Industry insights for FILS EU 2024
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Treasury futures fight intensifies between FMX and CME
The US Fixed Income Leaders Summit 2025 showcased the fierce rivalry in the US treasury futures space, between incumbent giant exchange CME and upstart rival FMX, as both exchanged jibes on the conference stage....
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FILS 2024: Bond opportunity is in the eye of the beholder
Amid swirling geopolitical uncertainty, are bond portfolios recession-proof? This was the question debated by buyside panellists at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit on Friday.
For three of the largest fixed income managers in the world,...
FILS 2024: Differing views of the macro picture
Do the central banks have our backs? This question was debated by buyside strategists at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit on Friday.
“We believe in a soft landing. It's our base case”, said Desmond Lawrence,...
FILS 2024: Implications of syndicated loan expansion
The importance of including syndicated loans in portfolios was highlighted at this year’s Fixed Income Leaders Summit (FILS) Europe.
The syndicated loan market is growing rapidly, reported Thierry de Vergnes, managing director of bank loans...
FILS 2024: Opportunities in EM – but some dispute over diversification
Despite growing concern over military conflicts, emerging markets, being a broad swathe of geographies offer a range of potential investment opportunities, if you know where to look.
A panel of experts, ran through potential scenarios,...
FILS 2024: UK rejects industry pressure to move up T+1 implementation date
There are still issues to be ironed out before the UK and Europe can follow the US to T+1, according to speakers at this year’s Fixed Income Leaders Summit (FILS) Europe – but some...
FILS 2024: Multifaceted monster or tamed by technology? Views on liquidity
According to the buy-side, liquidity no longer meets the old textbook definition – the ability to buy or sell, at a given price, size and timescale. It’s now a market factor that combines geopolitical...
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S&P Global Market Intelligence: MarketAxess collaboration to enhance fixed income market transparency and efficiency
Following the announcement of a new data partnership between S&P Global Market Intelligence and MarketAxess, Traders Magazine* sat down with Kat Sweeney, Head of Data & ETF Solutions at MarketAxess, […]
Eurex: Trade it at Eurex
By Davide Masi, Global Product Lead, Credit Derivatives and Leon Von Essen, Product Manager, Credit Derivatives at Eurex Futurization is the next step in the electronification of corporate bond trading […]
TransFICC: The increasing importance of data centres in fixed income
As the fixed income market becomes more electronic, we are seeing an increasing number of firms connecting to data centres around the world. The DESK spoke with Judd Gaddie, co-founder of […]
Cboe: The future of credit is here – why credit index futures are finally taking off
David Litchfield, Director of Cboe Derivatives Sales, Cboe After years of false starts, credit index futures have finally gained traction in institutional portfolios. The Cboe Credit Index Futures ecosystem – […]
Boltzbit: The practical application of AI in investment and trading
Asset managers are already able to leverage large language models to boost investment and trading workflows. The DESK spoke with Yichuan Zhang, chief executive officer and Ivan Mihov, head of […]
Eurex: EMIR 3.0, are you ready?
EMIR 3.0 active accounts are set to change the European clearing landscape: are you ready? Matthias Graulich, chief strategy officer and Executive Board Member, Eurex Clearing By the end of 2024, […]
This page is dedicated to reports from The Fixed Income Leaders Summit, Paris, 2-4 October, 2024. Sessions on the 2nd October, the Buyside Evaluation day, will be hed under Chatham House Rules and as such will not be reported.
While every attempt is made to record delegates accurately and obtain quote approval prior to publishing if there are any inaccuracies please contact Dan Barnes.
