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How is AI reshaping fixed income trading and “levelling the playing field” across markets?

Trader TV at FILS Europe – As buy-side firms accelerate AI adoption, data quality, predictive pricing, and workflow automation a...

Andy Goss has joined Tradeweb as head of international institutional repo.

Based in London, he is responsible for expanding the business line’s electronic trading solutions and supporting overall growth.

Tradeweb reported US$884 billion in average daily repo volumes over Q2 2026, up 15% year-on-year.

The firm recently announced its acquisition of e-trad...

LSEG has announced its upcoming acquisition of credit intelligence, data and workflow provider Octus in a US$5.353 billion deal.

This figure is significantly higher than the speculated US$3.5 billion estimated earlier this month.

Octus, which specialises in coverage of private, illiquid and distressed credit, is projected to generate more than US$300 million i...

The survival of traditional buyside bond trading desks is becoming an increasingly contentious issue, as automation takes over routine execution and portfolio managers gain the ability to bypass specialist traders altogether.

The tension was evident at FILS Europe, where asset managers offered sharply different views on whether centralised dealing desks remain necess...

What’s shaping the future of fixed income trading?

From advancing execution capabilities and automation to the growing application of AI. These are just some of the many conversations Trader TV had with experts across the fixed income ...