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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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Investor Demand: IG private credit creates ‘attractive entry points’ for investors

Research by Aviva Investors has broken down the illiquidity premia paid via private debt markets, noting that it is improving for investors, even as...

Trade size growth undercuts European bond market ‘equitification’

Since 2023 European corporate bond markets have seen trades size grow, as trading platforms report increasing volumes “If we break down electronic trading growth in European...

Ham leads Barclays IB

Alex Ham has been named global chairman of investment banking at Barclays, effective early 2026. In the London-based role, Ham is responsible for furthering Barclays’...

Investor Demand: Apollo outlines four scenarios for investors

Torsten Sløk, Apollo Global Management’s chief economist, has outlined four key scenarios that investors need to consider potential outcomes of the current trade war...