The TRADE

MARCH 11, 2024

BNY Mellon made two key senior managing director hires into its fixed income and equity sales and trading businesses. Bianca Gould was appointed head of fixed income and equities EMEA, based in London. Paul Battams was named head of international equity trading at BlackRock following 23 years with the firm.

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The TRADE

JULY 17, 2024

Royal London Asset Management’s (RLAM) trading team is no stranger to change. The London-based asset manager has undergone not one but three makeovers in recent years as it continues to evolve with the demands of the street. More recently though, RLAM’s trading team has undergone another revamp.

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The TRADE

MARCH 5, 2024

When it comes to selecting an algo provider, ease of system use, reliability and quality of technical support was the top consideration for asset managers across both sides of the Channel in 2023 – 71% in the UK and 73% in Continental Europe – according to a Coalition Greenwich report.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Running for its ninth year, the Rising Stars initiative, in partnership with Instinet, has recognised a number of up-and-coming talents over the years, many of whom have gone on to hold impressive roles and head up some of the largest and most successful desks across the world’s leading asset managers and hedge funds.

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The TRADE

JULY 19, 2024

What is driving the purported ‘comeback’ of traditional asset managers? To start, it is interesting to look at the transition of market conditions from 2022 to today. In 2022, the market saw the highest sustained real price volatility since the Great Financial Crises.

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The TRADE

JULY 15, 2024

Most recently, he served as equity and derivatives trader, vice president at SSGA, focused on the EMEA region, having joined the desk in December 2016. He also previously served as managing director at both American Express Bank International and Deutsche Bank, Argentina. Following his departure he is set to join Barclays Capital.

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The TRADE

APRIL 8, 2024

He joined Cowen as managing director for fixed income outsourcing in February 2022, transitioning to commodities specialist Marex as part of the sale of Cowen’s outsourced trading and prime brokerage business at the end of last year. He has also held senior roles at Martin International Securities and Tullet & Tokyo Securities.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 14, 2025

UK asset manager Liontrust Asset Management is exploring outsourcing parts of its trading to BNY, according to an update released this morning. Liontrust was awarded the Multi-Asset Trading Desk of the Year and Mid-Cap Trading Desk of the Year by The TRADE in 2022 and 2017 respectively.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 29, 2024

Bradley left LSEG in November 2022, after nearly six years, most recently serving as head of sales and platform distribution for securities trading. Elsewhere, Sherlock most recently served in a European equity sales role since 2021. The pair will lead the ATS’ push into Europe, co-heading its European Franchise.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 27, 2023

billion acquisition of Cowen in March – following an initial announcement in August 2022. The plan was to create an integrated North American dealer to significantly advance its growth strategy in the region, specifically through the addition of Cowen’s US equities sales trading, execution, and research offering.

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The TRADE

JULY 18, 2023

Bank of America has reported a strong second quarter and first half of the year overall, despite its global wealth and investment management total revenue decreasing 4% to $5.2 billion due to lower average equity and fixed income market levels. Overall, the bank’s total revenue was up 11% from Q2 2022 at $25.2

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The TRADE

JANUARY 22, 2025

I spent the first 20 years of my career at the global bulge bracket banks, first in investment banking and then on the institutional equity desks, in a cross-asset and special situations role. On the equity capital markets (ECM) side, volumes are up significantly, close to double from last year, and even more so since 2022.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Since joining he has served in a number of roles across FX, commodities, local markets and global credit, rising through the ranks to his most recent role as global co-head of global macro and global credit in 2022. Holmes joined Kepler in 2019 having previously served in equity sales trading roles at Sanford C.

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The TRADE

JULY 1, 2024

Griffin originally joined Kepler in 2016 as its head of portfolio and electronic sales trading, later assuming his most recent role as head of market structure and liquidity solutions in 2022. Before that, he served as vice president and relationship manager for JP Morgan’s priority asset manager clients.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 12, 2024

Byron Griffin had been with Kepler for eight and a half years, assuming the role of head of market structure and liquidity solutions in 2022. His new role will see Robert take charge of the firm’s market structure content and “provide key regulatory insights to assist clients in navigating the complexities of the equities trading ecosystem”.

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The TRADE

JUNE 26, 2024

Elsewhere, on the asset management side, speaking to The TRADE earlier this year, Kendell James, multi-asset trader at Federated Hermes, labelled broker differentiation as the biggest roadblock when it comes to algo adoption. This was up from 5.89 in 2023 – which declined from 6.00

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Atkins joined Redburn Atlantic in 2004 as a sales trader having previously served for eight years at Morgan Grenfell and two years at Marathon Asset Management. Tony Atkins Tony Atkins has been appointed UK head of sales trading.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 18, 2024

Derivatives exchange Eurex will expand its equity-index linked product suite with futures on Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) indices. Our offering will certainly appeal to new user groups that have stricter ESG mandates and need to invest responsibly, such as asset managers who invest on behalf of endowment funds or foundations.”

