Origination: Estithmar Holding issues QAR 500 million Sukuk
Estithmar Holding has issued a QAR 500 million Sukuk, the first corporate Sukuk denominated in Qatari Riyal. This issuance is the inaugural tranche of...
ANZ finds no evidence of market manipulation in preliminary analysis
Investigations into ANZ’s Australian Markets business are ongoing, with preliminary analysis by the organisation finding no evidence of market manipulation.
The Australian Securities and Investments...
Rock Springs Capital appoints T Rowe’s Williams as head of trading
Clive Williams, who led equity trading at T Rowe Price for nearly two decades, has been appointed head of trading at Rock Springs Capital...
BGC CEO to divest ownership if appointed US Secretary of Commerce
Howard Lutnick, CEO of interdealer broker, infrastructure and data provider, BGC Group, has said he would leave the business entirely if he is appointed...
Analysis: Impact of debt issuance on sell-side revenues in Q1
Strong bond issuance in the first quarter (Q1) is galvanising performance of debt capital market teams at investment banks, in turn creating optimism amongst...
Tradeweb Q2 revenues up 14%
Tradeweb has released its send quarter financial results, reporting $297.1 million in quarterly revenues, up 13.9% compared to prior year period, and US$1.2 trillion...
State Street and FactSet partner to support better data management
State Street and FactSet have partnered to integrate State Street Alpha and FactSet to support streamlining of data flows across the front, middle and...
What is driving down EM trading costs?
Analysis of trade size and bid-ask spread data from MarketAxess’s CP+ pricing feed and Trax market data, which tracks activity across markets, indicates that...
What Mexico’s vol risk means for trading LatAm bonds
In Latin American (LatAm) markets, economic volatility may transfer into market volatility – most notably in Mexico.
In order to manage risk and seize opportunities...
South Korean government bonds join FTSE World Government Bond Index
FTSE Russell has published the results of its annual country classification review for countries monitored by its global fixed income indices, reclassifying South Korean...
Nomura pushes regional growth, hires Zorzoli
Nomura has named Filippo Zorzoli as EMEA head of global market sales.
Based in London, Zorzoli reports to Nat Tyce, EMEA head of global markets...
Analysis of US yields in 2021 and anticipation for next year
Yields for US high yield bonds have turned a corner, according to MarketAxess data, following a drop from 3.65% in April down to 3.065%...
