SSGA launches new bond ETF on Barclays Global Aggregate index
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has launched the SPDR Barclays Global Aggregate UCITS exchange traded fund (ETF). The fund is available unhedged on the...
Reports: Ukraine raises nearly US$300 million in bond sale
Ukraine has successfully raised funds in the bond market at a time when Russian debt is becoming untradable. The proceeds from the bonds will...
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...
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...
China focus: The outstanding debt of defaulters
Concern around issuer defaults in China is clearly based upon good evidence; our chart this week from S&P Global Ratings shows the annual growth...
Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, US Bancorp and Wells Fargo back Versana digital loan platform
Versana has announced the addition of four new banks – Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, US Bancorp and Wells Fargo – as investors in its...
Fusan Exchange issues tokenised sukuk backed by sovereign-linked instrument
Fusang Exchange, a digital stock exchange operator regulated and supervised by the Labuan Financial Services Authority in Malaysia, has tokenised and listed a digital...
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...
Credit: The liquid, green bond sea
By Dan Barnes.
Green bonds issuance is booming and investor appetite growing, making access to markets increasingly important.
The size of the green bond market reached...
