Tag: bond markets

August 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Are the bond markets finally embracing technology?

Liquidity in the fixed income market has been declining over the past decade, but new matchmaking technologies can increase efficiency, deal flow and lower costs for all participants in primary bond markets. The following post is courtesy of Overbond, the end-to-end platform for bond origination, set to publish a whitepaper on the transformation of the…

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ESMA bond liquidity data
March 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA sees relatively ample liquidity in sovereign bond markets

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) latest research piece on market liquidity published in its recent report on trends, risks and vulnerabilities (TRV) finds improved liquidity in European sovereign bonds markets. Episodes of short-term volatility and liquidity stress across several markets over the past few years have increased concerns about the worsening of secondary…

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