Bitfinex Securities and Mikro Kapital launch ongoing tokenised bond issue
Bitfinex Securities, which offers listing and trading services for security tokens, has launched two new tokenised bond issues under an ongoing tokenised bond issuance...
2020: Finding positives in a tough year
While 2020 was a tough year on many levels, Lee Olesky, CEO of Tradeweb, has tried to pick out the positives from a market...
SEC proposes new central clearing rules for US Treasury market
US market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed rule changes to enhance risk management practices for central counterparties in the US...
Salim Ramji named new Vanguard CEO
Vanguard has appointed Salim Ramji as the firm’s new CEO, effective 8 July.
Ramji, who will also become a member of the board, succeeds Tim...
What bond traders need to know about today’s TP ICAP / Liquidnet deal
Broker dealer TP ICAP has agreed to buy block-trading market operator Liquidnet, with Nicolas Breteau, CEO of TP ICAP, putting the growth of Liquidnet’s...
CUSIP issuance up YoY, but March decline signals concern
Year-to-date CUSIP issuance, which is indicative of new debt securities being issued, has increased year-to-date against 2024 figures, according to CUSIP Global Services (CGS).
Its latest...
Wave Labs’ eLiSA successfully executes first ever trade with Groupama Asset Management
Wave Labs, a provider of credit execution solutions, has successfully executed its first ever trade on its Electronic Liquidity Seeking Application (eLiSA) with Groupama...
IMTC picks up another SMA services client
US broker-dealer and wealth manager Amerant Investments has adopted IMTC’s systems as it plans to scale its separately managed accounts (SMA) provisions.
Amerant Investments reported...
The Book: Digital Asset and Euroclear tokenise gilts and Eurobonds
Digital Asset, a blockchain system provider, has completed a collaborative initiative to tokenise gilts and Eurobonds.
Euroclear, The World Gold Council, and global law firm...
Origination: Ninety One appoints Alper Kilic
Alper Kilic has joined global investment manager Ninety One as head of emerging markets alternative credit.
In the London-based role, he is responsible for the...
A tale of two tapes: Consolidating the consolidators
Market participants will be hit with simultaneous, major technical demands in late 2025 and early 2026 as both the EU and UK update transparency...
Dan Toomey poached by Millennium
Dan Toomey has been named senior trader at Millennium, moving from his previous roll as a portfolio manager at Verition Fund Management, a position...