BlackRock proposes bond market liquidity reforms

Anna Fedorova
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BlackRock has published a paper proposing a raft of reforms for regulators and asset managers to address the growing problems with liquidity in the bond market.

In the paper, the world's largest asset manager discussed the introduction of new trading protocols for fixed income securities and revisions to the way trades are reported to the market, as well as what asset managers could do to tackle panic selling. Liquidity issues in the fixed income market have been escalating over the last few months, with even seasoned bond investors, such as Bill Gross, expressing their concerns. Aberdeen: Big groups are moving to combat bond liquidity risks The publication follows an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into potentia...

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