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Recent volatility highlights tech’s vital role in fixed income pricing
MarketAxess’ Julien Alexandre discusses how cutting-edge technology is transforming pricing and execution in the fixed income market amid periodic bouts of volatility
Fixed income ‘big 3’ tap Finbourne for EU consolidated tape bid
Bloomberg, Tradeweb and MarketAxess select tech partner to jumpstart cash bond tape ambitions
Treasury traders remain wary about adopting algos
Yet proponents insist US government bond market is ‘ready for disruption’
People: LME chair quits, Goldman and BlackRock lay-offs, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Duffie: SEC plan heralds all-to-all Treasuries trading
Former Fed adviser welcomes long-advocated Treasuries clearing mandate
Firms question viability of UK consolidated tape model
UK government plan for a competitive framework for the consolidated tape raises concerns
Transparent pricing data shapes the evolution of indexation in fixed income
In this audiocast, MarketAxess' Kat Sweeney, head of index and ETF Solutions, and John Keller, ETF and index product manager, share their views on the evolution of credit market structure and how MarketAxess is using its unique vantage point to inject…
Leveraging liquidity scores and pricing data in portfolio trading
In this podcast, Zoi Fletcher, associate commercial editor, Risk.net, talks to Matt Walters, head of product, portfolio trading at MarketAxess, about how data analytics is improving outcomes in portfolio trading, the optimal situations in which it should…
Top venues mull offering joint EU consolidated tape
Market participants worry venue-led CT is designed to protect high-cost data services
EU firms call for single consolidated tape provider
Some say new rules could create data fragmentation and raise connectivity costs
People moves: Credit Suisse senior shake-up, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Citi-led consortium plans multibank CLO trading platform
‘Project Octopus’ aims to fend off independent platforms eyeing a push into CLOs
CDS trading remains stubbornly human
Buy-siders sceptical of benefits of algo execution for credit derivatives
People moves: new CRO at LCH, changes at Natixis investment bank, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Botched copy: Esma delivers cut and paste pastiche of Trace
Mifid transparency mishmash misses key aspects of US system it emulates, say dealers
Accelerating fixed income’s risk‑on rise
Jason Waight at MarketAxess reveals how advances in data and technology are enabling faster, more agile risk-on trading strategies in today’s fixed income markets
Bonds go back to the future as electronic volumes grow
Surge in bond ETFs and portfolio trades accompanies investor return to platforms
The evolution of pricing bonds and the data journey
Jason Waight, head of regulatory affairs, Europe at MarketAxess, considers why access to flexible data is key to using new trading protocols in fixed income
Pricing data in fixed income markets – Is transparency truly an issue?
Jason Waight, head of regulatory affairs, Europe at MarketAxess, explains how investment in commercial transparency solutions has proven itself in 2020, and why this leaves a question mark over the potential value of a centralised bond tape
Confidence in pricing data is essential in a distressed market
Jason Waight, head of regulatory affairs, Europe at MarketAxess, explores the key role of reliable data sources in offering a commercial advantage to traders during the March crisis
Electronic bond trading stalled in volatile markets
Bid/offer spreads on bond platforms spiked in March and the buy side struggled to trade