The TRADE

MARCH 12, 2024

Digital Asset’s blockchain network Canton has completed a pilot involving a large group of major investment banks and asset managers demonstrating interoperability of independent distributed ledger applications (dApps) in the capital markets domain. It’s having that interoperability while preserving the privacy and control.”

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The TRADE

JANUARY 10, 2024

Impax Asset Management has entered into an agreement to acquire the corporate credit assets from fixed income manager Absalon Corporate Credit, part of Formuepleje Group. Upon completion, Impax’s newly combined global team will have pro-forma fixed income assets under management and advice of £1.6

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The TRADE

APRIL 19, 2024

Sarasin & Partners has appointed a former Odey Asset Management trader to join its ranks as a multi-asset dealer, The TRADE can reveal. Neil Palan joins Sarasin & Partners as a multi-asset dealer after over 16 years with Odey Asset Management.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Umair Khan Marwat joined Millennium as a trader, following almost two and a half years at Balyasny Asset Management. Hong Kong-based Marwat previously worked at Credit Suisse, focused on AES, algorithmic, and direct market access (DMA) trading, before joining Balyasny Asset Management in 2021 as a trader.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 26, 2024

Aleksandar Ivanovic UBS has chosen Aleksandar Ivanovic to succeed Suni Harford as president of asset management upon her departure, with the appointment effective from 1 March. Prior to this most recent appointment, was head of client coverage and head of the EMEA and Switzerland regions for asset management.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Imapx Asset Management has appointed Ross Pamphilon as its new head of fixed income, The TRADE can reveal. According to a social media update, Pamphilon joins Imapax from Wells Fargo Asset Management, where he spent the last four and a half years as head of fixed income for the EMEA region.

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The TRADE

MAY 1, 2024

Some 83% of asset managers plan to change product strategy in the next two years, a new survey from Northern Trust has found, emphasising the need to cater to diverse investor needs. Technology appears to be at the heart of that change, with 77% planning to leverage new tech within the same timeframe.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Ryan O’Connor has left Goldman Sachs Asset Management and is set to join ETF provider Global X ETFs as chief executive on 8 April. He most recently served as global head of ETF product, having initially joined Goldman Sachs Asset Management back in 2017 to build out the US fund strategist model portfolio business.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 14, 2023

UK-based investment management firm Waverton has outsourced a portion of its trading to Northern Trust Integrated Trading Solutions (ITS). The deal follows a review by the investment manager of its operating model intended to help it better align its structure with plans for product expansion in the future.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Data sharing network Glimpse Markets has added KBC Asset Management to its growing list of buy-side participants. “By joining Glimpse, we’re anticipating future market developments towards greater transparency and the democratisation of data through broader industry collaboration.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ryan O’Connor left Goldman Sachs Asset Management and is set to join ETF provider Global X ETFs as chief executive on 8 April. He most recently served as global head of ETF product, having initially joined Goldman Sachs Asset Management back in 2017 to build out the US fund strategist model portfolio business.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 25, 2023

Pictet Asset Management has appointed Jade Beckmann as an equity trader, The TRADE can reveal Beckmann joins Pictet Asset Management from Bloomberg, where she most recently served as a professional services sales account manager. Beckmann announced her appointment in a social media post.

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The TRADE

JULY 27, 2023

Bloomberg AIM and Bloomberg Vault have been adopted by India-based NJ Asset Management to help enable its enterprise-wide digital strategy across the entire investment workflow. According to the firms, Bloomberg AIM addresses NJ Asset Management’s specific needs for tools to support rule-based investment decision-making.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

RBC appointed two former Credit Suisse senior algorithmic trading individuals to join its low touch electronic sales and trading team. Also appointed to the low touch sales and trading team at RBC is Suzanne Webster, who joined as a multi-asset director.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2023

For the first time, The TRADE is announcing the 2023 Rising Stars of Trading and Execution ahead of the gala awards ceremony, Leaders in Trading on 8 November. The shortlisted candidates will be handed their award during the Rising Stars of Trading and Execution awards ceremony, taking place as part of Leaders in Trading.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Nasdaq European Markets selected Matteo Balladori, former head of European business development at Citadel Securities, to join the venue as a senior sales director, The TRADE revealed. The move followed a 19-year stint at Credit Suisse, most recently as managing director, head of AES sales Americas at Credit Suisse. In

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The TRADE

AUGUST 24, 2023

Perpetual Group has merged its existing regional asset management businesses to form one global division led by a newly created role of chief executive of asset management. The Group owns asset management bands including Perpetual, Pendal, Barrow Hanley, J O Hambro, Regnan, Trillium and TSW.

