“Game-changing reforms” needed to fix Europe’s capital markets, say European associations
A new report from three leading market associations outlines an ambitious roadmap to improve the competitiveness of capital markets in Europe through a combination...
Origination: Alphabet plans yen-denominated issuance
Alphabet plans to issue yen-denominated bonds in the near future, according to a recent SEC filing, complementing its existing CAD 8.5 billion and €9...
TP ICAP connects dealers to Liquidnet’s New Issue Trading protocol
TP ICAP, the interdealer broker, market infrastructure and information provider, is enabling dealers to join the buy-side in placing orders and trade directly on...
Margin calls for bitcoin futures pose systemic threat
AIG failed in 2008, because the value it placed upon the mortgages underpinning the credit default swaps it had sold to Goldman Sachs was...
Why Europe’s electronic credit trading is accelerating
The level of electronic trading in European corporate bond markets has overtaken the US, according to analysis from firms including Propellant and Coalition Greenwich....
Nicanor Trano promoted at BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas has appointed Nicanor Trano as head of AUD & USD rates trading for APAC.
Trano has 20 years of industry experience, and has...
FI revenues make big yearly gains at European exchanges
Fixed income trading revenues dipped in the second quarter at European exchanges – but were up more than 20% across the board.
LSEG’s fixed income...
Electronic bond trading expanding to match MENA markets rapid growth
Bond markets in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region have seen primary and secondary activity surging in 2025, reflecting individual country’s sovereign...
On the DESK : Cathy Gibson : Royal London
The buy side must be an active participant in shaping market structure if investors are to achieve the best returns, says Cathy Gibson.
Biography: Cathy...
The evolution of an IDB
TP ICAP has assembled a team of diverse talents including cadres of former Newedge and UBS colleagues amongst the employees of Tullett Prebon, ICAP,...
DTCC to tokenise US Treasury securities in H1 2026
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)-custodied securities will be tokenised on the Canton Network next year.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action...
Oppenheimer & Co adds three MDs to IG sales team
Oppenheimer & Co has hired Perren Thomas, Dennis Megley and Mike Henneberry onto its investment grade (IG) desk. Each will serve as managing directors...