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Eleanor Beasley, chief operating officer for EMEA equity execution services, Goldman Sachs Chief operating officer of EMEA equity execution services, Eleanor Beasley, joined Goldman Sachs to manage its new-look market structure team in 2019. He is also responsible for Liquidnet’s equity product strategy.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Greg Finke joined the boutique asset manager after just over a year at Rothschild & Co as a senior investment dealer covering equities. Prior to joining Rothschild in January 2023, Finke spent nearly five years at Marathon Asset Management as a global equity trader covering equities and FX.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Citadel Securities Needing little introduction, Citadel Securities, is one of the largest market makers in US Treasuries and USD interest rate swaps globally, and serves an extensive list of financial institutions, including: banks, asset managers, pension funds, hedge funds, central banks, and sovereign wealth fund.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 4, 2023

He re-joined the agency only broker-dealer after also previously serving as a director for almost three years from 2019 to 2022. Previously in his career, McMahon worked as a centralised dealer at Bank of Ireland Asset Management, working on the multi-asset global trading desk.

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The TRADE

JULY 26, 2023

billion post-tax profit for the first half of 2023, a decrease of 9% compared to Q2 2022 and a 7% fall for the overall half of the year, attributing the fall to higher tax rates. Despite overall profits in some areas of the bank, the investment bank revenues fell by 11% in the second quarter compared to the Q2 2022 results.

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The Deal

MAY 2, 2023

The process is expected to attract private equity and strategic interest, with one source noting there were several bidders interested in the fumigation and agriculture chemicals business of Douglas Products during a 2021 auction process run by Evercore that came before Altamont broke off Duke’s Root.

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Peak Frameworks

JANUARY 15, 2024

If you're interested in breaking into finance, check out our , Private Equity Course and , Investment Banking Course , which help thousands of candidates land top jobs every year. Laurier is one of the few schools that sends students directly into asset management and Canadian hedge funds. or at the most elite firms (e.g.,

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The TRADE

JANUARY 17, 2024

Up against other individuals from Invesco, Liontrust Asset Management, Baillie Gifford and State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), Nutting took home the award after an industry-wide vote. Nutting has been with Millennium for over four years and was promoted to senior trader in February 2022. What drew you to trading?

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The TRADE

AUGUST 11, 2023

On Monday 7 August, Aquis Exchange announced plans to expand its block crossing remit with a minority stake in US-based equities block trading start-up OptimX. Pragma is an algorithmic trading and analytical services provider across equities, foreign exchange and fixed income.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The pan-European central counterparty (CCP) has approval to clear cash equities, depositary receipts, ETFs, and equity derivatives (index futures and options). Its overall market share for cash equities clearing was 34% in the first half of 2023, an year-on-year increase from 2022.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 16, 2023

Of note, Cox has a dedicated Alternative Asset Management Program , which is a consistent feeder into great finance and investing jobs. The Alternative Asset Management program exposes students to industry speakers and practical investing classes. We filtered the data to examine U.S. hires into the top investment banks.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As the use of data increases, we also see increased demand for data networks supporting multiple asset classes. Tradefeedr’s initial focus was FX, and in response to client requests we will launch equities and futures in 2024.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Pair Trades: To achieve this market neutrality, trades are usually paired so that if you long one company in your universe, you’ll short another company, and the gains come from the spread (more on long/short equity ). Maximum Drawdown Limits: Because the multi-manager hedge funds are highly leveraged , they do not tolerate drawdowns.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The aftermath of 2022’s high volatility – which peaked in Q4 – has led firms to increase the degree to which they hedge, with the market acutely aware of the persistent threat of significant geopolitical situations across the globe.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Pragma provides algorithmic trading and analytical services across equities, foreign exchange and fixed income with a client base that spans asset managers, hedge funds, broker dealers, banks and exchanges.

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The Deal

JULY 18, 2023

” Liquidity Crunch A $400 million credit facility that would have likely been executed by a single creditor or a two-lender club in the first half of 2022 might require between four and six parties to complete the transaction in today’s market. . “They know they have the advantage.” times, according to data from Configure.

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The TRADE

JUNE 21, 2024

When we proposed the rule in February 2022, only about two-thirds (68%) of transactions were being affirmed on trade day. European asset managers moved staff to the US to manage foreign currency risks during the US 4PM to 6PM time zone rather than late at night in Europe.” Gensler said.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 21, 2023

For some asset managers and hedge funds, the seemingly impossible notion of all traders not physically sitting together on a centralised desk and communicating face-to-face was all but wiped away overnight as the hybrid working setup was forcibly tested and passed with flying colours.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 3, 2024

The narrative of the service being used solely by smaller hedge funds has been replaced by suggestions that outsourced trading is gathering pace among larger fund managers. Coalition Greenwich points out that from 2018 to 2022 the number of outsourced trading providers grew from fewer than 10 to more than 40. The list goes on.

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