United States
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The US corporate bond market has once again proved it is the deepest, most mature and most reliable in the world.
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Postal Savings Bank of China has selected five banks to lead its jumbo $15bn IPO, which is set to become the largest listing in Hong Kong in five years. -
Concerns are mounting among some US options market participants that regulation is having adverse effects on their business and fueling a rift between financial market performance and economic data.
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Mizuho Securities USA, the US investment banking subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group has expanded its US equity platform with senior hires in equity derivatives and convertibles.
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US stock futures fell on Monday amid mixed markets, after Asian equities rallied but oil fell more than a dollar, to nearly $31 per barrel.
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted full registration to 18 swap execution facilities (SEFs), upgrading them from the temporary registrations they held before.
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The Chicago Board Options Exchange has bought an equity stake in Vest Financial Group, a firm that provides products to help investors hedge themselves using options.
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Honeywell International has hired four banks to arrange its return to the European bond markets after a 15 year absence.
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Markets opened with a more positive tone on Monday after comments from Saudi Arabia buoyed oil prices and the European Central Bank boosted confidence last week. But with many US bankers snowed in at home, EM issuers are holding back.
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Falling oil prices and China concerns sent credit spreads to the record wides of recent years this week as equity markets plummeted, with a credit index options expiry coming right at the sharp end of the spike and adding to the turmoil.
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The global sell-off in commodities and stocks has brought the US corporate bond market to a standstill, leaving corporate issuers unsure about when they can tap the market after the only trade of the week stumbled and AB InBev’s $46bn blockbuster continued to underperform.
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The latest push lower in oil prices caused additional pain for investors this week after forced liquidations in two levered exchange-traded notes (ETNs) linked to the energy sector locked in losses just as oil prices marked fresh multi-year lows.
