The Book: CIF issues six-times oversubscribed Capital Markets Mechanism bond
The Capital Markets Mechanism (CCMM) of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has issued its inaugural bond, raising US$500 million from a US$3 billion orderbook.
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Press Release: Laurie McAughtry joins Markets Media as Managing Editor of Best Execution
Markets Media is pleased to announce the appointment of Laurie McAughtry as managing editor of Best Execution Magazine, with former editor, Lynn Strongin Dodds,...
Eurex: Setting the benchmark
Eurex’s three-month Euro STR Futures (€STR) are supporting the Euro market transition to a new risk-free rate.
Eurex’s €STR Futures, referencing the new Euro-denominated risk-free...
Why ICSD data could revitalise Europe’s pre-trade bond analytics
Two international securities depositaries (ICSDs), Euroclear and – as of last week – Clearstream, are rolling out access to data for trade settlements in...
Tigress network “maximises” ESG footprint with ICE bond platform partnership
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), a global provider of technology and data, has partnered with Tigress Financial Partners, a disabled and women-owned financial advisory firm, to...
Hermes appoints Andrew Jackson as head of Fixed Income
Hermes Investment Management, which has £30.6 billion in assets under management, appointed Andrew Jackson as head of Fixed Income, reporting to Eoin Murray, head...
Insights & Analysis: Investors’ Gilt-y pleasure
Markets have turned positive on UK government bonds, which rallied across the curve following the release of unemployment data indicating a higher rate and...
Crunching liquidity data
Sifting the sands of market data for gems of price and liquidity requires a build of mapping and analytical technology often beyond the resources...
Tradeweb all-to-all for Europe after summer
Following the announcement of all-to-all trading on its US Credit platform, Tradeweb Europe will also be launching the functionality in H2 2017.
The system, 'Blast...
Direct streaming builds support at TradeTech
The evolution of bond trading, through the smart application of technology and increasingly sophisticated market making is promising to deliver better execution, said Lynn...
FIX issues guide for MiFID II reporting of bond trades
By Flora McFarlane.
FIX Trading Community, which sets the messaging standard for trading messages sent between buy-side and sell-side firms, has published the final Recommended...
Implied cost of liquidity falling, with US high yield an exception
Volumes in the corporate bond markets have been picking back up, relative to bid-ask spreads, indicating an improving liquidity picture across the US and...
