FlexTrade integrates IHS Markit pre-trade TCA data into EMS
FlexTrade, the multi-asset execution and order management system provider, and IHS Markit, the analytics and solutions provider to buy- and sell-side firms, are integrating...
Fractional exchange BondbloX ‘democratises’ global access to bond markets
BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX), a fractional bond exchange, has made its platform that tracks and trades bonds available for individual investors in an effort...
Bloomberg releases new Common Data Format for legal entity identifiers
Bloomberg has released the New Common Data Format 3.1 for legal entity identifiers (LEIs) and received a second accreditation as an LEI issuer for...
Buy-side support for FSB on CCP resolution
US buy-side trade body the Investment Companies Institute (ICI) says it supports the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB’s) guidance on central counterparty (CCP) resolution.
CCPs became...
Me the Money Show – Episode One
In this pilot episode, Markets Media Group editors Dan Barnes and Terry Flanagan discuss current conditions in institutional capital markets. Topics covered include how...
Ratings & Analysis: S&P upgrades South Africa
S&P Global Ratings has upgraded South Africa’s long-term sovereign ratings, assigning the country BB for foreign currency and BB+ for local currency, with a...
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...
Insights & Analysis : Makeup removal time for Powell at Jackson Hole
The Fed chair, Jerome Powell, used the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium on 22 August to confirm a formal reset of the Fed policy...
Portfolio trading breaks into new markets
Emerging markets are adopting PT to add efficiency to liquidity sourcing, writes Matt Walters of MarketAxess.
Portfolio trading has seen a lot of success and...
Press Release: Alex Pugh joins Markets Media’s news desk
Markets Media is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Pugh as a reporter for the Markets Media news desk, working across titles.
Dan...
Parameta and ICAP launch interest rate swap volatility indices
Parameta Solutions, in partnership with ICAP G10 Rates, has launched a family of interest rate swap volatility indices designed to enhance the investment decision...
KfW issues first benchmark bond via Deutsche Börse’s digital D7 platform
German bank KfW has issued its first high-volume benchmark bond as a central register security according to the German electronic securities act (eWpG) with...
