Barclays and Winterflood launch retail bond platform

Barclays Capital and Winterflood Securities have launched a trading platform which is designed to open the bonds market to retail investors. Called Bondscape, the platform is targeting private client brokers and advisers, offering competitive pricing of bonds from Barclays Capital, Winterflood Securities and HSBC, as well as market information and research. Development of the Bondscape is said to make it easier for brokers to follow what is happening in the bond markets as well as buy and sell sterling bonds and gilts at more competitive prices. Bondscape - which is expected to go ...