Invesco’s AT1 bond ETF has “opened door to large investors” as AUM passes US$1...
The Invesco AT1 Capital Bond UCITS ETF has surpassed US$1 billion in assets under management, (AUM) with around US$500 million of net new assets...
EIB’s Project Venus issues second digital bond on blockchain
The European Investment Bank (EIB) — in collaboration with Goldman Sachs Bank Europe, Santander and Société Générale — launched Project Venus, their second euro-denominated...
High Court of Hong Kong: Evergrande insolvent
A winding up order has been made against China Evergrande Group, the troubled property firm, through the High Court of Hong Kong.
In her ruling...
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...
KfW issues first digital Euro commercial paper via Onbrane
Bond issuance platform, Onbrane, has onboarded KfW, the national development bank of Germany, and processed the first KfW's first Euro commercial paper via Onbrane’s...
CUSIP requests indicate municipal borrowing to rise, corporate to fall
CUSIP Global Services (CGS) has found a significant surge in request volume for new municipal bond identifiers, and a significant decline in request for...
Me The Money Show – Green Bonds
Me The Money Show Episode 17 from Markets Media on Vimeo.
Investors are ramping up demand for green bonds, with issuers seeing a positive appetite...
Criticism of price formation in Gilt syndication defended by UK’s Debt Management Office
Challenges to the process of UK government bond (Gilt) pricing by syndicate banks, made by member of parliament, Mel Stride, chair of the Treasury...
Analysis: Market response to US Treasury’s increased borrowing needs
The US Treasury’s need to increase debt issuance, beyond market expectations, has had several effects. Firstly there was a ratings downgrade of the USA...
Country focus: India’s bond markets in an election year
India has an upcoming election on 19 April, which the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is widely...