Automation becomes life or death struggle for bond trading desks
The survival of traditional buyside bond trading desks is becoming an increasingly contentious issue, as automation takes over routine execution and portfolio managers gain...
FILS Europe: Buyside favours EM debt as developed market fiscal risks mount
Emerging market debt is attracting growing confidence among asset managers as improving sovereign fundamentals and the development of domestic bond markets contrast with mounting...
FILS Europe: Don’t rely on platforms or ELPs in stressed markets, buyside traders say
There is a view among many industry participants that with high volumes and low spreads, fixed income markets remain liquid despite geopolitical turmoil. But...
At the sharp end of the BNPP AM-AXA IM trading integration
More than a year after closing its acquisition of AXA IM, BNP Paribas Asset Management has now reached the stage of trading desk integration....
MarketAxess and DirectBooks move to the next Phase of primary bond market partnership
MarketAxess and DirectBooks are moving their bond market partnership into its next phase, expanding the integration of DirectBooks’ new-issue data and workflow tools within...
FILS USA 2026: Consolidated tapes in Europe
Consolidated tapes in Europe set to accelerate AI data models, says FCA’s Malrait
Stephane Malrait, executive director at the Financial Conduct Authority and Quorum 15,...
FILS USA 2026: Where does the industry stand in scaling AI and automation?
Trader TV spoke with industry participants on the sidelines of this year’s Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit in Boston about their key takeaways from panel...
FCA estimates revenue from UK consolidated tape to be £4 million over five years
Attendees at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Amsterdam were told to get ready for the arrival of the consolidated tape in Europe, with...
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...
Research: How mid-sized asset managers e-trade larger orders
The DESK’s research supported by LTX, finds liquidity improving, larger electronic trade sizes and greater use of data science pre-trade.
In 2024 bond markets are...
