2008

This section of the web site contains press releases issued by the ICMA group of companies. These documents are available as downloadable PDF files.
 
To access archived press releases, please click on either ISMA or IPMA for those issued prior to July 1, 2005. To access Xtrakter releases please click here.

ICMA announces September 2008 Financial Markets Foundation Course (FMFC) Programme Graduates 

September 9, 2008

Industry survey indicates that European repo market remains buoyant despite turbulent

July 29, 2008

Top 10 venues of execution change in June 08

July 10, 2008

Repo trading decreases by 22.3% in Q2 08

July 9, 2008

Industry Associations Release “Structured Products: Principles for Managing Distributor-Individual Investor Relationship”

July 4, 2008

ICMA announces June 2008 International Fixed Income and Derivatives (IFID) Certificate Programme Graduates

July 3, 2008

Asset backed securities (ABS) new issuance increases by 158%

July 2, 2008

Joint assocations' release:Industry takes further steps toward improving transparency

June 27, 2008

ICMA announces June 2008 Primary Market Certificate (PMC) Programme Graduates

June 24, 2008

Top 10 execution venues launched by Xtrakter

June 13, 2008

ICMA announces Financial Markets Foundation Course (FMFC) Programme May 2008 Graduates for Thomson Reuters

June 11, 2008

ICMA announces February 2008 Financial Markets Foundation Course (FMFC) Programme Graduates

May 15, 2008

Members vote for disposal of Xtrakter, ICMA’s Market Services business including TRAX; ICMA members elect new Board line up; ICMA outlines practical steps for resolving global financial market dislocation

May 2, 2008

ICMA announces April 2008 International Fixed Income and Derivatives (IFID) Certificate Programme Graduates

April 28, 2008

ICMA publishes 2008 legal opinions on repo agreement for 68 jurisdictions

April 18, 2008

ICMA announces 2008 Operations Certificate Programme Graduates

April 16, 2008

Repo volumes increase by 31% for QI 2008

April 15, 2008

ICMA launches skills training for capital markets

April 8, 2008

FSSC recognises ICMA‘s Executive Education Programmes

April 4, 2008

Asset Backed new issuance drops by 44.6%

April 1, 2008

EU-US Coalition on Financial Regulation sets out its proposed framework for establishing a more efficient transatlantic marketplace

March 26, 2008

ICMA adds five new member firms

March 13, 2008

ICMA survey records resilience of the European repo market

March 10, 2008

Fermín Cifuentes of Banesto appointed to ICMA Board

March 5, 2008

Further Progress on the Development of the Russian Financial Market in line with Global Market Standards: ICMA and NSMA Sign Memorandum of Cooperation

March 4, 2008

Bond volumes for January 08 now available at BondMarketPrices.com

February 25, 2008

Richard Jinks joins Xtrakter as Director of Commercial Operations

February 14, 2008

ICMA adds opinions for India and Iceland to jurisdictions for standard repo agreement

February 12, 2008

Xtrakter slashes regulatory reporting fees by 35%

February 5, 2008

Nylon Capital LLP adopts TRAX for repo matching with Barclays Capital.

February 1, 2008

Record breaking 2.3m repos processed by TRAX

January 23, 2008

Japan promotes initiatives to strengthen competitiveness of its financial markets to overseas investors

January 22, 2008

Credit crunch hits 2007 bond issues by 26.5%

January 21, 2008

ICMA and JSDA sign Memorandum of Understanding to develop closer co-operation in securities markets

January 16, 2008

ICMA Ltd changes name to Xtrakter