The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a tender notice and related tender documents for the appointment of a bond consolidated tape provider (CTP). The tender documents explain the award process and how to...more
High yield bond issuance in the US and Europe has made strong gains as issuers return to the market to refinance at more attractive rates - High yield bond markets in the US and Europe made strong gains through the first...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has banned and fined three bond traders for placing large-sized orders for future contracts in relation to Italian government bonds that they did not intend to execute, while...more
Fiat Chrysler and rival Peugeot have agreed to binding merger terms that, if approved by US and European regulators, would create a “$50 billion auto giant that would rank among the world’s largest car companies by sales”....more
Store-branded credit cards are still big business, but as the Times tells us, their contribution to companies’ bottom lines are masking bigger troubles at retailers around the US....more