Industry Roundup: 14 October
by Graham Buck
News in brief featuring: BNP Paribas green ETF and Citi survey sees T+0 settlements as feasible
Dealing & Trading
Background
All corporate treasury departments deal in one or more of the following financial instruments: FX, money market, interest rate derivatives, equities and commodities. Mostly the corporate treasury…
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Global M&A activity reaches a historic high
by Ben Poole
An EY study has revealed a spike in billion-dollar deals in the first six months of the year drove activity.
Google Cloud expands payments and settlement operations
by Ben Poole
The tech giant has partnered with BNY Mellon and Global Payments on two financial services projects aimed at boosting market efficiencies.
Rabobank executes real-time euro CP transactions using blockchain
by Ben Poole
The successful commercial paper transactions come after pilot with NN Investment Partners, PGGM, Commerzbank and Euroclear.
Top 11 market structure trends for 2021
by Ben Poole
Following the mayhem of 2020, a report from Greenwich Associates explores the biggest market structure changes for the year ahead.
BondEvalue gets approval to operate blockchain-based bond exchange in Singapore
by Ben Poole
The approval comes as MAS looks to crack down on paper-based trade instruments.
ECB reveals early COVID-19 impact on securities and OTC derivatives
by Ben Poole
Credit terms remained broadly unchanged for almost all counterparties but are expected to tighten significantly the next reference period.
COVID-19 vs the global financial crisis - key differences
by Ben Poole
A credit markets review and outlook of the current crisis from Moody's shows that, unlike 2008-2009, few speak of a credit crunch.
Tech spending driving increase in buy-side trading desk budgets
by Ben Poole
Greenwich Associates data shows desks trading less liquid asset classes allocate more to technology.
Deutsche Bank’s “The COVID-19 corporate checklist”
by Jack Large
Guidelines for consideration in the weeks ahead
Corporate MMF assets grew 38% in 2019 on ICD’s portal
by Ben Poole
The investment portal also recorded its strongest ever revenue quarter, with 24% year on year growth in Q4 2019.
Coronavirus fears weigh on equities
by Ben Poole
Danske Bank Insight considers the impact of the virus on financial markets.
Paxos begins settling US securities trades for Credit Suisse and Instinet
by Ben Poole
It is the first time that blockchain-enabled settlement has been used in a live environment for US listed securities.
ING selects Tradeteq to distribute commodity trade finance exposure to non-bank investors
by Ben Poole
Global investment manager Federated Hermes is also using the platform.
Deutsche Bank partners with SimCorp on integrated fund services solutions in Asia Pacific
by Ben Poole
The agreement builds on a 14-year partnership between the bank's securities services business and the vendor.
OpenDoor opens continuous order book for illiquid US treasuries
by Ben Poole
State Street will execute transactions matched on the platform.
E-trading growth in Europe benefitting dealers
by Ben Poole
US banks show strongly in Greenwich Associates Share and Quality Leaders in European Fixed Income report.
J.P. Morgan Securities open for business in China
by Ben Poole
Approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission came through at the end of 2019.
Top 10 market structure trends for 2020
by Ben Poole
New Greenwich Associates report finds that technology will continue to drive financial market evolution in the new year.
GF Securities (Hong Kong) selects new equity trading platform
by Ben Poole
The Chinese brokerage firm will use the ION Fidessa solution to support its international capital markets clients.
Broadridge introduces AI platform for reconciliation, matching and exception management
by Ben Poole
Intelligent Automation is designed to bring new levels of productivity and efficiency to the middle and back office.
First live transactions made on Deutsche Börse-HQLAx securities lending platform
by Ben Poole
Launch of the DLT-based operating model saw Commerzbank, Credit Suisse and UBS execute live transactions.
Bank of Communications and Bloomberg form global technology and data partnership
by Ben Poole
Both companies will explore collaboration in customised indices for the China market.
Sberbank secures blockchain repo patent
by Ben Poole
The solution, developed entirely by the bank, automates repo deals via blockchain.