Siemens’ digital bond issuance bypasses syndicate banks
Siemens has become one of the first companies in Germany to issue a digital bond, in accordance with Germany’s Electronic Securities Act (Gesetz über...
InvestorAccess reaches milestone with 500th institutional investor on board
IHS Markit reports it has onboarded the 500th institutional investor to its buy-side InvestorAccess community, the firm’s digital primary market platform.
InvestorAccess first launched in...
Trading systems FIXed to Ipreo for bond issuance
Primary market specialist Ipreo has launched a FIX-messaging based system for integrating the Ipreo Investor Access platform, which allows investors to electronically submit orders directly to...
Bond issuance standardisation boosted by FMSB
Market participants have published final guidelines that clarify expected behaviour during the new issue process for fixed income bonds in Europe.
A series of measures...
Neil Kleinman to head up debt capital markets at Joseph Gunnar
Emerging growth markets-focused broker-dealer and investment bank, Joseph Gunnar & Co (JGUN), has appointed Neil Kleinman as head of debt capital markets.
Kleinman will...
The Book: BofA DCM team give issuers confidence for financing in 2025
The DESK spoke with Bank of America’s Julien Roman, head of EMEA DCM FIG Origination, Paula Weisshuber, head of EMEA Corporate DCM, and Adrien...
Ipreo’s Investor Access first year sees strong uptake
By Flora McFarlane.
Ipreo, a global provider of workflow solutions and market intelligence, has released its growth statistics on usage of Investor Access, its real-time...
AXA IM: Credit downgrades increases concentration and liquidity risk in index investment
A decrease in the average credit quality of fixed income indices and intensifying competition for high quality assets present increasingly serious challenges for UK...
MEP slams precursor to ‘EU Bond’
A feasibility study into sovereign bond-backed securities (SBSS), published by the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has been slammed by Markus Ferber, German conservative...
ISIN at issuance launched for Eurobonds by Origin
Origin Markets, the debt capital markets fintech, is launching an instant-ISIN feature, created in collaboration with international central securities depositary (ICSD) Clearstream, which is...
