Bonds
FEATURE: Buying a retail corporate bond
James Redgrave, 27 May 2011
James Redgrave looks at the LSE’s retail corporate bond platform and whether it has managed to remove barriers to entry for investors.
First published:
What Investment
Date of publication:
1 June 2011
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When it launched last year the Order Book for Retail Bonds (ORB) was welcomed with open arms by investors, allowing them to trade in retail corporate bonds for the first time and opening up a market previously accessible only to institutions.
More than a year since the platform launched, ORB has facilitated around 147 issuances from high-profile names from across UK industry, generating a turnover of £29 million at the end of April.
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