Industry insights for FILS USA 2025
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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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How CIOs value the trading desk in 2025
This year has challenged some major assumptions for investors, the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit, held in Washington DC, heard on 11 June.
Lori Heinel, global chief investment officer at State Street Global Advisors, said that...
Complex environment requires multi-model approach to data science
In fixed income, the most effective investment and trading models can be those built to withstand uncertainty. Speaking at the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit in Washington DC on 11 June, panellists emphasised that no...
Managing human capital in fixed income trading
As the fixed income industry evolves, so do the skills needed to succeed — and emotional intelligence is increasingly at the forefront of how buy-side firms are thinking about leadership development.
“It isn't as hard...
“There is still an edge in systematic trading”
Systematic trading is often associated with highly liquid instruments, but asset managers have outlined success stories in less liquid debt markets, at the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit 2025 in Washington DC, on Wednesday 11...
In retail fixed income, trust trumps education
Fixed income markets are complex and esoteric compared with equities.
Retail market participants are more interested in bonds than they had been for years, given that risk-free rates are above 4 percent.
The seemingly obvious way...
Fiscal policy, market regulation draw bond-market concern
As a still-new US presidential administration settles in and the Securities and Exchange Commission pivots with its own new leader, fixed income markets face heightened risk from fiscal policy and market regulation.
At the highest...
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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 […]
This page is dedicated to reports from The Fixed Income Leaders Summit, Washington, 9-11 June, 2025. Sessions on the 9th June, the Buyside Evaluation day, 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.
