FILS 2022: SFDR adds ESG onus to new fund launches
The EU’s new regulatory framework for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing has caused confusion among the fixed income market, but is putting more...
FILS 2022: Consolidated tape tipped for 2024
Efforts to create a Consolidated Tape for corporate bond markets in Europe could come to fruition by early 2024, provided political agreement is reached...
FILS USA: The three fierce battles for credit e-trading market share
Electronic trading in US fixed income is hotly contested between Bloomberg, MarketAxess, Tradeweb and Trumid all competing for market share of trading cash bonds...
FILS in Barcelona: What will help traders best adapt to the new bond market?
Although the basic function of a trader – price and liquidity formation – has remained the same over the past two decades, the level...
What FILS delegates want
With the Fixed Income Leaders Summit (FILS) Europe upon us, The DESK has been speaking to attendees to discern what topics are most eagerly...
Take a modular approach to layering regs, industry told
By Joel Clark.
Having implemented multiple regulations on a standalone basis over the past decade, market participants must now take a more flexible modular approach...
FILS USA: The most valuable fixed income asset is ‘People’
Much of the talk at last week's Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Boston centred around the mechanics of buying and selling bonds: data and...
FILS USA: Opportunities remain in EM and ESG
Away from the US corporate and government bond market, this year’s Fixed Income Leaders Summit, emphasised the value of investing in both emerging markets...
Concern over data dominates corporate bond discussions
Limited access to data is impeding quantitative analysis of best execution for corporate bonds, leading to a need for more qualitative analysis for many...
FILS 2021: Overcoming barriers to automation
Implementation costs are among the biggest hurdles for buy-side fixed income desks hoping to increase efficiency workflows.
Addressing delegates at the Fixed Leaders Summit in...
