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Overbond Expansion in U.S. Multiplies Bond Issuance Opportunities; New Digital Channels to Increase Fixed Income Market Liquidity

November 17, 2017
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Overbond expands operations with digital omni-channel strategy and New York office to target $40 trillion U.S. bond market TORONTO and NEW YORK — (November 17, 2017)— Overbond Ltd., the first end-to-end Capital Markets platform for primary bond origination and fixed income deal execution, has expanded real-time access to the Overbond Platform to all US corporate…

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Green bond issues hit record high on ‘sustained global momentum’

November 13, 2017
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 Green bond issuance hit a record high this year, with China and France taking the biggest shares. Source: Financial Times Green bond issuance hit a record high in the third quarter of this year, demonstrating booming investor demand for ethically labelled fixed income instruments. According to new figures from credit-rating agency Moody’s, nearly $95bn of…

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Tech sector leads pullback for investment grade debt market

November 8, 2017
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Bonds sold by Apple, Sprint, Oracle, AT&T and Qualcomm suffer from pressure on market. Source: Financial Times Bonds sold by some of the country’s largest technology, media and telecommunications companies have come under pressure this month, buffeted by sparring in US Congress over tax reform and as investors face a spate of multibillion-dollar new debt…

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E-trading picks up pace in corporate bond market

November 3, 2017
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Latest research shows electronic bond trading continues to grow as providers add data and analytics tools to draw in investors. Source: The Trade The use of electronic trading for corporate bonds has surged significantly over the past few years, with MarketAxess being the preferred e-trading platform according to new research. A study from Greenwich Associates…

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World’s biggest bond market braces for the week that could change everything

November 1, 2017
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This week is fraught with peril for Treasuries traders, no matter if they’re bulls or bears. Source: Financial Times The next five trading days will bring a torrent of market-moving information: President Donald Trump is poised to finally announce his nominee to lead the Federal Reserve; U.S. central bankers have an interest-rate decision to make;…

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Can you survive as debt capital markets gets digitised?

October 30, 2017
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The bond market is the world’s largest and deepest source of capital for companies and governments, yet there is no centralized information source. Source: eFinancialCareers The advisory functions of investment banks are ripe for disruption. While currently, many investment banks are suggesting that digital innovations will merely remove the grunt work for skilled deal-makers, I…

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Dubai’s DP World Is New Shining Star of Gulf Bond Markets

October 30, 2017
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Dubai-owned ports operator that has weathered slower global growth since the financial crisis has emerged as the Gulf’s star performer in the bond market. Source: Bloomberg Markets A Dubai-owned ports operator that has weathered slower global growth since the financial crisis has emerged as the Gulf’s star performer in the bond market. Buoyed by steadily…

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ICE ramps up move on corporate bond market

October 27, 2017
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US exchanges operator, Intercontinental Exchange, to buy fixed income trading platform BondPoint from Virtu Financial in $400m deal. Source: Financial Times Intercontinental Exchange, the US exchanges operator, has underscored its designs on the corporate bond market by agreeing to buy fixed income trading platform BondPoint from Virtu Financial for $400m in cash. ICE beat competition from…

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