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As private banks face growing pressure to scale efficiently, automation, AI and data-driven execution are moving from competitive advantage to business necessity. Erik Tham, Head of Product Management, Global Private Banking and Andre Cherbonnier, Head of Client Sales, Singapore, shares how MarketAxess’ suite of solutions for private banks and wealth managers are helping desks scale more efficiently while delivering a better client experience.

Trading activity on MarketAxess highlights the Malaysian ringgit (MYR) as one of the fastest-growing emerging market local currency bond markets on the platform in 2026, with participation accelerating across a broad range of offshore investors.

Drawing on insights from our Global Fixed Income & FinTech Institutional Leaders Summit in June, Roheet Shah, Head of Dealer Sales, APAC & Head of Hong Kong, and Cathy Cai, China Business Lead, explores how a shifting macro landscape marked by elevated yields, fragmented liquidity and data-driven policymaking is reshaping fixed income markets. As financial institutions turn the focus to building resilience where integrating data, execution, and AI into workflows are becoming essential sources of edge.

Trader’s Table event highlight: Backed by resilient macro fundamentals and a strong primary market, Asia Credit is staging a solid recovery in 2025. Cathy Cai, Senior Sales Relationship Manager, shares her outlook on the evolving landscape, how MarketAxess’ data and protocol solutions support market makers, and key takeaways from a Trader’s Table discussion on the fixed income market landscape in 2025. 

Riad Chowdhury, Head of Asia-Pacific, and Paulo Costa, Global Head of Data Sales, sits down with The TRADE to discuss the importance of data transparency across fixed income. Diving specifically into its potential impact across the APAC sphere, possible challenges posed by the region and what the buy-side is thinking.  

Asia Credit is trading bigger—and smarter. In this article, Andre Cherbonnier, Head of Sales, Singapore at MarketAxess, explores how technology and data innovations are enabling larger, more efficient trades across the region.

RMB bonds are increasingly viewed as a stable and appealing option for global investors, offering diversification benefits alongside competitive total returns and Sharpe ratios. Cathy Cai, our Senior Sales Relationship Manager, shares her key takeaways at the Bond Connect Anniversary Summit 2025. 

Riad Chowdhury, Head of Asia-Pacific, and Dan Burke, Global Head of Emerging Markets, sit down with WatersTechnology to discuss e-trends in EM fixed income, and how AI fits into the enhancement of Targeted RFQ.

In today’s increasingly complex and fragmented fixed income landscape, private banks in APAC face a unique set of challenges when trading fixed income securities. Axess IQ and Axess IQ Lite bridge the gap in enabling smarter and more efficient trading.

この記事を日本語で読む As the global financial landscape evolves, Japan's bond market stands at a pivotal crossroads. Our recent partnership with Coalition Greenwich to launch the whitepaper, "The Evolution of Global Bond Trading in Japan", reveals a market in transition, driven by rising demand for fixed i...

As Japanese investors seek newer, higher-yielding opportunities away from home, electronic trading is playing an increasingly important role in how they navigate the global market challenges today. We explore this in our latest white paper that was published in collaboration with Coalition Greenw...

Setting the scene: Fixed income in ChinaChina’s fixed income market has continued to thrive and flourish despite recent volatility in global fixed income markets. Relative to other Emerging Markets, investors and traders have been benefitting from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC)’s accommodating...

Following our fourth consecutive win as “Best Securities Trading Platform” at the Asia Asset Management’s Best of the Best Awards, Riad Chowdhury shares with the publication shares with the publication how, through technology innovation and client partnerships, we’re setti...

“I recently had the privilege of attending the China Bond Market Forum in Beijing, hosted by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA). The forum served as a melting pot for fixed income experts from across the region, and delved into how innovation is pivotal in navigating the challeng...

From an investment perspective, there are different metrics to look at. Amidst the market volatility in Asia-Pacific (APAC), bond traders and investors are increasingly relying on metrics and enhanced liquidity to manage risks. Riad Chowdhury, Head of Asia-Pacific at MarketAxess, emphasises ...

