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This report evaluates firms’ performance during the first half of 2024, examining the challenges they’ve faced so far. It also assesses current market conditions and highlights the major risks our network members have identified for…

This edition features significant updates: our network now includes both buy-side and sell-side fixed income participants. We explore firm performance in 2023, the anticipated impact of T+1 settlement rules in the US, and the growth…

Our sixth Sell-Side Fixed Income Expert Network Report reflects on the performance and challenges within global fixed income markets amid considerable volatility. It highlights how market volatility has assisted clients in navigating uncertainties but underscores…

In our 5th report, we examine the deepening electronification of fixed income markets. This is a secular trend that has been taking place for many years, and continues to gain momentum as clients demand greater…

Payment methods around the world have undergone significant changes in recent years, with emerging technologies and innovation driving speed, efficiency, and transparency. So, what lies on the road ahead for banks? One thing is for…

In this article produced in partnership with Greyspark Partners, the unique aspects of clearing and settlement applied to crypto assets is explored along with the reasons why solutions that were originally designed for securities and…

After a strong 2022 for fixed income, reflected in Q4 results, there’s renewed interest in fixed income as an asset class with further appetite for investment in the space within the sell-side community. In our…

Volatility this year has brought both challenges and opportunities to all asset classes. As bond yields soar in the wake of rising inflation and fiscal tightening by central banks, fixed income has been at the…

For fixed income businesses across the sell-side, 2022 is set to be a year in which new opportunities will emerge. Members of the valantic FSA Sell-Side Fixed Income Expert Network are optimistic about the year…

Although the electronification of the fixed income markets has been ongoing for longer than two decades, it is only more recently that we are seeing broader adoption and smarter automation of the workflows. This report…