Bolsas Mercados Españoles (BME), a SIX Group company, is the operator of all the securities markets and financial systems in Spain. Since its inception, the Group has been a benchmark in the sector in terms of solvency, efficiency and profitability. BME offers a wide range of products, services and trading systems based on an advanced and stable proprietary technology. The company also provides global market access systems to issuers, intermediaries and investors in Europe, America and Africa. One of the strengths of the Group resides in its diversification, apparent on the company structure, organized into seven business-units that represent the broadest and most varied range of products and services that a company in its sector can offer to the financial community: Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, Clearing, Settlement, Market Data, Consulting and New Technologies. BME is the repository of a long tradition of financial culture and best practice as well as a dynamic and modern company that invests in innovation and development and whose state-of-the-art technology has been exported to different countries.

Euroclear is one of the world’s largest providers of domestic and cross-border settlement and related services for bond, equity, ETF and mutual fund transactions. Euroclear is a proven, resilient capital market infrastructure committed to delivering risk-mitigation, automation and efficiency at scale for its global client franchise. The Euroclear group includes Euroclear Bank – which is rated AA by Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor’s – as well as Euroclear Belgium, Euroclear Finland, Euroclear France, Euroclear Nederland, Euroclear Sweden, Euroclear UK & International and the fund platform MFEX. The Euroclear group settled the equivalent of EUR 992 trillion in securities transactions in 2021, representing 295 million domestic and cross-border transactions, and held EUR 37.6 trillion in assets for clients by end of 2021. www.euroclear.com

European DataWarehouse (EDW) is a Securitisation Repository designated by both the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It was established in 2012 as the first Securitisation Repository in Europe to facilitate the collection, validation, and download of standardised loan-level data for Asset-Backed Securities and private whole loan portfolios. EDW stores loan-level data and corresponding documentation for investors and other market participants. Operating as a market infrastructure, EDW aims to increase transparency and restore confidence in the ABS market. Through EDW's data, users can analyse underlying portfolios in a more efficient way and compare portfolios on a systematic basis. Since its inception as part of the European Central Bank’s Loan-Level Initiative, EDW has collected over 3 billion loan records and relevant documentation for more than 1,600 transactions.

Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary, and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch Ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Fitch Group is comprised of: Fitch Ratings, Fitch Solutions, and Fitch Learning. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

Founded in 1771, Vienna Stock Exchange is one of the most active and established independent exchanges in Europe. At its inception, it was mostly focused on the debt market, providing an invaluable platform for bond trading. To this day, Vienna Stock Exchange has kept its tradition of focusing on customer and market needs making it a key player on the international scene. As of the end of the year 2022, more than 23,000 notes, certificates and warrants have been admitted to listing and trading on the Vienna Stock Exchange. By offering competitive listing solutions on the exchange regulated market “Vienna MTF”, Vienna Stock Exchange has become an attractive European debt listing venue for a growing number of global issuers.

Best Execution – where the buyside and sellside meet Best Execution’s quarterly magazine, daily online news and regular e-mail newsletters examine the impact of regulation, new market participants and new technologies on all asset classes (equities, fixed income, derivatives and FX) from pre-trade to post-trade and beyond. One of the consequences of regulation has been the changing dynamic of buyside-sellside interactions and Best Execution is now broadening its remit with Broker Review to examine the true cost of services provided by brokers to their clients. This will not only cover execution and research, but also scrutinise the shift towards sustainability with the increasing importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investment strategy. Best Execution acts as a bridge between the buyside and the sellside, shining a light on their changing relationship and examining the evolution of the global securities markets, but never forgetting that it is not just technology, but people who are needed to hone that competitive edge. www.bestexecution.net

Talking about bonds starts at the DESK The DESK provides buy-side traders and their counterparts with precise detail on the macro-drivers, events and plans that are shaping liquidity and price discovery in fixed income markets. The DESK’s quarterly magazine, daily news, weekly newsletters and social media feeds give us a constant flow of information to the market, blending a mix of exclusive stories, in-depth trader profiles and technical analysis of trading across the cash and derivatives’ fixed income markets. The DESK is trusted by bond traders to be the best information on market structure, data and trade execution. Using a unique model of feedback via monthly off-the-record briefings and quarterly quantitative research, we help buy-side traders to navigate the evolving fixed income markets and sell-side traders to better support their clients. Our readers predominantly come from the developed financial market centres of Europe and North America, but our combination of print and digital gives The DESK a global reach. www.fi-desk.com