Origination: Citi issues first digitally-native structured note
Citi has issued a digitally-native structured note on Euroclear's digital financial market infrastructure (D-FMI) distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform.
The note is an autocall with...
Refinitiv Lipper Research: Investors looking to reduce interest rate risk
A new report on the first quarter of 2021 from Refinitiv Lipper Research has found that fixed income funds posted a return of negative...
‘Alternative’ rating agencies’ early Greece upgrades led Moodys and S&P
Greek spreads over German debt have tightened from 270 basis points to 70 basis points since mid 2022. Non-traditional rating agencies like Scope ratings...
CME Group completes migration of BrokerTec trading platform to CME Globex
Market operator CME Group has migrated the US Treasuries trading and US repo functions of BrokerTec business to its CME Globex platform. This follows...
Complex environment requires multi-model approach to data science
In fixed income, the most effective investment and trading models can be those built to withstand uncertainty. Speaking at the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit...
China Minsheng Bank taps Bloomberg for sell-side solutions suite
China Minsheng, a Chinese commercial bank, has adopted Bloomberg’s sell-side execution management solution ETOMS, and expanded its use of Trade Order Management Solutions (TOMS)...
Ratings & Analysis: The Fed and BofE call out private credit’s gathering storm
Both the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve have recently trained their sights on private credit as a source of mounting financial stability...
ING appoints Kerkor, targets DCM growth
Joseph Kerkor has joined ING as head of emerging markets credit trading for EMEA.
Based in London, Kerkor leads a team of five traders covering...
IMTC: Customising investment products efficiently in a rising rate environment
Technology is enabling investment managers to automate portfolio and instrument selection putting clients in the driving seat.
The DESK interviewed Russell Feldman, CEO of IMTC,...
What will shape Europe’s bond market in 2025
The European bond market is under pressure from several dynamics which are shaping its evolution, with implications for investors and issuers.
Andy Hill, senior director...
S&P to end TCA offering
S&P Global is shuttering its transaction cost analysis (TCA) operations, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Michael Richter, EMEA executive director of TCA at...
Origination: Mars issues US$26 billion to acquire Kellanova
Mars Inc has issued US$26 billion in senior notes in a private transaction to fund its acquisition of snacking company Kellanova, formerly Kellogg’s.
The offering...
