FILS USA 2026: Is execution quality improving?
The answer to whether execution quality is improving, based on discussions at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit, is, 'it depends'. For liquid, standardised instruments...
FILS USA 2026: Signal versus noise
The dominant data concern at FILS US this year is data is too siloed, sitting in separate systems that cannot talk to each other...
FILS USA 2026: Fixed income traders bridge two worlds
Buy-side desks are grappling with siloed liquidity, underperforming systems and the unfinished promise of electronification as markets transform.
The fixed income trading desk of 2026...
FILS US 2026: The big (secret) story is AI
It is the most exciting development in capital markets for many, but attendees at FILS 2026 in Boston may find that what is being...
ICE launches pre-trade analytics tool for fixed income buy side
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has launched a fixed income pre-trade analytics platform, ICE Compass, which the company says uses artificial intelligence to rank trading counterparties...
Trading in Mexico as it teeters on edge of investment grade rating
Mexico has faced a sharp deterioration in its sovereign credit standing within the space of just two weeks in May 2026, with two major...
How portfolio trading can prompt a rethink for credit TCA
Portfolio trading (PT) has grown significantly in corporate bond markets, and it creates some meaningful complications for transaction cost analysis and market data.
Portfolio trades...
Trading Intentions Survey: Data and protocol innovation are the battlegrounds for credit trading
The 2026 Trading Intentions Survey has found that data is the most hotly-contested field in supporting corporate bond trading today, while analysis of trading...
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Exclusive: Hollingshead and Poole promoted, vindicating Jupiter AM’s technology transformation
Wayne Mepham, chief financial and operating officer (CFOO) at Jupiter Asset Management announced last month that Alison Hollingshead, currently the COO for Investment Management...
Bond markets see trading costs bounce
Average bid-ask spreads have been expanding and contracting like an accordion as investors and liquidity providers struggle to form a coherent view on inflation,...
