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The Province of Manitoba has placed its largest ever medium term note in euros, reaching what may be the largest cost effective size possible for swapping the proceeds into Canadian dollars, according to the issuer.

Not content with being the first foreign government to issuing an offshore renminbi bond, the Province of British Columbia (BC) is now aiming to access the reopened onshore Panda bond market as the next step in reinforcing its commitment to China, says Michael de Jong, BC’s Minister of Finance, to GlobalRMB in a phone interview.

Latin America bankers say that a Mexican corporate is likely to announce a roadshow on Thursday after Fibra Terrafina’s debut deal traded well in secondary despite only a modest oversubscription.

A Chicago court has convicted a high frequency trader of ‘spoofing’ and commodities fraud, in a landmark case that could have dramatic implications for the futures market.

Plenty of demand is driving SSA issuance to the shorter end of the curve and into green bonds this week.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has published a new version of its protocol addressing withholding tax on equity derivatives, in response to US tax law changes.

BorgWarner, the US car engine and drivetrain maker, furthered the return of reverse Yankee bonds to Europe's corporate market on Monday, by issuing a €500m seven year no-grow deal.

The former chief executive officer of clearing house LCH.Clearnet has become CEO of a risk solutions firm as it launches a platform for margining bilateral non-cleared, over-the-counter derivatives trades

Moody’s removed the negative outlook on Argentina’s Caa1 rating as analysts said the political climate is looking more positive for holders of the sovereign’s debt.

Options and swaps market price action suggests that foreign investors are starting to believe that the macroeconomic and political risks for Brazilian assets have found a bottom.

BNP Paribas’ former co-head of fixed income has resurfaced at New York headquartered M&A advisory shop Foros as a senior advisor.

CME Group has signed a data agreement with non-profit technology firm FinTech Sandbox to provide start-up businesses with free access to historical futures and options data.