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The TRADE

JUNE 1, 2023

The near-constant stream of mergers and acquisitions across both the sell- and buy-side appears to show no signs of abating as two asset management deals have been announced in the past 24 hours. The move comes as Franklin seeks to increase its assets under management and expand on its presence in other sectors.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 5, 2023

DWS has announced an asset management strategic alliance with BOCHK Asset Management (BOCHKAM), in a bid to enhance the Hong Kong offering for investors in the region. BOCHKAM’s knowledge of the market as one of the fastest growing asset managers in the region will be leveraged to best serve local clients.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

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. The post Asset managers not prioritising research budgets as prospect of rebundling looms, study finds appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

MAY 8, 2024

Singapore-based investment manager New Silk Road has outsourced its trading to Northern Trust as it seeks to fortify its offering as T+1 looms. We look forward to continuing to build our relationship with New Silk Road to enhance their global trading needs.”

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The TRADE

MAY 22, 2024

Groupama Asset Management has entered a strategic partnership with Amundi Intermediation to accelerate the transformation of its execution business. The post Groupama and Amundi team up to boost trading appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 29, 2023

Vahid joins AllianzGI from UBS Asset Management where he served in a variety of roles over the last 20 years. Prior to that, he served as a portfolio manager for European small and mid-caps as well as a European equities research analyst.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This follows asset managers having reduced OTC exposures in the wake of the ‘uncleared margin rules’ and other post-crisis reforms. The report confirmed that OTC trading represents considerable operational costs, with ISDA agreements coming out on top as the greatest challenge for OTC market participants according to respondents.

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The TRADE

JULY 27, 2023

According to the businesses, the aim is to “revolutionise India’s asset management industry and transform financial futures” through combining the scale and investment history of BlackRock, with the technology resources and local market knowledge held by JFS. Once in operation, the new business will have its own management team.

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CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The Gilman Hill Asset Management CEO revealed to CNBC's "Art of the Trade" that her best trade ever is all about slow and steady.

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The TRADE

APRIL 17, 2024

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management has adopted DTCC’s Institutional Trade Processing (ITP) suite of services in a bid to enhance its offering as the US shift to a T+1 settlement cycle fast-approaches, scheduled for 28 May.

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The TRADE

MARCH 4, 2024

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has promoted one of its own to the role of head of US equity and foreign exchange trading, The TRADE can reveal. Gregory Corrigan has been selected to take up the reins for US equity and FX trading after eight years at LGIM.

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The TRADE

MARCH 7, 2024

BlackRock has appointed Nick Craze head of the EMEA equity trading desk following the promotion of Paul Battams to head of international equity trading, The TRADE can reveal. He will now manage the entire desk, made up of 14 traders, having previously managed a team of six.

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The TRADE

JUNE 6, 2023

Aviva Investors, Aviva’s global asset management business, has appointed Monica Fan-Bradley as head of institutional sales (excluding Asia Pacific) within its global client solutions function. She also serves as a member of eVestment’s asset manager board and the advisory council of The Diversity Project UK.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 8, 2024

Digital platform FactSet is set to integrate LoopFX into its foreign exchange execution management system (EMS) platform – Portware, with go-live set for H1 2024. The post FactSet FX trading platform to integrate LoopFX appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

JUNE 15, 2023

SIFMA and its asset management arm have published an open letter expressing concerns about the SEC’s proposal to redefine what constitutes an exchange and expand Regulation ATS, stating that it is not appropriately tailored to existing systems.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The TRADE is delighted to reveal the shortlisted nominees for this year’s coveted Buy-Side Awards, in partnership with SIX Swiss Exchange. This year’s categories have been updated slightly, and for the first time the Buy-Side Awards will celebrate a Hedge Fund Trading Desk of the Year alongside the Long Only category.

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The TRADE

JULY 7, 2023

Generali has entered a definitive agreement to acquire US-based Conning from Cathay Life in a deal that will see it become one of the largest asset management firms in Europe. Earlier this year, UK asset manager Liontrust also entered into a conditional agreement to acquire Swiss asset management company, GAM Holding for £96 million.

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TechCrunch: M&A

MARCH 26, 2024

Borderless Capital, an investment firm that specializes in web3, announced Tuesday that it is acquiring CTF Capital, a quantitative trading and asset management firm headquartered in Miami, with technology and operation teams in Latin America. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Institutional investors, asset managers and hedge funds are invited to rate the service, features and capabilities of their algo providers in The TRADE’s 2024 Algorithmic Trading Survey. We encourage providers of algorithmic trading to support client participation. To participate in the survey, please click here.

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JUNE 7, 2023

Linedata’s 2023 global asset management survey has found the main focus globally is on future cost saving and automation. The survey also found that AI adoption appeared more prominent in the front-office, while middle- and back-office functions lagged behind, with only 22% of AI deployment in trade execution.

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