[ C O N T E N T S ] based fixed income trading desk
ANNABEL SMITH sits down with RBC BlueBay Asset Management ’ s newly reabsorbed London-based fixed income trading desk to talk counterparty relationships , technology , liquidity dynamics , as well as what the future might hold for the formerly boutique firm , now part of a global one .
56 The Big Interview BlackRock ’ s Laura-Jane Purnell
Director , senior fixed income and FI ETF trader at BlackRock , Laura-Jane Purnell , sits down with WESLEY BRAY to discuss her journey to the trading desk , the key drivers in the modernisation of bond markets and how to navigate shifting liquidity supply and demand dynamics .
60 In depth If you build it , will they come ?
With consolidated tapes ( CT ) on the way and the market looking at increased transparency and competition , CLAUDIA PREECE delves into data access , cost , and risk in fixed income post-Brexit – does data hold the key to a healthier market ?
69 Survey
Buy-side sentiment on the up , but EMS providers aren ’ t out of the woods yet
This year ’ s results revealed higher scores across nearly all service categories , with the survey average jumping up to an impressive 5.94 in 2023 , the highest on record since the survey first launched in 2013 .
86 Closing bell
Technology will solve municipal bond market fragmentation
Early adopters of modern fixed income EMSs within the muni market can gain an immediate edge by underpinning voice and electronic execution methods , writes TS Imagine ’ s chief markets officer SPENCER LEE .
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