LedgerEdge calls for industry participation in bond platform design
LedgerEdge, a new emerging ecosystem for the exchange of data and assets in the corporate bond market, has said Tim Cook, head of business...
Buy side issues framework to standardise bond issuance
The Credit Roundtable, a buy-side lobby group for bondholder protection has issued an ‘Investment Grade Primary Best Practices Framework’ designed to improve bond issuance.
The...
Liquidnet launches primary bond market offering as buy side demands innovation
Block-trading specialist Liquidnet is launching into the primary market technology space. Its new electronic solution, Liquidnet Debt Capital Markets (DCM), is focused on new...
Regulators to take tougher line on green bonds
Green bonds have become popular in recent years but the lack of transparency over how proceeds are invested has made some investors nervous. This...
EBA launches consultation on regtech
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched an industry consultation to identify the main barriers and risks of deploying RegTech and potential ways to support...
European Women in Finance: Nandini Sukumar, finding a voice
Nandini Sukumar, CEO of World Federation of Exchanges talks to Lynn Strongin Dodds about vision, strategy and consensus building.
In the five years since Nandini...
First trade of a fractionalised blockchain-based bond announced
Northern Trust and Singapore start-up BondEvalue, which formed a strategic partnership last November, announced the completion of the first trade of a fractionalised blockchain-based...
CMA scuppers ION’s fixed income ambitions?
Trading systems giant ION will have to sell the fixed income business of recently acquired Broadway Technology if it wants to allay concerns and...
US Treasuries market picks up the electronic pace due to Covid-19
Covid-19 has triggered a “dramatic” shift in US Treasuries, the world’s largest bond market towards electronic execution from traditional voice trading, according to a...
Nasdaq and Trumid collaborate
Nasdaq and Trumid are collaborating on workflow solutions for Corporate Bond Investors, coupling Trumid’s innovative trading platform with Nasdaq Fixed Income’s technology and real-time...
