Press Releases

Tighter Spreads and Bigger Trades: Electronic Trading Gains Momentum in Convertible Bonds

November 14, 2024

Convertible bond trading is going electronic—at least partially.  At first glance, convertible bonds might not seem like a perfect fit for electronic trading. Relative to products like equities, U.S. Treasuries and even traditional corporate bonds, “converts” are much more varied and complicated in structure, and considerably less liquid.

Asian Institutions Plan Major Move into Alternative Assets

November 12, 2024

Asian institutional investors are optimistic about the future investment environment and are looking to put capital to work across a range of asset classes—especially in international assets and alternatives, where asset owners are planning a significant boost to allocations.

European Corporates Navigate New Wave of Supply Chain Disruptions

October 22, 2024

Thanks to their experiences during the pandemic, large European companies have become much more skilled at overcoming disruptions to their supply chains. Today, they are managing to work around a new set of obstacles to keep businesses running and international trade flowing.

Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs) Bring Much-Needed Innovation to Equity Trading

October 22, 2024

Equity traders looking to stay ahead of the curve—and the competition—are turning to alternative trading systems (ATSs) that are experimenting with new innovative features to improve trading outcomes.

Margin Optimization Back in Focus for Derivatives Market

October 16, 2024

New competition in the market for trading and clearing interest-rate futures and swaps is causing the industry to refocus on margin optimization, a process that allows market participants to reduce margin requirements – and ultimately the cost of trading.

Asian Trade Finance: Companies Diversify, Digitize and Double-Down with their Best Lenders

October 1, 2024

The issues that snarled global trade during the pandemic have morphed into a new set of problems, largely geopolitical and financial in nature, which continue to disrupt trade flows and corporate supply chains. 

Europe’s Fund Distributors Foresee Strong Demand for Equities, Bonds and Alts

October 1, 2024

Europe’s investors are bullish. Across Europe, companies that distribute investment funds expect the investors on their platforms to pour assets into a range of products spanning both equities and fixed income, and traditional and alternative products.

Traditional Data-Sharing Methods Impose Huge Costs and Risks on Capital Markets Firms

September 24, 2024

Outdated systems for managing and sharing data are costing capital markets firms millions of dollars every year and leaving them exposed to operational and regulatory risks, according to a new study in collaboration with Axoni.

Falling Loan Pricing Points to Rebound in Small Business Borrowing

September 24, 2024

Demand for small business loans dropped in the first half of 2024 as companies reevaluated borrowing needs in the face of elevated interest rates and concerns about a possible economic downturn.

Asian Fund Platforms Project Strong Demand from Retail Investors

September 17, 2024

Companies that distribute investment funds to retail investors in Asia expect to see strong demand for both equity and fixed-income products in the coming year.