Treasury futures open interest shows record uncertainty; surpasses 17 million contracts
Derivatives market operator, CME Group, reports that open interest (OI) in its US Treasury futures reached a record 17,222,551 contracts on 12 May, the...
Euroclear and BondCliQ create new fixed income settlement data tool
Euroclear is collaborating with BondCliQ, the bond market data as a service (DaaS) firm, to launch a new European fixed income settlement data solution,...
April showers on e-trading platform growth
Last month saw electronic trading platforms continue to grow, but with activity hit by the concerns around financials, leading multi-asset market operator, Tradeweb, to...
Digital Asset’s new markets blockchain backed by CBOE, Deutsche Börse and ASX
Digital Asset and a group of capital market participants plan to launch the Canton Network, a ‘privacy-enabled’ interoperable blockchain network designed for institutional assets....
Intesa Sanpaolo joins ICE Clear Credit, expanding European participation
Intesa Sanpaolo has become a clearing participant at ICE Clear Credit, the clearinghouse for credit default swaps.
“The addition of Intesa Sanpaolo to the...
Carl James joins S&P Global
Industry veteran, Carl James, has joined S&P as head of fixed income, for the Global Markets Group (GMG).
In a statement he said, “I...
LSEG signs long-term strategic partnership with Barclays
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and Barclays have signed a new multi-year strategic partnership. Building on a longstanding existing relationship, the agreement includes a...
KfW issues first digital Euro commercial paper via Onbrane
Bond issuance platform, Onbrane, has onboarded KfW, the national development bank of Germany, and processed the first KfW's first Euro commercial paper via Onbrane’s...
Liontrust to acquire GAM
Liontrust, the specialist fund management group, has conditionally agreed to acquire GAM, the troubled investment management group, in an all share approach, with ordinary...
People’s Bank of China sets out northbound rules for Swap Connect
The People's Bank of China has issued interim measures to standardise the interest rate swap market between the mainland and Hong Kong, protecting investor...
