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Origin promises instant ISINs with new feature
Bond market fintech company Origin has teamed up with clearing house operator Clearstream Banking to launch an “instant ISIN” feature to allow the automated allocation of codes to Eurobonds from frequent issuers.
21 Jun 2021 -
Issuing a bond to buy bitcoin? C’mon!
MicroStrategy’s high yield bitcoin bond is the next step in its journey from business intelligence software firm to vehicle for cryptocurrency speculation. It could be a step too far.
08 Jun 2021 -
Ediphy launches consolidated tape initiative
Ediphy, a fintech company launched by Chris Murphy, a former global head of fixed income sales and trading at UBS, is launching a prototype version of a consolidated tape, aggregating trade disclosures mandated by MiFID II.
03 Jun 2021 -
Crowded field emerges in race to modernise bond market
The age of fintech is upon capital markets. Tech hopefuls are pitching platform after platform at banks as a way to haul capital raising into the 21st century. But fatigue is setting in among bankers, some of whom are questioning whether all of the problems that tech purports to solve really exist.
03 Jun 2021 -
DCM automation hits milestone with LSEG deal
A $7bn equivalent nine-tranche bond issued by London Stock Exchange Group in March put the newest generation of bond documentation software through its paces. It was the first deal of its size and complexity to use one of the growing array of automation technology platforms.
06 May 2021 -
Digital bond fusion: EIB teams up with Banque to set off atomic reaction
The European Investment Bank strode into the digital capital markets this week with a blockchain bond. While the bond itself was an important milestone, a key achievement of the trade was its use of a digital euro provided by the Banque de France for the cash settlement leg.
29 Apr 2021 -
Bots hires two ahead of live pilot of DCM platform in Q2
Bond Origination Technologies (Bots), a new tech company that aims to automate pricing indications in the primary debt capital markets, has made two hires as it prepares to launch its first live pilot in the second quarter.
22 Feb 2021 -
Hoveyda and other ex-bankers advise NPL Markets
NPL Markets, which offers access to a trading ecosystem for distressed and illiquid loans, has appointed a handful of senior advisors.
18 Feb 2021 -
RBC completes the DirectBooks dozen
RBC Capital Markets has become the 12th bank to join DirectBooks, a platform which aims to streamline the communications processes in the issuance of corporate bonds.
11 Feb 2021 -
Commerzbank’s Main Incubator CEO leaves to found start-up
Michael Spitz, the CEO of Main Incubator, Commerzbank’s research and development arm, is leaving the bank.
09 Feb 2021
