DirectBooks names team and launches advisory committee
DirectBooks, a sell-side consortium designing systems for the primary bond market, has named Yvonne Wang as chief operating officer, and Christopher Rodriguez as global...
Industry viewpoint : Regulation & data : MTS
Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR)
Q&A with Tom Harry, Regulatory Specialist, MTS
How well prepared are institutions for the impending requirements of SFTR?
Most repo market participants...
China bonds on track despite delay
The recent decision by FTSE Russell not to include Chinese bonds in its World Government Bond Index and other benchmarks will not have a...
Exclusive: Spencer Lee joins TS Imagine as chief markets officer; sets out strategy
TS Imagine, the trading, portfolio, and risk management system provider, has announced Spencer Lee is joining as chief markets officer, to lead the firm’s...
Missing liquidity – Zen and the art of liquidity maintenance
Regulators cannot find the liquidity problem that traders see daily, threatening to set rules for game ‘A’, when game ‘B’ is played out in the markets. Chris...
IDX: Clearing up clearing in Europe
With volatility a constant market presence in recent years, and expected to be for the foreseeable future, regulators need to ensure that firms can...
Did MiFID II spark a revolution?
An ‘all-star panel’ provided contrasting views on the pace of change being wrought by regulation and technology in Tuesday morning’s session, ‘Embracing a new...
Nomura settles 2021 unlawful trading fine
Nomura Securities has paid a 21.76 million yen administrative monetary penalty following unlawful trading of Japanese government bond futures in March 2021.
Japan’s Financial Services...
APAC trading recovery is far from even
The recovery from last year’s market sell-off and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic appears to have been marked in many regions, with volumes for both...
Euronext GRSS acquisition marks interest rate benchmark indices expansion
Euronext is set to acquire 75% of the share capital of Global Rate Set Systems (GRSS), a provider of services to benchmark administrators, as...
Taiwan and Philippines enhance capital market collaboration
The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) and the Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote and enhance cooperation between...
E-trading static but competition rises in US rates
Although US rates trading volumes were up 20% year-on-year, the proportion of that volume e-traded remained static. “We don’t expect this metric to move...
