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MetLife IM set to acquire investment teams managing $6 billion from Mesirow

The TRADE

MetLife Investment Management (MIM) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire three investment teams and assets managed by Mesirow, an independent financial services firm. Nearly $6 billion of assets managed by the acquired team will transfer to MIM, under the terms of the transaction.

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LoopFX launches as live FX liquidity network integrated with State Street’s FX Connect

The TRADE

million investment in LoopFX, to support the firm’s trading and price discovery innovations into the FX markets.

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People Moves Monday: Peel Hunt, Redburn Atlantic, RBC Capital Markets, Citi, and more…

The TRADE

RBC Capital Markets RBC Capital Markets has appointed Ralph Boumalham as director and head of European leveraged loan trading, according to a memo seen by The TRADE. He has also previously held senior associate and associate positions covering portfolio management at Pimco.  

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Goldman's top trades for this upcoming earnings season

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which has also outperformed the market in the past three months by climbing about 38%, may continue to rally. Asset managers and capital markets analyst Alexander Blostein, who rates State Street a buy, calls its risk-reward profile the "most attractive" among trust banks in his coverage.

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Delta Capita launches platform to automate OTC derivatives post-trade

The TRADE

The offering will also translate native client messaging formats into the common domain model (CDM) standard, to drive interoperability. Mark Aldous, global head of capital markets managed services at Delta Capita, said: “This end-to-end offering brings together best-in-class technology and proven operational capabilities.

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Cboe Clear Europe gets regulatory green light to launch securities financing transactions clearing

The TRADE

Vikesh Patel With this approval, the pan-European clearing house will introduce a service for European SFT transactions in cash equities and ETFs, which includes central clearing, settlement and post-trade lifecycle management. The concept of central clearing of SFTs is not new and has been tried before with varying degrees of success.

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SPACs: A Path to Public Markets That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked

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The existing management team of the acquired company typically remains in place, often augmented by the strategic guidance and board representation from the SPAC sponsors. A SPAC merger, conversely, offers a pre-negotiated valuation and a clearer timeline, providing much-needed certainty for companies looking to access public capital.

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