The Fixed Income Leaders Summit: Debating a decade of change
The focused event delivered a communication hub that has supported the buy and sell side as they navigated market transformation.
“In 2014, this event was...
FILS USA: Make sure you know which side you are on in US Treasuries
New US Treasury market regulations still have validity, ten years after the market’s infamous ‘flash jump’, as its need for resilience reflects multiple challenges...
LSEG: The outlook for muni bonds (video)
Global Trading editor Laurie McAughtry (on behalf of The Desk) was delighted to sit down with Domenic Vonella, director of US municipal bonds at...
Utility mooted to reduce data onboarding friction
While data has become more abundant across the fixed income ecosystem, making it useful remains a major challenge.
“Some of our desks manage hundreds of...
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...
FILS USA: Entry point for private credit liquidity providers “never been better”
Private credit has expanded rapidly in recent years, with the IMF recently reporting that the size of the market topped $2 trillion globally, of...
FILS USA 2023: Traders test the water with new execution methods
The ability to use new trading protocols can be highly dependent upon the funds that a desk trades for and the types of instruments...
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...
FILS 2021: Liquidnet gives detail on new primary market offering
Liquidnet’s primary market offering for the bond market was laid out by Dan Hinxman, head of sales for Liquidnet Fixed Income at the Fixed...
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...
