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Industry viewpoint: How to build a better picture of the global fixed income markets

Guido Galassi, Head of Data & Cash Product, MTS In volatile market conditions, more accessible and meaningful data has become critical to navigating the path...

On The DESK: What it takes to build a multi-asset trading team

Since becoming global head of trading at Schroders, Gregg Dalley has helped his teams become a single, multi-asset trading unit. The DESK: What is your team’s...

UBS: The client-led dealer driving best execution

Traditional sell-side firms can engage most effectively in fixed income by enabling, rather than pushing, buy-side strategy. As markets face considerable operational pressure, delivering change...

Better numbers: How desks can improve their data skills

As data use becomes more prevalent, trading desks need to introduce new skills on the desk either through training or new team members. Twenty years...

The big shocks hitting portfolios in 2022

Portfolio managers have some very large events to consider, along with many more nuanced side-effects. At the beginning of the year, rising inflation and interest...

The Trading Intentions Survey 2022

New platforms and late bloomers are all seeing greater interest. This year buy-side desks have a renewed vigour for investing in trading tools, with far...

What traders need to know about inflation and volatility

Significant rises in inflation have not been seen within the careers of many traders – this is what they need to know. As inflation increases,...

The Agency Broker Hub: An Italian story

The Italian Treasury has implemented a flexible and diversified funding policy to manage the amount of Italian public debt. Here Laura Maridati, Digital Markets...