclays names new head of securitised products bond trading

The TRADE

APRIL 2, 2024

David Garner is set to join Barclays as head of securitised products bond trading in June, following just over a year as managing director at Atlas SP Partners. The post Barclays names new head of securitised products bond trading appeared first on The TRADE.

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Broadridge’s LTX launches OpenAI GPT-4 powered application to service bond market

The TRADE

JUNE 6, 2023

Broadridge Financial Solutions subsidiary LTX has launched BondGPT, an application powered by OpenAI GPT-4 which answers bond-related questions and helps users identify corporate bonds on the LTX platform. Earlier this year, LTX successfully completed the migration of its corporate bond e-trading platform to Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Investors should take a look at these high-yield bond ETFs with tax advantages, Bank of America says

CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Investors are overlooking municipal bonds as they shake up their fixed income portfolios, according to a Bank of America strategist.

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These bonds offering tax-free income will still be a good deal in 2024

CNBC: Investing

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Muni bonds faced a runup in yields this year, but with rates expected to cool in 2024, price appreciation could be in the cards.

HKEX reveals plans to launch China treasury bond futures

The TRADE

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has announced plans to launch China treasury bond futures in Hong Kong, subject to regulatory approval. Bond Connect, which was launched in 2017 as part of HKEX’s mutual market access programme with Mainland China, has helped drive international participation in China’s bond market.

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Investors are shifting into this type of bond fund at the fastest pace in three years

CNBC: Investing

JANUARY 26, 2024

Optimism around falling inflation and potential Federal Reserve rate cuts appears to be spurring a shake-up for bond funds.

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Telegram secures $330 million in bond sales

Global Banking & Finance

MARCH 18, 2024

Telegram secures $330 million in bond sales (Reuters) – Popular messaging platform Telegram raised $330 million through bond sales last week, founder and CEO Pavel Durov said on Monday. The offering was oversubscribed and terms of the bond were favorable for the company, Durov wrote on his own Telegram channel.

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Investors are unlikely to dump cash in favor of locking in bond yields, JPMorgan says

CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Only a fraction of the cash in money markets will move to bonds, JPMorgan believes. Here's when it could happen — and where the money may go.

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These bond funds withstood the 2008 and 2020 recessions. What investors can learn from them

CNBC: Investing

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Recession fears are looming, but a few intermediate core bond funds have a track record of success.

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Tigress Financial Partners to offer ICE TMC bond platform to clients

The TRADE

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Tigress Financial Partners is set to offer a co-branded version of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) TMC bond platform, an anonymous, all-to-all alternative trading system (ATS) operated by ICE Bonds, to its clients. The post Tigress Financial Partners to offer ICE TMC bond platform to clients appeared first on The TRADE.

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This bond ETF is a bet on ‘higher for longer’ and uses options to find extra income

CNBC: Investing

AUGUST 11, 2023

More investors are turning to the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF (TLTW) to to squeeze additional cash from long-term bonds.

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Investors can get a 5.6% yield with this 'first-rate' ultrashort bond ETF

CNBC: Investing

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Pimco's ultrashort bond ETF has an average duration of less than a year.

Investors

High-yield bonds will be one of the top performers this year, according to State Street. Here's why

CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

High-yield bonds outperformed last year, and State Street's Michael Arone is predicting a repeat performance.

Punjab & Sind Bank plans to raise Rs 750 cr via bonds to fund growth

Business Standard - FInance

JUNE 12, 2023

State-owned Punjab & Sind Bank on Monday said it plans to raise Rs 750 crore from bonds to fund business growth. The board has approved the raising of capital up to Rs 750 crore through the issuance of Basel-III compliant Additional Tier-I Bonds or Tier-II Bonds, the bank said in a regulatory filing.

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Corporate bond yields are off highs, but are still attractive. Here's what experts say to look for in 2024

CNBC: Investing

DECEMBER 29, 2023

While corporate bond yields have moved down off their highs, investors will still be able to snap up some juicy income next year, experts believe.

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Here's how BlackRock's Rick Rieder is navigating the bond market sell-off in his outperforming ETF

CNBC: Investing

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The BlackRock Flexible Income ETF (BINC), managed by Rieder, has outperformed the market's biggest bond ETFs over the past month.

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Investors are jumping into this bond ETF in numbers that rival the ARK Invest bubble

CNBC: Investing

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) saw heavy inflows and trading volumes in October.

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These new ETFs will help investors target a lucrative part of the corporate bond market

CNBC: Investing

JANUARY 25, 2024

New funds from BondBloxx give investors tools to target the BBB-rated bond market.

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Euronext MTS to facilitate European Central Bank’s euro-denominated bonds electronic trading platforms

How DLT could help with green bonds

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Bonds offer income and some volatility protection. Pick out the right bond fund for your portfolio

CME Group to launch US corporate bond index futures this summer

'The bond vigilante is coming back,' UBS strategist says

Why Cashing Savings Bonds Has Become So Hard

HSBC and the Bank of East Asia execute first Hong Kong repo trade using digital bonds

Bullet Bond

Citi makes minority investment in e-trading bond platform provider Cicada Technologies

Here's what to know about adding foreign bond exposure to your portfolio

Is Cryptocurrency Like Stocks and Bonds? Courts Move Closer to an Answer.

EU and UK regulators reveal updated plans for bond tape frameworks

Ray Dalio says to hold cash 'temporarily' — but don’t buy debt and bonds

Bill Gross is down on both stocks and bonds, says these are the best opportunities now

UBS is bullish on investment-grade corporate bonds. Here's why

Investortools Dealer Network integrates Tradeweb Ai-Price for municipal bonds

BlackRock says this is the 'last best opportunity' to buy these bonds

TS Imagine boosts fixed income offering through connection to ICE Bonds

Kepler’s Ellipsis AM set to acquire Rothschild AM convertible bond business

IIFCL targets to raise Rs 17,000 crore from bond issuances in FY24

Active bond funds outperformed their passive peers in 2023, Morningstar says. These are top performers

How muni bond ETFs can make tax-loss harvesting a smarter strategy

Cathie Wood says the bond market is key to a resurgence in her favorite innovation stocks

Consumer prices are cooling, but BlackRock bets on inflation-protected bonds for the long term. Here's why

Get tax-exempt income on the cheap as bond shake-up hits munis

Investors will soon be able to buy slices of bonds. How to decide if this is the right move for you

Barclays names new head of securitised products bond trading

Broadridge’s LTX launches OpenAI GPT-4 powered application to service bond market

Investors should take a look at these high-yield bond ETFs with tax advantages, Bank of America says

These bonds offering tax-free income will still be a good deal in 2024

HKEX reveals plans to launch China treasury bond futures

Investors are shifting into this type of bond fund at the fastest pace in three years

Telegram secures $330 million in bond sales

Investors are unlikely to dump cash in favor of locking in bond yields, JPMorgan says

These bond funds withstood the 2008 and 2020 recessions. What investors can learn from them

Tigress Financial Partners to offer ICE TMC bond platform to clients

This bond ETF is a bet on ‘higher for longer’ and uses options to find extra income

Investors can get a 5.6% yield with this 'first-rate' ultrashort bond ETF

High-yield bonds will be one of the top performers this year, according to State Street. Here's why

Punjab & Sind Bank plans to raise Rs 750 cr via bonds to fund growth

Corporate bond yields are off highs, but are still attractive. Here's what experts say to look for in 2024

Here's how BlackRock's Rick Rieder is navigating the bond market sell-off in his outperforming ETF

Investors are jumping into this bond ETF in numbers that rival the ARK Invest bubble

These new ETFs will help investors target a lucrative part of the corporate bond market

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