Derivs - People and Markets
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Credit Suisse has appointed Julian Corner as head of advanced execution services for EMEA, effective immediately, according to an internal memo. -
The Bank of England is rebooting a crisis-era tool for its banks. Firms will be able to use its liquidity facility in euros (LiFE) from next week, as central banks seek to avert a liquidity crunch in a no-deal Brexit scenario.
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Nasdaq has raised its offer price to buy Norwegian exchange group Oslo Børs (OSE), matching the revised offer tabled by rival Euronext last month.
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Deutsche Bӧrse’s derivatives exchange, Eurex Exchange, is preparing radical changes to its trading infrastructure, in a bid to attract more buy-side firms.
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's derivatives trading revenue hit a record in 2018, helping to lift its profit attributable to shareholders 26% to HK$9.3bn ($1.2bn).
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The European Parliament and member states agreed on Monday evening to extend the transition period for critical and third country benchmarks from January 1, 2020, to January 1, 2022.
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Axiom Alternative Investments has launched a market neutral credit derivatives strategy targeting double-digit returns, a fund which will be headed by a recent hire from Société Générale.
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Representatives of the European Parliament and member states are aiming to reach a deal on Tuesday evening on a set of legal provisions that would make it more difficult for UK firms to provide investment services to Europeans.
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US and UK authorities have agreed measures to avoid disruption in the derivatives markets in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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The European Commission and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have agreed on a common approach to regulation of derivatives trading venues, in line with G20 reforms, enabling European and Singaporean firms to trade on each country’s respective platforms.
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US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) officials have warned that regulatory proposals for calculating derivatives contracts’ exposures could limit access to clearing.
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TrueDigital, the New York-based electronic trading platform provider, has named Thomas Kim as its new CEO.
