NatWest, Loop Capital, and TD Securities join DirectBooks
NatWest, Loop Capital and TD Securities have joined the DirectBooks bond issuance platform. The recent additions increase the total number of underwriters on DirectBooks...
EquiLend to launch Swaptimization platform in EU
Securities finance specialist, EquiLend, will be launching its Swaptimization platform in the autumn for financial institutions in the European Union.
The EU launch of Swaptimization,...
Germany issues first tokenised bonds on DLT during ECB trials
Clearstream, DekaBank and DZ Bank have issued two tokenised €5 million bonds using distributed ledger technology (DLT).
The bonds were issued during the ECB’s trials...
FCA “utterly useless” engaging with EU over Brexit
By Chris Hall.
Veteran city commentator Anthony Hilton delivered a harsh verdict on the UK financial regulators’ efforts to support Britain’s finance industry ahead of...
UBS AM: Central bank mandates could change as deficit spend grows
Barry Gill, head of investments, UBS Asset Management has said that the market volatility seen in US markets following Trump’s 2016 election victory may...
Arabadjief joins First Eagle
First Eagle Investments has appointed Justin Arabadjief as head of high grade trading for municipal credit as it continues to build out its investment...
Sherpa Edge goes live
Outsourced trading provider, Sherpa Edge Trading, has gone live with Reception and Transmission of Order (RTO) services out of its offices in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The...
John Rothrock named head of DirectPool
CastleOak Securities, the New York-based boutique investment bank, has hired John Rothrock III as managing director and head of DirectPool, its Fixed Income Electronic...
Ratings & Analysis: Fitch warns of Middle East sovereign downgrades
Sovereign ratings in the Middle East have the scope to withstand a short regional conflict, Fitch Ratings has said – but further escalation and...
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...
SEC signs off US Treasury clearing for cash and repo
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted a rule designed to reduce risk in the US Treasury market by ensuring that more...
September: US rates ADNV up 35% YoY amid wider uncertainty
In September, overall trading in US rates rose 1% year-over-year, standing at 59% of volumes, while the average daily notional volume stood at US$988...
