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  • BIS: Governors And Heads Of Supervision Reaffirm Expectation To Implement Basel III And Discuss Work On Financial Impact Of Extreme Weather Events

    Date 12/05/2025

    • Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) unanimously reaffirm their expectation to implement Basel III in full and consistently and as soon as possible.
    • The Basel Committee will publish a voluntary disclosure framework on climate-related financial risks for jurisdictions to consider.
    • GHOS agreed to prioritise further analysis on the financial risk implications of extreme weather events.

  • LDA Technologies Making Exchange Fairness A Reality

    Date 12/05/2025

    LDA Technologies (LDA), the innovation leader in advanced ultra-low latency FPGA and network solutions for capital markets, is launching a unique product that solves one of the most difficult challenges in electronic trading: fairness of market data distribution. LDA's new multicast distribution system synchronizes exchange-provided customer ports to within 50 picoseconds (ps), a 98% improvement over existing Layer 1 switches, even more when using conventional Layer 3 switches, ensuring that an exchange can provide users with fair and equal access to market data.

  • Marketaxess Acquires Majority Control Of RFQ-Hub Holdings LLC - Consortium Created To Support Global Expansion Of ETF And Derivative RFQ Platform

    Date 12/05/2025

    MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, today announced the completion of its acquisition of a majority stake in the RFQ-hub platform, a bilateral multi-asset and multi-dealer request for quote (RFQ) platform with a focus on equity and fixed-income listed and OTC derivatives, structured products and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Following the closing, MarketAxess holds approximately a 90% controlling stake in RFQ-hub.

  • Crédit Agricole Corporate And Investment Bank And Solactive AG Are Collaborating On Launching A Solactive Constant Maturity Government Bond Index Family

    Date 12/05/2025

    Solactive is delighted to announce the collaboration with Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank by launching a series of government bond yield indices. These indices belong to the Solactive Constant Maturity Government Bond Index Family, which offers transparent and precise benchmarks essential for supporting the design and innovation of structured products in the fixed income sector. Currently, this sector is under-represented relative to the market’s substantial size. Additionally, these indices will also be used for swaps or notes with special features, such as optional redemption features and/or path dependent higher coupons. They will also enable portfolios to be managed and respond effectively to market changes. These government bond yield indices are essential for capturing risks, ensuring transparency, and supporting informed investment decisions.

  • STOXX Europe TM Defense Futures: The Strategic Instrument For The Defense sSector

    Date 12/05/2025

    Over the past three years, defense has returned to the forefront of political and public discussion in Europe. Geopolitical events continue to drive an increase in defense spending. Emerging challenges and the need for modernization contribute to a strong demand for defense products and services. Defense spending is expected to remain significant, with European countries investing in national security and military capabilities to meet the challenges.  Also, the European Commission has taken steps to promote Europe’s defense industrial capacity and resilience through initiatives such as the European Defense Fund.