The impact of Federal Reserve's decisions on Asia-Pacific local currency bonds reflects in interest rates. The transmission of Fed policies to local currency bonds in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region unfolds through two primary channels: global interest rates and currency valuations, according to t...

As we navigate the early days of 2024, it's helpful to take stock of the year gone by—a year that was replete with global events and policy decisions that have left an indelible mark on the Asia-Pacific bond markets. Let’s delve into the economic undercurrents of 2023 and cast an eye ...

In a rapidly changing and interconnected world, transparency in financial markets is more crucial than ever. We recently hosted a discussion titled “Transparency in APAC fixed income markets” in collaboration with the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) t...

Institutional firms investing in Asia’s fixed income markets face the unique challenge of dealing with a wide range of countries and investor segments. They also are challenged with the availability and transparency of data. During times of heightened market volatility amid an uncertain ec...

Portfolio Trading: The next big thing for Asian bond markets? Maybe. The answer is a little more nuanced. Asia has seen an acceleration in adoption of electronic trading in the bond market in recent years, but in a dynamic region with volatility and uncertainty often higher than developed marke...

We were recently awarded ‘Best Trading and Execution Solution' at the Asian Private Banker Technology Awards 2023, and behind this great achievement is a tale of technological innovation, unwavering dedication, and customer-centricity. To understand more about our success, Erik Tham, Head ...

Following our win as Best Bond Trading Platform at the Asia Asset Management’s Best of the Best Awards for the third consecutive year, Christophe Roupie, CEO of EMEA and APAC, and Riad Chowdhury, Head of APAC, talked to the publication about the innovations behind our continued success, and...

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) released its latest edition of the Asian International Bond Markets report, and MarketAxess is proud to be a contributor for the third consecutive year. This report leverages our TraX data to provide global market stakeholders with an updated ov...

Identifying the potentialTham opens the conversation by zooming straight in on the private banking and wealth management community, explaining why the firm tailored its proprietary Axess IQ solution for traders and relationship managers (RMs). “The most taxing problem I faced when I worked at the...

Riad Chowdhury, Head of Asia-Pacific (RC) Erik Tham, Head of Global Private Banking Product (ET) MarketAxess has been named Best Trading and Execution Platform at the Technology Awards for the 2nd consecutive year. What do you think makes MarketAxess an increasingly indispensable tool for fixed ...

Asian fixed income markets in the first half faced the twin threats of accelerating inflation and slowing economic growth. Several media reported global investors have reduced their bond holdings in emerging markets as yields rise in the U.S and other developed countries, whose central banks have...

Following our win as Best Bond Trading Platform at the Asia Asset Management Best of the Best Awards for the second time in a row, Christophe Roupie, CEO of EMEA and APAC, and Riad Chowdhury, Head of APAC, talked to the publication about what made MarketAxess stand out from the crowd and the futu...

The story for emerging Asia local market debt in 2021 was one of ups and downs. After a brief hiatus in 2020, yield-hunting investors poured into the region for most of the first half as concern about the COVID-19 pandemic subsided. Yet towards the end of the second quarter, such optimism gave wa...

Asian local fixed income markets in the third quarter halted a brief slowdown that had begun towards the end of the first-half, as concerns eased over US inflation and early withdrawal of pandemic-related support policies, prompting investors to return to the region.Data gathered by our platform ...

Early 2021 saw global investors flocking to Asian local fixed income markets in search of more attractive yield and other diversification benefits. This trend has continued well into the second quarter, with foreigners’ purchases of Asian bonds surging to a two-year high in June. Yet by the...

After a brief hiatus in 2020, investors have been returning to Emerging Local markets, and more specifically - Asian fixed income markets in a significant way, as the region gradually recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. This is partly due to the yield premium Asian bonds offer over their peers i...

Following MarketAxess' win of the Asia Asset Management’s Best of the Best 2021 award as Best Bond Trading Platform, Christophe Roupie talks about how the firm's leading role in accelerating the transition to electronic trading in the region – helping Asian bond markets to expand and ...