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Tying the knot: New directions in capital markets M&A
Market infrastructure is hot again.
CONTINUE READINGESG futures catching on in Europe
As the concept of responsible investing rises in popularity, the derivatives industry is responding. The most recent examples are in Europe, where two leading exchanges have launched futures on stock market indices that meet environmental, social and governance standards.
CONTINUE READINGINTL FCStone accelerates growth in Asia-Pacific with Singapore deal
INTL FCStone, which owns one of the largest independent futures brokers in the U.S., has set its sights on Asia. On March 19, the firm announced a deal with Singapore's United Overseas Bank to buy its futures trading and clearing business. Once the deal closes, INTL FCStone plans to establish a full-service brokerage in Singapore and use it as the foundation for expanding its presence in the region.
CONTINUE READINGPeople News: February/March 2019
Jean-François Grégoire, Frank Drouet, Mel Gunewardena, Andrew Busch, Gabriel Benincasa, Jay Clayton, Etienne Amic, Wilfred Yiu, Charles Li, Calvin Tai, Roger Lee, Bipin Patel, Romnesh Lamba, Roland Chai, Nic Maalouf...
CONTINUE READINGEEX strengthens green energy push with Grexel acquisition
The European Energy Exchange has acquired Grexel Systems, a leading European energy certificate registry and a key service provider to the clean power industry. The acquisition, which was announced in December and closed in early February, is intended to complement the German exchange’s strengths in the European electricity and emissions markets and position the exchange to play a bigger role in Europe’s transition to a clean energy economy.
CONTINUE READINGTAIFEX delivers a stellar performance and hits an all-time trading record in 2018
Overall trading volumes on the Taiwan Futures Exchange reached another all-time record in 2018. More than 308 million contracts were traded, an increase of 16% compared to the previous year. In addition to growth in the exchange's core products, two other distinct factors also contributed to this exciting growth: the popularity of TAIFEX's night session, which more than doubled compared to 2017, and the expanding participation of international investors, who now account for 20% of the exchange's total volume.
CONTINUE READINGFIA provides recommendations to CFTC on crypto-asset derivatives
On Feb. 15, FIA responded to a request from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for input on crypto-asset mechanics and markets.
CONTINUE READINGOptions forges alliance with Technancial for real-time risk analytics
Options, the global financial technology managed services and IT infrastructure provider formerly known as Options IT, has struck a deal with the Technancial Company, maker of the Janus risk management platform. The deal brings Technancial’s solution to more than 250 firms using managed services provided by Options. Those customers include investment banks, hedge funds and private equity groups.
CONTINUE READINGMiami International to launch third options market
On March 1, Miami International Holdings will launch its third options market, the sixteenth such venue in an increasingly crowded field. The new market, called MIAX Emerald, continues the company’s strategy of adapting to the evolution of market structure in the U.S. equity options marketplace.
CONTINUE READINGHSBC expands futures custody business in China
HSBC has become the first foreign bank to offer futures margin depository services to overseas investors trading iron ore futures in China. On Jan. 29, the bank announced it has received approval from the Dalian Commodity Exchange, China's second largest futures exchange, to offer futures margin depository services. With its new license, traders outside China can set up settlement accounts at HSBC to support their trading on DCE. DCE is the second futures exchange in China to win government approval to offer one of its products directly to overseas investors. The first was the International Energy Exchange in Shanghai, which launched a crude oil futures contract in March 2018 that was designed specifically to attract international participation. In both cases, the government is hoping to strengthen the market's ability to provide price discovery and risk management tools for one of China's most important commodity imports.
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