BlackRock acquires Preqin
BlackRock has agreed to acquire private markets data provider Preqin in a £2.55 billion transaction, expanding its private markets capabilities.
Through the acquisition, BlackRock will...
Bitfinex Securities and Mikro Kapital launch ongoing tokenised bond issue
Bitfinex Securities, which offers listing and trading services for security tokens, has launched two new tokenised bond issues under an ongoing tokenised bond issuance...
ICE issues US Dollar LIBOR cessation update
Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Benchmark Administration (IBA), the authorised and regulated administrator of LIBOR, has provided an update on the cessation of US dollar LIBOR.
In...
Germany issues first tokenised bonds on DLT during ECB trials
Clearstream, DekaBank and DZ Bank have issued two tokenised €5 million bonds using distributed ledger technology (DLT).
The bonds were issued during the ECB’s trials...
KfW issues first benchmark bond via Deutsche Börse’s digital D7 platform
German bank KfW has issued its first high-volume benchmark bond as a central register security according to the German electronic securities act (eWpG) with...
Strong counterparty relationships drive performance for buy side
Maintaining strong relationships with counterparties is essential for buy-side firms to enhance their performance, agreed panellists at this year’s CMX event, and is something...
OMS, EMS or something in between?
Many firms are considering merging their order management systems (OMSs) and execution management systems (EMSs), but oversimplification could be counterproductive, delegates at this year’s...
Teamwork makes the dream work: Traders can add alpha
There is room for improvement in the relationships between portfolio managers and traders, and without taking advantage of their potential funds could miss out...
Jefferies Q224 revenues buoyed by strong debt underwriting
Jefferies’ Q2 results have seen the investment banking and capital markets firm’s reported revenue hit US$1.66 billion, a 59.6% increase against the same period...
Bond funds inflows close Q1 2024 at 20 year highs
Bond funds saw record inflows in Q1 2024, according to EFAMA’s International Quarterly Statistical Release, reaching their highest levels since 2004.
Bond funds inflows were...
