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AUGUST 11, 2025

He will drive connectivity across the entire rates product suite for the region, as we extend our top three G10 position while capitalising on growth opportunities.” Panmure Liberum UK investment bank Panmure Liberum has appointed James Bastick as a director, equity trader.  London-based Bastick joins the firm from Singer Capital Markets, where (..)

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The TRADE

JULY 14, 2025

As capital markets have continued to evolve at a rapid pace – with increased regulatory scrutiny showing no sign of let up – 87% of companies have increased their investment in the cloud over the last two years, according to a recent report by the London Stock Exchange Group.

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The TRADE

JULY 3, 2025

Natasha Cazenave, ESMA’s executive director, said: “With today’s decision, we are taking a decisive step towards setting up consolidated tapes in the EU. Natasha Cazenave, ESMA’s executive director, said: “With today’s decision, we are taking a decisive step towards setting up consolidated tapes in the EU.

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The TRADE

JULY 22, 2025

Read more: Rising Stars of Trading and Execution 2025 nominations now open Previously in his career, Diallo has served as an investment manager at ADQ, senior trader and portfolio manager at Azimut Investments, and equity trader at Avalon Capital Markets.

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The TRADE

JULY 2, 2025

When it comes to innovation and the potential impacts of large-scale change, market players are accustomed to looking westward primarily – that is, to North America – a trend visible not just across the capital markets, but the world over.

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CNBC: Investing

JULY 14, 2025

BlackRock is one of the most pro-cyclical stocks in the market. When asset values are booming and investors want in, their asset gathering activity picks up and, with it, the investment management fees. BlackRock's "all in" initiatives around crypto and private equity products are a big part of the story.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 1, 2025

“FTV Capital stands out as a partner that not only understands the structural inefficiencies in this space, but also brings deep relationships across our core client base and a strong track record of scaling capital markets technology companies.” FTV Capital is a sector-focused growth equity firm with a focus on investing in high-growth capital markets (..)

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The global head of capital markets at German asset manager DWS, Keshava Shastry, has left the business, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, The TRADE can reveal. Keshava Shastry Shastry, a managing director based in London, had been with the German firm for over ten years. DWS declined to comment.

Capital Market

The TRADE

AUGUST 5, 2024

Prior to GMO, he worked as an operations specialist at Evergreen Investments and has also previously worked in a custody-related accountancy role at Investors Banks & Trust. RBC Capital Markets appointed Mitul Patel director, central bank sales, based in London.

Capital Market

The TRADE

JUNE 17, 2024

The move follows a Series A finding round of £15 million in 2021, with this latest investment set to fund the firm’s commercial development, including expanding its sales, product and marketing capabilities in the US, UK, Ireland, Singapore and Australia.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Elijah Ibrahim Diallo has joined Magellan Capital as a multi-strategy trader, based in the UAE. He most recently served as an investment manager at ADQ and before that spent two and a half years as a senior trader and portfolio manager at Azimut.

Capital

The TRADE

MARCH 8, 2024

In the role he has been chairperson for Clearstream and covered Investment Management Solutions segment with ISS STOXX and SimCorp. Martin Jetter, chairman of the supervisory board of Deutsche Börse AG, said: “Stephan Leithner is a proven and recognised expert in the capital markets to be CEO.

Investment Manager

The TRADE

JANUARY 8, 2024

RBC BlueBay Asset Management equity trader, Michael Tamou, left the asset manager to join Qube Research & Technologies (QRT). He originally joined the asset manager as an investment operations analyst in 2020. Throughout his career Jenkins has also worked at SWIFT, Macgregor, and AXA Investment Managers.

Asset Management

The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Jack Boland joined Ilex Capital in a US equity trading and global equity capital markets role. Prior to joining Citadel in 2019, Boland spent five years at BlackRock as an associate and later a trader and just under a year at HBK Capital Management as a trader before that.

Portfolio Management

The TRADE

JULY 24, 2023

RBC Capital Markets appointed Giles Gleave and Mike Heraty as its newest managing directors, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE. He has been appointed senior trader at Norges Bank Investment Management, based in New York.

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Accenture Capital Markets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Players are also investing in a range of solutions, like data lakes, to generate new data-driven insights that are relevant to the core business, such as using artificial intelligence (AI) to manage foreign exchange based on macroeconomic data and country sentiment intelligence. A strong push to refocus on investment management.

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Accenture Capital Markets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The traditional RPA approach used by large financial services players usually doesn’t easily work in institutional investing. This is mostly because a large share of the total spend is related to front-office costs that RPA does not address, such as staff compensation, investment management fees and deal costs.

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Global Banking & Finance

APRIL 5, 2024

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The TRADE

MARCH 4, 2024

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) promoted one of its own to the role of head of US equity and foreign exchange trading. Previously in his career he spent a year and a half at Fideuram Asset Management Ireland as a trader in equity and derivatives and spent nearly three years at ING Eurasia ZAO in money markets roles.

