Buy Side Seeks Better Bond Data

 MiFID II best execution standards are forcing institutional investors to apply artificial intelligence to ensure they meet the growing demand for data and insight Source: MarketsMedia More than two-thirds of asset managers want to improve their data collection for bonds as regulations have introduced new transparency, reporting and best execution requirements. MiFID II, which came into…

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Post-Crisis Regulations Constrain Bond Activity, Says Federal Reserve

NY Fed findings say reforms including the Dodd-Frank Act and Basel III regulation have constrained banks in their ability to trade corporate bonds, leading to “adverse impact” on bond-level liquidity. Source: Financial Times Regulations designed to safeguard the US from another financial crisis have damped corporate bond trading activity, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of…

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