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A new chapter for RBC BlueBay Asset Management’s London-based fixed income trading desk

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While traders don’t have the authority to load up trades, outside of execution they are expected to collaborate with their portfolio managers to bring value add to the investment process by making suggestions around idea generation and execution. You’re taught to almost think like a PM. It just can’t work in that way.

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The evolution of the buy- and sell-side relationship

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Electronic trading capabilities have led to a major shift away from voice trading, and this has changed the role that counterparties play when they work together. With electronic trading comes the added benefit of requiring less time to be spent on small trades.

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Trading at the frontier

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If a portfolio manager wants to execute a trade days after such an event, they need to understand that liquidity may be reduced, and they must be confident in their strategy if they’re willing to pay more in the bid-offer spread.” This context is crucial for our day-to-day operations. Traders by nature enjoy a challenge.

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The TRADE predictions series 2025: Artificial intelligence

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In the investment management sector, the diversity of challenges allows us to identify some of the most promising applications of GenAI. These are likely to result from a collaborative approach between technologists and their end users including investment professionals, legal, compliance and finance teams, among others.

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Fireside Friday with… Tradeweb’s Lisa Schirf

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When we think how this data can be used to further modernise fixed income markets, we look back at our long track record of collaborative innovation with our clients. What are the most impactful changes AI is making on electronic trading, and markets in a wider sense? A good example of this approach is our Trade at Close functionality.

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The TRADE predictions series 2025: A macro outlook on the markets – part two

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Around 75% of leaders from UK and Singapore view outsourced managed services as having a highimpact on costreduction, according to FISs 2024 Global Innovation Research. Historically, market participants have operated with a divisive mindset, prioritising rivalry over cooperation.

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