Asset Management

The TRADE

JULY 31, 2023

During his time with the asset manager, Taitz was responsible for Invesco’s fixed income trading desks in the US, UK and Hong Kong. Prior to joining Invesco in 2016, Taitz spent two and a half years at RBC Capital Markets in a fixed income role and 10 and a half years at UBS Investment Bank as an executive vice president.

Asset Management

The TRADE

OCTOBER 27, 2023

“One of the key reasons Singapore is an attractive market is it’s pretty well positioned, as it shares the same time zone as Hong Kong,” Gerard Walsh, global head of capital markets client solutions at Northern Trust, told The TRADE. This year, the industry has seen interest in Singapore grow from the buy-side too.

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The TRADE

JUNE 24, 2024

UBS appointed Carlos Salcedo head of capital markets financing sales Americas, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE. He joined Northern Trust in 2007 and has since worked in senior roles across portfolio management, client management and sales.

Asset Management

The TRADE

JULY 3, 2024

A few bps matter,” said Jim Goldie, EMEA head of capital markets, ETFs and indexed strategies, Invesco. Callum McPherson However, as noted by buy-side speakers at CMX, this would leave UK traders at the mercy of the same misalignment-related issues as seen currently between the pan-European markets and the US.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Patience young grasshopper As the adoption of AI surges across capital markets, sentiment is on the up despite some trepidation, but what should be considered before everyone dives headfirst into integration? In depth – AI?

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Accenture Capital Markets

JANUARY 3, 2025

The post How wealth managers can create and deliver content that meets investors expectations appeared first on Accenture Capital Markets Blog. So dont delay: the time to start building your gen AI-enabled content process of the future is now.

Management

The TRADE

AUGUST 7, 2024

Outsourced trading, though undoubtedly a contentious topic, is something that has been around in capital markets for decades in some form or another. Examples just from just the last six months include UK-based investment management firm Waverton – which has £9.1

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

I began my buy-side journey on the ETF capital markets team, a product and market infrastructure I had no experience of, which was incredibly exciting and daunting at the same time. I spent eight years on the sell-side in various fixed income trading roles, before jumping to the buy-side, and to BlackRock, where I am today.

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The Deal

JULY 18, 2023

For instance, Ridgemont Equity Partners ‘ January investment in food distributor Worldwide Produce was supported by six direct lenders including Ares Capital Corp. , NXT Capital LLC , Kayne Anderson Private Credit, Manulife Investment Management , PNC Erieview Capital and Yukon Partners Management LLC.

Debt

The TRADE

JANUARY 3, 2024

Over the past 12 months, Tourmaline has also tapped rival BTIG and hired from Vantage Capital Markets and Liquidnet. Further changes are likely to come in the space with the arrival of larger fund managers (see our feature on the future of the space on page 6) and a shift towards multi-asset offerings.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 16, 2024

With the advent of an ever-more technologically innovative and globally connected capital markets sphere, fixed income emerging markets (EM) have demonstrably become an increasingly appealing area of interest for investors.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The pandemic marked a seminal moment across the capital markets, effectively drawing a line between the old world and the new. In addition, the biggest risk to the business will be internalisation, and one case of this can be found in the decision reversal at Railpen.

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Peak Frameworks

JULY 20, 2023

It's the investment equivalent of not putting all your eggs in one basket. Capital Market Line This line is drawn tangent to the efficient frontier and represents the risk and return trade-off for an efficient portfolio. Conclusion In the intricate world of finance, understanding and leveraging effective strategies is crucial.

Portfolio

The TRADE

JANUARY 28, 2025

He most recently served as global head of investment management and execution solutions, and also previously headed up global buy-side trading for Refinitiv, among other roles. With Quentins leadership and market expertise, we can continue to deliver the solutions our clients need to operate, innovate and grow.

Investment Manager

The TRADE

MARCH 24, 2025

Seilern Investment Management appointed John Grant as its new head of trading. He most recently served as trading and operations manager, with responsibilities covering the management of trade execution and investment operations. Grant was promoted to the role, having spent six and a half years at the firm.

Investment Manager

The TRADE

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Magnus Haglind, head of products for marketplace technology, Nasdaq The first wave of gen-AI use cases across capital markets technology has sparked widespread energy and excitement about its future potential.

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The TRADE

APRIL 10, 2025

Amundi Technology has partnered with capital markets trading and risk solutions provider Murex to deliver OTC derivatives capabilities to investment managers. Read more – Migration to Murex’s MX.3 3 platform Murexs platform MX.3 3 has gained traction in recent years.

Asset Management

The TRADE

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Within the Algorithmic Trading and EMS categories – which are based on the results of The TRADE’s annual surveys – RBC Capital Markets and Liquidnet took home multiple awards. Elsewhere, Charles River collected the Outstanding Trading Technology Provider award.

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