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• Trading Technologies partners with ICE data arm

  

  Trading software provider Trading Technologies International has partnered with Intercontinental Exchange’s data and analytics unit to offer execution and client connectivity services.

  • 17 Jul 2019

• Tradeweb and LCH transaction volumes soar

  The first half of 2019 ended on a bright note for trading platforms and clearing houses alike. June, especially, provided a positive backdrop for derivatives trading as investors positioned themselves for more accommodative monetary policy by global central banks.

  • 11 Jul 2019

• Powell stands up to Trump threats, warns on Libra

  

  The chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, has insisted he will stand firm against any attempts by president Donald Trump to sack him as head of the central bank. Powell also warned that Facebook’s Libra currency plans raise concerns about financial stability.

  • 11 Jul 2019

• DLT firm starts securitization platform for private debt

  

  A blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) company is launching a platform to increase access to capital markets funding for small companies and open the private debt market to more investors.

  • 10 Jul 2019

• TrueEx forced to shut

  

  Interest rate swaps (IRS) trading platform trueEx has announced plans to close its doors after coming under pressure from an alleged bank boycott.

  • 10 Jul 2019

• ICMA and ECSDA outline concerns with EDDI

  

  The International Capital Market Association and the European Central Securities Depositories Association have raised concerns with the European Distribution of Debt Instruments project, in response to the European Central Bank’s market consultation.

  • 10 Jul 2019

• TriOptima cuts down Eurex exposure with record compression

  

  TriOptima claims it has reduced notional outstanding at Eurex Clearing by 26%, following a record compression run last month.

  • 08 Jul 2019

• FCA eyeing crypto derivatives ban

  

  The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has mooted a ban on the sale of crypto-currency derivatives to retail customers, pointing to concerns over the inherent volatility of such contracts and their suitability for the retail segment.

  • 03 Jul 2019

• Vasakronan first to issue fully digital paper

  

  Swedish real estate company Vasakronan last week became the first issuer to print a fully digitally issued bond. The 15 year Australian dollar note was also the first paper to be wholly processed on the Origin fintech platform.

  • 25 Jun 2019

• ECB: EDDI will be a ‘game changer’ for euro bond market

  

  European Central Bank president Mario Draghi on Tuesday may have set the course for primary bond markets in the near term but his organisation is at the heart of a project that could reshape them forever. The ECB spoke exclusively this week to Burhan Khadbai about the European Distribution of Debt Instruments (EDDI) project and what it means for the future of capital markets.

  • 20 Jun 2019

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