Propellant, TransFICC launch consolidated data service
Propellant Digital and TransFICC have partnered to provide consolidated transparency data and analytics for global fixed income markets – just days before the UK...
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...
Cuddeford joins Nomura’s credit team
Ben Cuddeford has joined Nomura’s credit flow trading team for CEEMEA, based in London.
Nomura reported US$13.5 billion in net revenues for year-end March 2026,...
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...
Duffy steps down at CME Group
CME Group’s CEO Terry Duffy is taking a backseat at the company, taking an executive chairman role effective March 2027.
Lynne Fitzpatrick, currently president and...
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...
