Broadridge: European accessible assets up 17% to over €3.4 trillion LeapRate

July 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Broadridge: European accessible assets up 17% to over €3.4 trillion

Distribution 360, the latest European study from Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), has revealed growing opportunities for asset managers selling in Europe. Despite increased complexity and disruptions in the region’s fund markets, Europe’s pool of accessible assets has reached €3.4 trillion. Broadridge Distribution 360 offers asset managers an independent guide to the European fund landscape,…

July 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX Data and JBOND launch Japanese yen Repo Index Rate (RIR)

NEX Data, which delivers independent market intelligence and price information for OTC Data, and JBOND, the electronic platform for trading in Japanese Repurchase agreements, announced today that they have launched the JBOND NEX Repo Index to measure the effective cost of funding for Japanese government bonds. The first Japanese repo index, it was launched in…

July 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CME Group's international ADV is 4.2m contracts in Q2, up 13% YoY

Derivatives marketplace CME Group has announced that it achieved quarterly international (defined as outside of the US) average daily volume (ADV) of 4.2 million contracts during the second quarter of 2018, up 13 percent over the same period last year. Europe, Middle East and Africa quarterly ADV hit close to 3.3 million contracts in the…

July 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CNBC and Nasdaq Dubai to expand Middle East coverage

Business and financial news network CNBC has today announced the expansion of its Middle East operations with a new studio set to open in October at Nasdaq Dubai. The network will use the new base at MarketSite, part of Nasdaq Dubai’s new offices in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), to further enhance its editorial…

Hong Kong SFC announces green finance strategic framework

July 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bureau Veritas verifies landmark first Certified Green Bond for solar energy in Brazil

Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) provider, Bureau Veritas informed that it has verified the very first Certified Green Bond for solar energy in Brazil. The bond has been issued by distributed solar energy company, Faro Energy in response to the rapid growth of the solar market in Brazil and will be used to finance distributed…

Generation Z, the next wave of banking customers, fearful of cyber fraud

July 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Ontario millennials face significant obstacles to investing

A new study from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) offers insights on barriers to investing for Ontario millennials and how stakeholders can develop and refine products, programs and services that respond to millennials’ needs. Our research findings indicate many Ontario millennials are feeling overwhelmed by investing and don’t know where to start,” said Tyler Fleming,…

July 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ISDA publishes consultation on benchmark fallbacks

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has announced that it has launched a market-wide consultation on technical issues related to new benchmark fallbacks for derivatives contracts that reference certain interbank offered rates (IBORs). The consultation sets out options for adjustments that would apply to the fallback rate in the event an IBOR is…

Marex Spectron launches Marex Financial Products structured note business

July 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Marex Spectron gets investment grade BBB credit rating from S&P

Global commodities broker Marex Spectron has announced that it has received a group credit profile rating from S&P Global of ‘bbb’. This credit assessment reflects S&P’s view of Marex Spectron’s strong market position in Metals, Agricultural and Energy with solid capitalization, robust liquidity and limited risk appetite, according to the company. The stable outlook follows…

July 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters adds global prioritization and customization solution to trading capabilities

Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has announced that it has introduced Rules-Based Order Routing (RBOR) to its Thomson Reuters REDI execution management system designed to enable traders to automate workflows in a flexible, customizable, and cost-efficient way. Thomson Reuters RBOR is both multi-asset and global in scope. RBOR gives traders the ability to set a…

July 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Torstone Technology announces global agreement with ITI Capital

Torstone Technology, a provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing, has today announced that ITI Capital, the brokerage and investment house for institutional investors and private clients, offering multi-asset agency execution services, has signed a multi-year agreement to utilise Torstone’s post-trade processing platform, Inferno. Torstone’s Inferno is a multi-asset, multi-entity cloud-based system, covering trade capture,…

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