Industry roundup: 3 March
by Graham Buck
Russia exodus tests fund managers; VTB commodities unit winds down; IMF paper examines cash management capacity; China overhauls supply chain finance
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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OpenTreasury #17 - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Société Générale and Credit Suisse halt Russian commodity trade finance deals, SWIFT ban on Russia, PNC Treasury Management’s on-demand pay tool
by Kylene Casanova
Industry roundup: 22 February
by Graham Buck
Three banks join Carbonplace platform; Australia’s Bankwest to exit business banking; FSB alarm over crypto assets; Setback for East Caribbean's DCash
Industry roundup: 21 February
by Kylene Casanova
securing blockchain transactions with QKD, Federal Reserve sees potential in CBDC, AI benefits and challenges, Banking Circle cross-border trade,
Industry roundup: 16 February
by Kylene Casanova
Mastercard crypto consulting, ISO 20022 update, Crypto accessibility expanded, A2A payments solution,open-banking w/ APIs
Industry roundup: 3 February
by Graham Buck
First DeFi ETF launches 17 February; Ripple and Modulr partner; China's zero-Covid 'threatens supply chain'; UK ransomware attack targets snacks
Industry roundup: 17 January
by Graham Buck
East analyses Asia cross-border payments; BNP Paribas seeks new low-cost location; BoA upbeat on Solana; Safe; Indifi-GPay union offers digital credit
Industry roundup: 13 January
by Graham Buck
Maersk moves to greener fuel; Switzerland tests digital currency; India crackdown on commodity derivatives; Unilever’s ethical stance under fire
Industry roundup: 4 January
by Graham Buck
China pilots digital yuan wallet app; Philippines first digital corporate bond; Omnicron upsets office returns; Pakistan framework for digital banks
Curtain falls on the LIBOR era
by Graham Buck
After 35 years, the London Interbank Offered Rate is disappearing for new derivatives and loans
CTMfile’s top ten for 2021
by Kylene Casanova
The top 10 most-read articles published in the last year, followed by a brief commentary on the common themes in these pieces
Industry roundup: 23 November
by Graham Buck
smartTrade buys FX SaaS provider TickTrade; Estonia the latest to welcome Bitcoin; Open Banking Exchange links with Brankas
Industry Roundup: 14 October
by Graham Buck
News in brief featuring: BNP Paribas green ETF and Citi survey sees T+0 settlements as feasible
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.