The big issue
Corporate bond issuance has boomed at the start of 2024, at a point when rates are peaking. They may not be that high in...
US retail goes big on directly-held bonds
Retail investors are leaning back into bonds, according to a recent Coalition Greenwich report – and are increasingly owning them directly, rather than through...
Is this the new era for electronic credit trading?
By Iseult E.A. Conlin, CFA., Managing Director, U.S. Cash Credit, Tradeweb.
Digital transformation is happening in industries all over the world. Whether it’s video streaming services disintermediating...
FILS 2022: Meeting in the eye of tempestuous markets
The Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit is convening in Nice in the midst of a turbulent market, driven by a combination of rampant inflation, government...
Swedish regulator FinansInspektionen flags corporate bond markets for review in 2022
Swedish capital markets regulator, FinansInspektionen (FI), has published its priorities for 2022, including a review on the bond markets and fund holdings of corporate...
FILS in Barcelona: Tough calls for investors
Big picture phrases like ‘higher for longer’ and ‘transitory’ inflation are too imprecise to guide a professional investor, the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit (FILS)...
AXA IM: Credit downgrades increases concentration and liquidity risk in index investment
A decrease in the average credit quality of fixed income indices and intensifying competition for high quality assets present increasingly serious challenges for UK...
FILS 2022: Consolidated tape tipped for 2024
Efforts to create a Consolidated Tape for corporate bond markets in Europe could come to fruition by early 2024, provided political agreement is reached...
Fear that ‘diversity washing’ could limit progress
Mark Wade, head of credit research at Allianz Global Investors, has accused the financial services industry of ‘diversity washing’, during a debate about inclusivity...
“There is no liquidity”: Bond traders report market conditions never seen before
Buy-side bond traders are facing a considerable challenge in matching their investor’s demand for fixed income assets as equity markets plummet. Volumes are up,...
Tradeweb’s access to Bond Connect: A game changer for electronic trading in Asia
When you open up a market to a broader range of customers, you need to ensure the infrastructure is robust and efficient, with new...
Lipper: Bond funds come roaring back (with Fed’s help)
Refinitiv Lipper has seen a bounce back for bond funds in Q2 2020 after they suffered losses of -4.3% and outflows of US$208.9 billion...
