Analysing concern around Japan’s government bond issuance and interdealer inefficiency
The appointment of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister has drawn comparisons with two of the...
The de-dollarisation debate
Investors see their short duration positions getting longer this year, with a shift to EM debt, and a multi-decade case for de-dollarisation, attendees at...
Why humans give the best execution
Understanding best execution requires an understanding that both explicit and implicit costs can have a serious impact on investment goals, and these often reach...
Quant funds assess the value of trading
There are huge variations in investment and trading activity across quantitative strategies, the Fixed Income Leaders Summit heard in Amsterdam on Wednesday, and the...
Fund managers report more certainty in EM than in developed markets
The key takeaway from the first plenary session at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Amsterdam was clear; in 2026, uncertainty has become a...
Investor Demand: BofA finds investors still upbeat despite AI bubble risks
The latest Bank of America ‘European Fund Manager Survey’ has found that investor confidence has returned as stronger growth and sticky inflation creates a...
FILS EU 2025: Traders need to take control of their future
While the European and UK consolidated tape fiascos are dominating gossip around the Fixed income Leaders Summit in Amsterdam, other big themes are clearly...
“A fixed income price is not a fact. A fixed income price is an...
David LaRusso is the head of fixed income trading at Dimensional Fund Advisors, and has just celebrated his 25th anniversary at the firm. The...
TradeTech FX: Multi-asset trading success conditional on buy-side objectives
The value of multi-asset trading desks to an investment manager is conditional on the goals of the buy-side firm aligning with the firm.
At TradeTech...
Bond traders predict data science/AI use explosion in 2026
The DESK’s Corporate Bond Liquidity Access Survey, supported by LTX, finds trading desks are on the cusp of change.
Buy-side traders see 2026 as a turning...
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