Karim Awenat – naturally curious
Karim Awenat, Invesco's head of fixed income trading, London discusses the skillsets, culture and technology needed to navigate the bond markets.
What are the challenges...
Data: Are you part of the data disenfranchised?
Where some firms advocate ‘democratising’ data others struggle to capture, process or access data which is crucial to supporting the business.
Creating access to data,...
Consolidated tape: Can Europe replicate US market transparency?
Having spotted the need for a consolidated tape in 2005 – when the US already had one – Europe and the UK are so...
Analysis: Market response to US Treasury’s increased borrowing needs
The US Treasury’s need to increase debt issuance, beyond market expectations, has had several effects. Firstly there was a ratings downgrade of the USA...
Janus Henderson: On the psychology of the trade
Janus Henderson’s senior fixed income traders, led by Andy ‘Mungo’ Munro, discuss the psychology of trading, transferring experience and effective leadership.
How are your trading desks...
Lars Salmon: On internal strength
Fidelity International has homegrown internal expertise and tech, to support a fixed income trading team that can weather all markets.
Lars Salmon is head of...
Ten years of research: Lessons for trading platforms in fixed income
Lessons on the viability and competitiveness of liquidity aggregation tools can be drawn form the last decade of research conducted by The DESK.
In 2015...
What’s the fuss about… New capital rules?
What’s all this fuss about new capital rules? The US Federal Reserve has decided that some banks, with over US$100 billion in assets, need...
FILS 2022: Automation drive continues amid liquidity squeeze
Recruiting an army of coders cannot be a panacea for traders’ data, liquidity problems, according to an all-star panel on day one of this...
Primary markets: Give me some credit: Outlook for bond issuance in 2023
New issues provide liquidity and price points for bond traders; we assess the prospects for the year ahead.
As the cost of borrowing continues to...
