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Europe’s self-proclaimed investment banking champions are playing to their strengths, but remain far behind US peers
After quitting M&A and equity capital markets in Europe and the US last year, HSBC is striving to maintain global relevance — and London and New York still have a role to play
Deal raises questions about whether transaction was done at arm's length
Public pension schemes have sold shares in coal, oil and gas companies but are still funding expansion of the gas industry through infrastructure funds
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The roll of iTraxx credit indices this week, coupled with a monthly credit options expiry, prompted a burst of trading activity and brought some surprises — with Crossover trading going against expectations and volatility traders entering into unusually long-dated expiries.
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Blockchain came sharply into focus this week for the derivatives market, as industry bodies warned on both the need for such technology and to regulate its use. Meanwhile, firms rolled out a range of new initiatives to address the market’s mounting challenges around margin and settlements.
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The distinction of being the widest constituent in the Markit iTraxx Europe is clearly one that most companies would prefer not to have. Yet Glencore has held this dubious honour since before the last index roll in March. It had a challenger in fellow miner Anglo American, but Anglo’s downgrade to junk and consequent removal from the investment grade index left the field open to the Swiss firm.
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Indexes that invest in options strategies have historically generated better returns and lower volatility than other key stock, bond and commodity benchmarks, according to a study backed by the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
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A surprise upgrade from Standard & Poor’s has prompted Hungary’s international debt to rally 30bp and take its credit default swap surging inside that of Italy, the most traded sovereign CDS reference entity. -
The Singapore Exchange has signed a memorandum of understanding with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to enhance the links between Singapore's and China’s capital markets.
