Our fifth discussion in the Fixed Income Electronification series focused on the municipal bond market. We examined macro trends influencing the market including COVID-19, a surge of new issuance, the impact of the government’s new infrastructure plan and more. In addition, we had a panel of experts discuss opportunities for market modernization and how alternative data is helping shed new light on the market.
Insight Series
The Future of Fixed Income Electronification
A Regional Series
The electronification of fixed income markets is accelerating. New regulation, the explosion of data, reaction to COVID-led volatility, and demand for greater efficiency will continue to drive change.
Join us alongside industry experts for an interactive series of regionally-focused sessions to discuss these trends.
How is the market changing?
We’ll highlight which segments of the bond market we are seeing the highest use of automation vs. those that are still largely analogue. We’ll dissect the need for increased efficiency and the rise in automated execution protocols, real-time data demand, and more.
Inputs for a streamlined workflow
What data does the market need to operate more efficiently? We’ll look at how actionable data drives pre-trade discovery and fuels algorithms to support a variety of workflows.
Where does the market go from here?
Which factors will propel bond markets towards greater electronification, and what are the key trends? To what extent will a hybrid approach, balancing human and automated connectivity, look to be the norm?
Past Events
The U.S. Municipal Market: Outlook & Optimization
The Asia-Pacific Market
The move toward electronification in APAC’s fixed income markets is picking up pace. Yet challenges around market fragmentation, differing local regulations, and market access remain.
We examined the latest trends in Asia-Pacific, in addition to opportunities and challenges, with BlackRock, State Street Global Advisors and Coalition Greenwich.
The European Market
Our third discussion in the series focused on the European market, examining the latest trends in Europe, in addition to opportunities and challenges, alongside speakers from MUFG, Swiss National Bank and Coalition Greenwich.
The Portfolio Trading Boom: Changing the way bond markets do business
It’s a dynamic transforming the bond market: the ability to move large, multi-faceted bond portfolios quickly and with precision. Where portfolio managers, traders and dealers once engaged in protracted spreadsheet exchanges lasting several hours, they can now price and move complex portfolios with a few keystrokes.
The U.S. Market
Our first discussion in the series focused on the U.S. market, examining which parts of the bond market provide the greatest opportunities with electronification, what input and data clients are seeking for workflow efficiencies, and where challenges remain.