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Data as of 07 September 2026 · Source: iShares LQD and HYG ETF holdings (BlackRock) · Updated daily The composition of the largest corporate bond issuers reveals a market still dominated by systemically important financial institutions, with JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Wells Fargo collectively accounting for a substantial portion…
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Adroit Trading Technologies has agreed a multi-year partnership with BlackRock to integrate its execution management system with the asset manager’s Aladdin platform. The deal, announced on August 27 2026, will allow clients who use both services to access Adroit’s trading capabilities directly from within Aladdin, BlackRock’s investment management and trading platform. Adroit, which provides multi-asset…
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Sense Street has integrated its artificial intelligence technology with S&P Global Market Intelligence’s IssueBook platform to automate order capture during primary bond issuance. The partnership, announced on 1 September 2026, aims to reduce manual processing in the bookbuilding process by converting unstructured dealer communications into structured data that can flow directly into S&P’s existing market…
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Global government bond yields have surged to levels not seen in nearly two decades, creating significant income opportunities for investors but also heightening risks that demand a more selective approach, according to BlackRock’s latest investment outlook. The asset manager’s August 2026 analysis shows US 30-year Treasury yields have risen above 5 per cent for the…
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A Swiss parliamentary committee has proposed softer capital requirements for UBS than the government sought, in a move that could significantly reduce the additional capital the bank would need to hold. The Economic Affairs and Taxation Committee of the upper house of parliament recommended that UBS AG’s backing of foreign subsidiaries should comprise a 50/50…
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US mortgage delinquencies declined in July as new defaults eased and more borrowers returned to good standing, according to data from Intercontinental Exchange. The national delinquency rate fell 16 basis points during the month, with improvements recorded at every stage of delinquency. The rate remains 12 basis points higher than a year ago but sits…
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Virtu Financial has completed what is believed to be the first fully onchain repurchase agreement using a natively issued sovereign digital bond as collateral, eliminating the need for prime broker intermediation. The transaction, executed on the Canton network with Tradeweb and M1X Global, saw all elements of the repo — securities delivery, cash leg and…
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FINRA TRACE · 31 August 2026 · Source: FINRA Key Data — 31 August 2026 **– US corporate bond average daily trading volume (YTD through July 2026): $68.1 billion ADV, +14.4% Y/Y– US investment-grade bond issuance: August 2026 set a record at $145.2 billion, topping 2020’s total of $136 billion for the month– 10-year Treasury…
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Data as of 01 September 2026 · Source: iShares LQD and HYG ETF holdings (BlackRock) · Updated daily The dominance of financial institutions among the largest corporate bond issuers underscores the sector’s outsized role in US credit markets, with JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Wells Fargo collectively accounting for nearly…
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A Swiss parliamentary committee has proposed a less stringent capital backing requirement for UBS’s foreign subsidiaries than the government previously demanded, in a move that could significantly reduce the additional capital the bank would be required to hold. The Economic Affairs and Taxation Committee of the Swiss Parliament’s upper house presented a proposal calling for…