Repo and U.S. Treasury clearing will increase in 2026. The SEC finally put forth, voted on and passed a final rule laying out their long-expected approach to mandatory clearing for this systemically important market after years of industry ..read more

The role of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investment decision-making has generated both positive and negative publicity. Fixed-income portfolio managers have indicated that ESG is a factor in their investment decision-making ..read more

The buy side sees the U.S. Treasury market as largely transparent. That’s a good thing. However, less than half of that same group told us they regularly perform transaction cost analysis (TCA). That suggests one of two things: Either the buy side ..read more

At the January 26, 2022, SEC Open Meeting, the Commission voted 3 to 1 to: Propose amendments to Exchange Act Rule 3b-16 (the definition of “Exchange”); Re-propose a modified Regulation ATS for ATSs that Trade U.S. Government Securities ..read more

We recently gathered input from 16 corporate-bond liquidity providers, examining their views on liquidity, where they see opportunities for innovation and the market’s next step forward. Their key areas of planned investment—direct connectivity to ..read more

The days of corporate bond portfolio trading estimates are coming to an end. FINRA has proposed and the SEC has approved a new rule (proposed FINRA Rule 6730(d)(4)(H)) that will require corporate bonds traded via a portfolio trade be reported to ..read more