Update on US fixed income market conditions ahead of the election
With the US election on 3 November 2020, one might expect America’s fixed income markets to be getting choppy. While…
Government Bonds
Portfolio trading rise exemplifies need for the innovative OMS
Trading is changing, with protocols such portfolio trading transforming the way some asset managers are executing orders. Traders need to…
Analysis: How electronic bond trading has held up in 2020
Volatile markets are seen as the natural home for voice traders, but 2020 has seen many electronic trading protocols thrive.…
AI can enable trade flow automation through triage of high- and low-touch trades
Triaging between bonds by liquidity profile can be more easily achieved using machine-learning algorithms. The level of automation this provides…
The future of the sell-side trading function
The sell-side trading function is under considerable pressure to change, and as it does it will impact the investment banking…
Summer has revealed interesting trends underpinning electronic rates trading volumes
Electronic trading in the rates space has been growing across the US and Europe, but has declined over summer in…
Concessions in primary rates markets are creating investment opportunities
The European Union’s €750 billion rescue package is having a massive impact on rates markets, with peripheral European country debt…
New trading protocols deliver better execution for buy-side traders
In 2020 head traders are prioritising the tools that their traders have and the skills needed to use them, in…
Accessing opportunities in the rates market is increasingly challenging
In the low rate environment with rate volatility ‘dying on the vine’ curve finding investment opportunities is very challenging in…
Trading through the lens of COVID 19
Countermeasures to tackle COVID 19 and the pandemic itself are changing our view of risk at a macro, firm-wide and…
Investors are already benefitting from auto bond trading
Consistent execution quality, reduced bias and greater resources to handle complex trades are all advantages that KBC Asset Management has…
Optimising remote working for traders
Remote working is breaking up the physical communication and workflows that buy-side traders and portfolio managers use in the office.…