Mizuho and Credit Suisse join DirectBooks
DirectBooks, the capital markets consortium developing bond issuance technology to increase primary market efficiency has announced that Mizuho and Credit Suisse have joined its...
The 2020 vision for primary markets
New platform launches in 2020 will see intense competition to manage the bond issuance process. Dan Barnes reports.
Traders at buy-side firms are looking for...
Buy-side fights back against primary market pressure
As new platforms promise to increase efficiency in bond issuance, buy-side firms are looking for leverage to drive change, and not only through technology.
The...
Keep an eye on bank issuance
Bank bond issuance is expected to pick up this year according to research by Morgan Stanley analysts. With deposits proving less attractive as a...
Bloomberg forces SEC to provide cost analysis of primary issuance database
Bloomberg has had its case for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to provide an analysis of the costs for a primary bond...
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...
Charles River and DirectBooks collaborate on primary bond issuance
Charles River Development, a State Street Company, is collaborating with DirectBooks to support investment firms to manage primary issuance workflows in the Charles River...
BondAuction and NowCM partner to support primary market access
BondAuction and NowCM, the primary market platform, are establishing connectivity between their platforms to offer connectivity for respective clients and users.
NowCM and BondAuction will...
ING issues first commercial paper trade via Onbrane
ING Bank has completed its first Euro Commercial Paper (CP) transaction, issued by Dutch company Royal Friesland Campina, on the Onbrane platform for primary...
Low issuance volumes may impact the momentum to reform primary markets
Platforms keen to emphasise longer term commitment to electronification and greater automation.
Multiple platforms have been launched to drive increased efficiency in managing bond issuance,...
