The TRADE

JANUARY 29, 2024

Hepsworth was appointed to the desk at the London-headquartered asset manager after spending the last four and a half years at MarketAxess in a facilitation trading role. UBS has chosen Aleksandar Ivanovic to succeed Suni Harford as president of asset management upon her departure, with the appointment effective from 1 March.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 27, 2023

High interest rates, trading volume volatility and the overall uncertainty that impacted markets in 2023 and led to widespread corporate cost-cutting are likely to continue into 2024. You will also continue to see a push to modernise the loan market, whether through digitised loan data or electronic trading.

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The TRADE

JUNE 19, 2023

He also spent several years at Goldman Sachs in a risk management and product control role. Bloomberg appointed Colin Williams in an electronic trading and analytics solutions role. Elsewhere in his career, Ortega served as European head of emerging market sales at Santander Corporate and Investment Banking.

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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

JUNE 22, 2023

This is the most recent example of LTX using emerging technologies to drive efficiency in the corporate bond market to the benefit of dealers and the buy-side.” Executing size in today’s credit markets is often challenging,” said Steve Chylinski, head of FI trading at Eagle Asset Management.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

State Street’s asset management business State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) named Dublin-based Ann Prendergast head of EMEA. Arqaam confirmed that Shalabi will have a specific focus on enhancing the firm’s electronic trading capabilities as well. He also previously spent two years at UBS as head of electronic trading for Asia.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Major asset managers, ourselves included, have traditionally favoured partnerships with banks known for their research and presence in a particular region. Recent trends highlight an increasing demand from asset managers, fast money, and quant funds, expediting the transition toward electronification in NDF markets.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 14, 2023

I’ve always worked in the asset management industry, starting my first job at 18 with Scottish Amicable Investment Management in Glasgow. From the banking team at Scot Asset Management, I moved firms in 1999 to take up a role in trade settlements. What has your journey to the trading desk been like?

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Broadridge, LTX Broadridge Financial Solutions subsidiary LTX has made strides over the last 12 months in its mission is to further electronify the corporate bond market. The electronic trading platform enables participants to address challenges associated with accessing liquidity and executing efficiently.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 29, 2023

David Taylor, chief executive officer, Exegy In 2022, we conducted a survey of executives in principal trading, brokerage, and asset management firms to quantify demand for buying predictive signals and content from third-party providers (like us) as a supplement to internal development.

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The TRADE

MAY 24, 2024

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. We all know it is very cheap and easy to trade electronically but you’re not necessarily fulfilling your liquidity obligations.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

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! – closer to the work at a quant fund ).

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What are the key drivers behind asset managers’ move towards multi-asset trading and what benefit can this provide? Stephane Marie-Francoise Marie-Francoise: Everything starts with the desire from the investment team to develop a multi-asset class strategy offering.

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Software Equity Group

AUGUST 20, 2024

Top Strategic Buyers Investing in SaaS Valsoft Corporation Valsoft is a holding company for a diverse portfolio of software and related technology services and currently employs 2,000 employees. In February 2024, Visma acquired InvoiceXpress, a developer of electronic invoicing software and related APIs for small businesses worldwide.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 31, 2024

Head of the EMEA equities desk at the world’s largest asset manager, Paul Battams, oversees a highly talented team of 14 traders covering the scope of equities and equity derivatives execution for the entirety of BlackRock’s investment teams.

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The TRADE

MAY 19, 2025

Speaking to The TRADE about Blackburns appointment, Mark Govoni, chief executive of Liquidnet, said: Trading desks within asset management are increasingly consolidating and evolving into multi-asset models. Blackburnhas also previously served atMorgan Stanley, Jefferies, Lehman Brothers, and Goldman Sachs.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 2, 2025

From a capital markets perspective, Japan has offered the region valuable lessons in how to stimulate market activity through a package of measures and corporate governance reforms. As a growing Asian quantitative asset manager, our focus will be on Australia, India and Japan.

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