A buyside view - bond pricing distribution today

ICMA’s Liz Callaghan talks to Ricky Goddard, Head of trading at Schroders, about current bond pricing and axe distribution practices in the EU bond markets and the challenges that the market faces today. They discuss the importance of standardising axe information, which is the term commonly used to advertise buy or sell bond interests, the role of electronic & technology solutions in its distribution and the obstacles in achieving good quality and accurate bond pricing/axe data.