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Top Six Deals of 2018: Capital Markets M&A
Investment bankers who work on mergers and acquisitions in the finance sector had a busy year in 2018. Some of the biggest names in capital markets were involved in billion-dollar deals to expand their businesses. There was also a significant number of smaller deals, particularly among technology vendors and brokerages looking to expand their geographic footprint, target a niche market, or bring in additional capabilities. The following six M&A transactions reflect key trends in the global capital markets and indicate what kind of deals we might expect in the year to come. In some cases, such as CME Group's acquisition of NEX, the transactions involved companies directly engaged in the trading and clearing of derivatives. In other cases, such as Intercontinental Exchange's acquisition of Bondpoint, the transactions were outside the derivatives markets, but we have included them on the list because of their implications for trading technology, data solutions and market structure.
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A Year in Review: Timeline of 2018 M&A Transactions
FIA has compiled a list of 30 noteworthy transactions from 2018 related to derivatives markets in some way. Collectively, these deals reflect key trends in the global capital markets and indicate what kind of deals we might expect in the year to come.
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Fintech Innovators Offer New Products, New Solutions
FIA holds a showcase for fintech startups each year at the FIA Expo, its annual trade show in Chicago. The startups at the Innovators Pavilion are selected by an independent committee comprised of technology experts, venture capital investors and derivatives industry executives. To qualify, the startups must offer a technology solution that is both innovative and relevant for companies in the listed and cleared derivatives markets.
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BaFin: An Integrated Approach to Market Supervision
With the U.K. set to leave the European Union in March, Germany is becoming a more important center for financial institutions doing business in the EU. This raises the profile of BaFin, Germany’s main supervisor for the financial services sector. BaFin is responsible for the supervision of a wide range of financial services, including capital markets, banking institutions and insurance. Within the capital markets sector, this includes oversight of the two main derivatives clearinghouses in Germany, Eurex Clearing and European Commodity Clearing, as well as one central securities depository, Clearstream.
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Bursa Malaysia Updates Palm Oil Futures to Support Sustainability
The production of palm oil, the most popular vegetable oil on the planet, comes with some serious problems. In Malaysia, Indonesia and other parts of Asia, rainforests have been destroyed to create palm oil plantations, displacing endangered species and causing irreparable harm to the environment.
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Wall Street Rides FAR Helps Fund Autism Research
No one will deny that Wall Street can be a competitive place. But Bryan and Melissa Harkins have found the perfect way to put those competitive energies to good use—and for a good cause. The annual Wall Street Rides FAR charity event brings together hundreds of people from across the financial markets to benefit autism research. Now in its fourth year, the event has raised a cumulative total of roughly $1 million. The funds go to the Autism Science Foundation, which provides assistance to scientists and researchers studying the genetic causes behind the disorder.
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Equity Derivatives: Buyside Usage in Asia-Pacific
Each year, EQDerivatives conducts a “market mapping” analysis of the global equity and volatility derivatives market, including its potential for growth in the coming years. The analysis is based on the views of buyside firms around the globe: asset managers, hedge funds, pension funds, private banks, family offices and insurance companies. The findings and analysis provide a map of how equity and volatility derivatives are deployed by managers globally, as well as the types of listed and over-the-counter derivatives that they tend to use most frequently.
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Viewpoint - Derivatives markets demand a global approach
As I write this in early November, I am preparing for a trip to Beijing and Singapore, and I only just returned from a trip to Chicago. I can’t help but think about the connections that link our global markets together. I start with Scandinavia. As I am sure many of you know, a large default took place in September in the power derivatives market operated by Nasdaq. Nasdaq has published several FAQs regarding the default and is conducting an in-depth analysis of that incident, so it would be premature to jump to conclusions. However, this incident has caused ripples far beyond that marketplace.
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Capturing Trans-Pacific Investment Flows
The Taiwan Futures Exchange is set to introduce Electronic Sector Index Futures to its after-hours trading session, the latest step in the exchange’s efforts to make its products more accessible to investors in the U.S. and Europe. A key breakthrough in the history of Taiwan’s financial market came in May 2017, when TAIFEX introduced an after-hours trading session. This session starts after the close of the regular session and runs until 5:00 am the next morning. The extension of trading hours has proved highly popular with both domestic and foreign investors, with overnight trading volume averaging almost 200,000 per session, equivalent to around 20% of the exchange’s average daily trading volume of the regular session.
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