06.29.2026

Buy Side Tests UK’s New Bond Consolidated Tape

06.29.2026

Buy-side firms are beginning to test the UK’s new bond consolidated tape while continuing to refine automation across fixed-income trading desks. Speaking to Trader TVODDO BHF ASSET MANAGEMENT SAS, head of trading Sven Rudolf, says the firm is assessing data quality, pricing, and market adoption before deciding whether real-time access justifies the cost, ahead of the EU bond tape launch later in Q3.

He also discusses ongoing efforts to fine-tune rule-based automation through more advanced execution workflows designed to improve execution quality and reduce manual intervention.

In this episode:

📌 Top themes to monitor this week

📌 Buy-side testing of the UK bond CT

📌 Lessons ahead of EU tape go-live

📌 ODDO BHF AM pushing higher-quality automated execution

📌 Long-term vision for the fixed-income desk

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