How a consolidated tape could address bond liquidity fragmentation
Chris Murphy, CEO of Ediphy, writes that the biggest goal of a fixed-income tape should be the aggregation of, and democratized access to, market data.

A consolidated tape (CT) is a much-needed mechanism to address liquidity fragmentation in European and UK bond markets. Both the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have recently advanced their efforts to implement viable solutions.
Unlike equities and exchange-traded funds, bonds are a highly diverse universe, and the current regulatory progress around bond type definition, regulatory and core data, deferral regime and data quality
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