NowCM and Liquidnet look to accelerate new issue workflow
The NowCM Group, a system and infrastructure provider for the primary debt markets, has worked with Liquidnet, the investment and block trading specialist, to...
Primary markets : Discretion is the better part of bond issuance
The US regulator has raised questions over bank control of new issuance automation – the question is whether banks behave with valour.
A recent report...
Call for regulatory reform of primary markets
By Chris Hall.
Panellists were split on whether regulatory intervention is needed to improve transparency and efficiency in a debate on electronification and standardisation of...
EIB prices first sterling digital bond
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has priced its first ever £50 million digital bond using a combination of private and public blockchains operated and...
People’s Bank of China releases green bond certification guidelines
By Flora McFarlane.
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has released guidance on the development of the green bond...
Arteria AI gets strategic investment co-led by Citi SPRINT and BDC Capital
Arteria AI, an enterprise digital documentation specialist, has received strategic investments from Citi Spread Products Investment Technologies (SPRINT), the strategic investing arm of the...
FILS 2021: Liquidnet gives detail on new primary market offering
Liquidnet’s primary market offering for the bond market was laid out by Dan Hinxman, head of sales for Liquidnet Fixed Income at the Fixed...
Société Générale, HSBC and MUFG join DirectBooks; US$1.6 trillion processed in 2021
Société Générale, HSBC, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), have joined the DirectBooks platform bringing the total to 19 global underwriters live on DirectBooks.
In...
Ipreo positive on FCA primary market consultation
By Flora McFarlane.
Primary market platform provider Ipreo has welcomed the consultation on primary markets by UK market regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
“The FCA’s...
Exclusive: Bloomberg and S&P Global Market Intelligence collaborate on bond issuance
Bloomberg and S&P Global Market Intelligence have launched an integrated solution to streamline the syndicated primary bond market lifecycle. Bond market issuance has historically...
