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Trade associations emphasise need for credit ratings to bolster EU corporate bond transparency regime

The TRADE

As ESMA’s review of European Union’s post-trade transparency regime enters its final stage, European trade associations have stressed the importance of credit ratings in underpinning the success of the EU post-trade transparency framework for corporate bonds.

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SIX unveils new bot providing clients enhanced insight into corporates’ movements

The TRADE

SIX has launched a new automated software application, SIX Bot, aimed at providing clients an enhanced view of market movements through wider access to corporate actions data. The move comes on the back off surging client demand for insight into where corporates are moving and why.

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Corporates Face Novel, Greater Risks from Debt Ceiling Impasse—Even if No Default Occurs

Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

And so are directors and management teams at corporates, whether public or private. While there have been a number of actual and threatened “government shutdowns” in recent years, and government agencies and executives have experience navigating them, a market perception of a credible default risk on U.S.

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ICX Helps Identify Legal Uncertainties of Solvency II Directive through Financial Markets Law Committee Pape

Shearman & Sterling

Irving, Carlson & Xavier LLP (ICX), a leading counsellor to global financial institutions and corporations, contributed to the Financial Markets Law Committee's ("FMLC") June 2013 paper, Discussion of legal uncertainties arising from the Solvency II Directive, which identifies issues of legal uncertainty in the provisions of the Solvency (..)

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Capstone’s Abigail Iaconis Earns MMP Certification

Successful Acquisitions

Capstone’s Abigail Iaconis Earns MMP Certification Capstone Strategic is pleased to announce that Senior Analyst Abigail Iaconis has received her certification as a Middle-Market Professional (MMP) from the Association for Corporate Growth.

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Bank of England and FCA to launch joint Digital Securities Sandbox

The TRADE

Examples of financial instruments which could be issued and traded in the DSS include equities, corporate and government bonds, and money market instruments.

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FX hedging behaviours shifting as firms take an ever more proactive approach to risk

The TRADE

Speaking to The TRADE, Oksana Pidkuyko, managing director, head of client analytics, financial markets at Standard Chartered stressed the potential positives of this increased volatility, stating that – if handled correctly – the changing landscape could bring potential benefits.

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