Hahn vows to continue drive for EU bond sovereign status
Johannes Hahn, commissioner responsible for budget and administration at the European Commission (EC) has said the organisation intends to continue its push for bonds...
Country focus: India’s bond markets in an election year
India has an upcoming election on 19 April, which the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is widely...
Portugal to join FTSE World Government Bond Index; India deferred
Portugal has been added to the FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI), effective November 2024. FTSE Russell stated that the country now meets all...
CanDeal officially made ‘Designated Benchmark Administrator’ in Canada
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) have designated CanDeal Benchmark Administration Services as a ‘Designated Benchmark Administrator' and...
Implication of US bank downgrades on credit markets
Markets are truly feeling the economic pressures at present, with Moody’s downgrade to US financials on Monday following Fitch’s controversial downgrade of the US,...
Parameta and ICAP launch interest rate swap volatility indices
Parameta Solutions, in partnership with ICAP G10 Rates, has launched a family of interest rate swap volatility indices designed to enhance the investment decision...
Examining the (Thames) Water fall
In 2013 when markets still looked precarious amid the fallout from the financial crisis, utilities were a good investment.
With a near cast-iron cashflow...
CanDeal taps compliance veteran Louise Brinkmann to head up new benchmark division
CanDeal, the electronic marketplace for Canadian dollar debt securities, has established a new division focusing on benchmark administration headed up by compliance veteran Louise...
Tradeweb launches iNAV calculation service with BlackRock onboard
Multi-asset marketplace operator, Tradeweb, has launched a market data service to calculate real-time Indicative Net Asset Values (iNAVs) for exchange-traded funds (ETFs). BlackRock became...
LSEG integrates CanDeal pricing into Canadian fixed income indexes
CanDeal Data & Analytics (CanDeal DNA), the provider of Canadian data and information services, has expanded its relationship with LSEG businesses, FTSE Russell and...
