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Asset managers not prioritising research budgets as prospect of rebundling looms, study finds

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Asset managers are focusing on costs and value, and in turn are not prioritising investment research budgets as the prospect of rebundling looms, a new buy-side study by Substantive Research has found. since 2022 – now at 54.6%. since 2022 – now at 54.6%. decrease under the same parameters.

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Trader of the Year Hedge Fund: Conversant Capital’s David Alfred

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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. What has your journey to the trading desk been like? There’s been a reopening in capital markets. It’s been busy.

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Challenges for the buy-side and research providers become a reality as SEC allows ‘no-action’ research letter to lapse

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Following the implementation of Mifid II in 2018, Europe unbundled trading and research, resulting in all asset managers having to pay for research in cash only. Following the implementation of Mifid II in 2018, Europe unbundled trading and research, resulting in all asset managers having to pay for research in cash only.

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Trading at the frontier

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The active investment manager specialises in emerging and frontier markets trading across fixed income, credit and specialist equities. At the helm of the team is global head of trading Cathy Gibson who oversees trading across the asset manager’s offices in London, the US, Asia Pacific and South Africa.

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The Full Guide to Pre-MBA Internships: Are They Worth It?

Mergers and Inquisitions

We’ll return to this point later, but in finance, it’s more common to do a pre-MBA internship at a small VC/PE firm or boutique bank rather than a bulge bracket bank. However, you might be competitive for investment banking, asset management, or consulting roles, and a pre-MBA internship could help with those.

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Fireside Friday with… Stifel’s Raymond Powell

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We have seen a stabilisation of money flows in recent months, global funds are returning to the UK, while we continue to see outflows (mostly to US) of domestic asset managers. I do not see the larger asset managers moving away from that model at all. We saw the meme stocks return to the focus a couple weeks ago.

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Fixed Income Research: The Overlooked Younger Brother of Equity Research?

Mergers and Inquisitions

For the right person, though, fixed income research can be even better than equity research, whether you’re at a bank, an asset management firm, a hedge fund, or a credit rating agency: Table of Contents: What is Fixed Income Research? Also, it can be quantitative or fundamental – or both! – Due to the age and the fact that J.C.