FILS USA 2026: Assessing active management’s advantages
Fixed income investors who default to passive strategies are missing structural return advantages of active management, said Jonathan Murrell, senior portfolio manager at Bank...
FILS USA 2026: US economic strength underpins macro outlook
The strength of the US economy is a prevailing macro theme, and while there are concerns about growth being derailed, the near-term outlook remains...
FILS USA 2026: Separately managed accounts to evolve into multi-asset wrappers
Separately managed accounts are no longer a niche product for the ultra-wealthy. Across the fixed income market, practitioners are watching the structure evolve from...
IG activity props up US credit trading growth
Average daily notional volumes (ADNV) in US corporate bonds were up 13% year-on-year (YoY) and up 5% month-on-month (MoM) in May, reaching US$60 billion.
Investment...
FILS USA 2026: Macro outlook mostly clear but clouds on horizon
Fixed income investors are navigating a changed landscape compared with years ago; bonds remain a vital portfolio component, though new risks have emerged.
That was...
BlackRock’s Xiao: “Challenge every preconceived notion of what is possible”
Speaking in conversation with a Troy Dixon, co-head of global markets at Tradeweb at the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit USA 2026, Jenny Xiao, global...
FILS US 2026: Buy-side traders say AI’s promise is tempered by fiduciary responsibility
Leading fixed income desks are embracing artificial intelligence and automation, but panellists at a recent industry summit warned that client obligations must remain the...
US rates e-trading jolts up in May
Average daily notional volumes (ADNV) in US rates trading was up 14% year-on-year (YOY) in May, reaching US$1.26 billion. Month-on-month (MoM), ADNV was up...
Broadridge DLR activity tapers
Average daily volumes (ADV) on Broadridge’s distributed ledger repo platform (DLR) have begun to fall after seven months of continual growth.
ADV was US$362 billion...
FILS USA 2026: Liquidity in bits
It is helpful for fixed income market participants to have their current range of choices in trading protocols and execution venues, but that optionality...
