Federal Reserve warns on record US corporate debt
by Graham Buck
Leveraged loans grew by 20% in 2018 to reach $1.1 trillion and those going to riskier borrowers exceed previous peaks in 2007 and 2014.
Investment Portals
Background
An investment portal is a web-site that is dedicated to providing tradable investment opportunities. Investment portals either offer investment options from a single source, e.g. investment options…
Read moreMassive trade finance funding gap ‘stunts economic growth’
by Graham Buck
The estimated $1.5 trillion deficit affects development, investment flows and financial inclusion, says BNY Mellon.
Barclays launches £14.7bn Brexit fund for SMEs
by Graham Buck
The lending package will last for three years and will also provide over 100 Brexit clinics and seminars across the UK.
CFTC tackles reform of ‘unduly complex’ cross-border swaps
by Bija Knowles
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a white paper setting out how cross-border swaps can be reformed
State Street survey highlights investors’ Brexit dilemma
by CTMfile
Investors remain positive about Brexit but as negotiation deadlines approach, and no deal yet agreed, markets will need to adjust
Digital bond trading volumes driven by MiFID II
by Bija Knowles
MiFID II is driving digitalisation in the corporate bond markets, with more than half of investment-grade corporate cash bond trading volume now conducted electronically in Europe
What’s the future of e-trading?
by Bija Knowles
JP Morgan asked more than 400 institutional traders (mainly FX, rates and commodities) about the biggest e-trading trends for 2018, from mobile trading and MiFID II to precision execution
MiFID II is here – but compliance is delayed
by Bija Knowles
The revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive came into force today, but there are delays and doubts over whether the legislation can achieve its aims
EquiChain - A global capital markets infrastructure platform for emerging markets
by CTMfile
A working distributed ledger technology-based solution built by senior capital markets practitioners for today’s risky markets
FX added to MyTREASURY to allow treasurers to trade FX and MMF on single screen
by CTMfile
EBS BrokerTec integrates MyTreasury into product portfolio, entering the corporate client segment and Money Markets as ICAP continues its strategy to expand its electronic offerings
ACI FMA association’s new Model Code 2015 on governing ethics & market conduct
by CTMfile
Updated version gives new guidance governing ethics and market conduct across fixed income, currency and commodity markets
FIX Trading Community releases Best Practices document for IPO process
by CTMfile
Best Practice standards document for the automation of the Initial Public Offering process
ICAP Information Services launches the ICAP Bond Correlated Call US Treasury Index
by CTMfile
ICAP BCC is a fixed income strategy index, representing the enhanced income received on physical bond holdings when a product on the index is launched
Greenwich Associates finds move to automation as US Corporate Bond Market expands
by CTMfile
U.S. corporate bond market continues to expand as automated dealing takes hold, but the revolution in dealing practices has yet to come
How to evaluate Investment Portals - internal analysis and questions to ask suppliers
by CTMfile
Comprehensive checklist on how to choose the best Investment Portal for your company
Investment Portals
by CTMfile
How to evaluate - the internal analysis required and the questions to ask suppliers
ICD Investment Portal adds AutoPay™ Settlement Process using multi-layer security
by CTMfile
Enter purchases on ICD Portal & simultaneously authorize secure wire settlement disbursement
Citi adds “Nominee” and “Fully Disclosed” accounts to their investment portal enhancing balance tran
by CTMfile
Citi have enhanced their investment portal, Citibank® Online Investments, adding "Nominee" and "Fully Disclosed" account options to the current omnibus account model - see figure - providing enhanced balance transpa
Citi introduces market infrastructure Risk Heat Map
by CTMfile
Citi has introduced the Market Infrastructure Risk Heat Map ("Risk Map") to provide investor and intermediary clients with comprehensive risk evaluations for each market in Citi's global network.
ICD identifies serious operational and accounting problems with proposed Floating NAV for Money Mark
by CTMfile
Institutional Cash Distributors (ICD) have released their ICD Commentary™ Operational and Accounting Issues with the Floating NAV and the Impact On Money Market Funds.
Tri-party Repos now available on 360T
by CTMfile
Tri-party Repos are now available on the 360T trading platform. The new service is fully integrated with Clearstream - see figure - and uses either GMRA (bilateral) agreements as well as the new
REFILE - new product from Markit and BNY Mellon brings transparency to tri-party repo
by CTMfile
Markit and BNY Mellon have teamed up to offer securities level data and pricing points in US dollar tri-party repo market. Markit already has an offering on the US$2trn stock lending sector while BNY
Repos to be available on the trading platforms
by CTMfile
Clearstream and 360T cooperate to launch pioneering tri-party repo service for corporate and institutional clients. It will seamlessly integrates Clearstream's leading collateral management solutions with the tradin
Survey shows increasing cash reserves and investment in MMFs by corporates
by CTMfile
SunGard survey into the corporate treasury professionals' changing attitudes toward cash investments driven by economic, regulatory and risk concerns, following a similar survey in 2011, revealed considerable change