The TRADE

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Bloomberg has launched a new portfolio manager workspace in a bid to enhance its buy-side decision support solution. The offering is interactive and aimed at supporting decision-making processes through streamlining the link between analysis and portfolio implementation.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 24, 2024

In the dynamic realm of the financial markets, the introduction of technology has proven to be a catalyst for transformative change, overhauling existing trading strategies. Among the wide range of advancements, algorithmic trading has revolutionised how financial instruments are bought and sold.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

AUGUST 1, 2025

Acquisitions are also part of the strategy,” says Christian Fischer, deputy chairman of the board of management and responsible for strategic growth initiatives and portfolio management. The current acquisition perfectly complements our portfolio. For more information visit www.bosch.us , www.bosch.mx

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Over the past decade, technological advancements and increasing financial regulations have been the primary drivers behind the evolution of trading analytics and transaction cost analysis (TCA). These components are the backbone of the PGGM trading analytics desk. How can TCA use be further optimised/automated on the trading desk?

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 26, 2023

UK-based boutique fixed income trading desk BlueBay Asset Management is beginning a new chapter in its life. The move has opened up swathes of synergy opportunities for the pure fixed income asset manager, with its traders now working directly alongside RBC BlueBay Asset Management’s equities desk.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 29, 2024

Buy-side book-building platform Appital has moved to expand its pre-trade price discovery capabilities to allow for greater natural liquidity amongst its buy-side clients. This aligns with our strategy to deliver unique workflows to trading and investment teams. Liquidity is subsequently realised.

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The TRADE

JUNE 7, 2024

How would you describe the dynamic of the trading desk [at State Street Global Advisors]? Our team works in close collaboration with portfolio managers, understanding portfolio construction and the underlying benchmark (e.g. What are the main topics the fixed income trading team are focused on? But who knows!

Portfolio Management

The TRADE

OCTOBER 23, 2023

What are the benefits of merging trading across asset classes? The key benefits of merging the trading function to be multi-asset have to come down to efficiency and scale, both as it relates to the execution of trades but also on how the trader operates when observing markets, providing market colour and looking at data.

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The TRADE

JUNE 13, 2023

State Street has expanded the capabilities of its Alpha platform to support the entire lifecycle for exchange traded funds (ETFs). The platform is designed as an open architecture structure to integrate with external ETF providers as well as State Street’s internal ETF systems.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Order and execution management platform, Adroit Trading Technologies, has raised $15 million in its series A funding round led by specialised growth equity firm, Centana Growth Partners, with the capital set to be used to accelerate the business’ growth. It services the likes of Invesco.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The London-based trading team at Ninety One has a very particular set of skills. The active investment manager specialises in emerging and frontier markets trading across fixed income, credit and specialist equities. Ninety One’s trading team consists of 17 globally with six – soon to be seven – based in London.

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The TRADE

JUNE 28, 2023

Wavelabs has opened up its eLiSA execution management system (EMS) to non-users with modular versions of the system’s analytics products, The TRADE can reveal. A user can access the analytics either via API or through a small user interface which can be integrated with a trading environment.

Portfolio Management

The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Named ALTD <GO>, the new function will support equity analysts and portfolio managers with intra-quarter insights which can be incorporated into research workflows, paired with consensus estimates, company news, research and guidance – ahead of earnings announcements.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2023

For Sharon Ruffles, head of fixed income trading for EMEA and Asia Pacific at State Street Global Advisors, the beauty of fixed income lies in how much one day can vary from the next. She began her trading career on an all-female trading desk, and says it was watching the world’s news play out in the markets that drew her to trading. “I

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The TRADE

APRIL 17, 2024

Global asset manager Robeco leverages a low touch and high touch trading team that spans across three continents. And, like most asset managers across the street, its global equity trading desk plays host to a variety of characters, each bringing their own individual string to the wider team’s bow.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed that its guidance regarding the post-Brexit definition of trading venues has come into force today, 9 October. It makes clear that in the case that a firm does not operate a multilateral system, it will not require authorisation as a trading venue.

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The TRADE

JUNE 23, 2023

“Bloomberg has continued to invest in this space, and by centralising new issue workflows, traders are able to combine the best of data and information discovery with efficient and inter-operable execution management using TSOX,” he said.

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The TRADE

JUNE 4, 2024

Tradeweb claims to be the first electronic trading platform to make OIS curves available during the repo trade negotiation process, which will enable institutional clients to better assess the price competitiveness of different repo rates across different currencies and maturities. “By

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The TRADE

MAY 2, 2024

Appital Insights went live in September 2023, helping unlock liquidity unavailable through traditional electronic trading venues. Asset managers expose orders to Appital Insights without fear of signalling to the market because there is no matching or execution at this level of platform interaction.

Asset Management

The TRADE

JULY 21, 2023

Axes have typically been used by traders looking to execute larger or block trades which they are not comfortable executing electronically. The ability to find a matching opposing side remains crucial in the many, less liquid areas within fixed income,” Lars Salmon, head of fixed income trading EMEA at Fidelity International, told The TRADE.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 29, 2023

Most recently, Vahid served as deputy head of global value equity and head of European mid cap equities, where he held responsibility for managing a range of institutional and retail funds across global, European and UK equity mandates. Based in London, Vahid will report to Jörg De Vries-Hippen, head of investments equity Europe.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Bookbuilding platform Appital has launched a new initiative to unlock liquidity unavailable through traditional electronic trading venues. Named Appital Insights, the initiative allows buy-side institutions to assess how viable the execution of larger ADV orders will be without the risk of information leakage or price erosion.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 6, 2023

We need good, consistent data sets in order to build logic to automate and make informed decisions,” said Martin Hendry, deputy head of trading at Liontrust Asset Management. A trader will no longer have to step outside of all these different screens and can instead focus on the trading,” added Loggia.

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The TRADE

MAY 28, 2024

The levels of trading volumes in European equities are influenced by a complex interplay of various factors like market fragmentation, economic conditions, monetary policy, investor behaviour and market volatility among other things. Where should regulators be focusing their attention to boost volumes in Europe?

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Ediphy Context has been created in response to client demand, according to the business, focused on managing price discovery, market surveillance, and trading workflows. The post Ediphy unveils fixed income workflow tool appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Instead, a combination of rising interest rates, inflation, soaring energy prices and geopolitical tensions have hit hedge funds, and subsequently the risk management practices of prime brokers. This is a timing problem which causes issues on T+1 if there are any trade discrepancies between the asset manager and the executing broker.

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Peak Frameworks

MAY 17, 2023

Combinations in Finance: More than Just Math The concept of combinations finds significant applications across various areas of finance, underpinning many strategies used in portfolio management, options trading, and scenario analysis. Options Trading In the world of options trading , combinations also play a pivotal role.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 18, 2023

Most recently, Chia was head of business integration & portfolio management, technology and prior to this, worked as head of commodities specialists and execution/clearing specialists. Last month, SGX agreed to acquire FX trading platform, MaxxTrader, from FlexTrade Systems, for $125 million in a bid to further expand its FX remit.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The biggest evolutionary change in fixed income has been the reliance on data as part of the investment and trading decision making process. It’s not just a case of data being used on the trading desk anymore and I think Covid accelerated that. Axes are no longer the preserve of the trading desk at asset managers.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Chicago-based head of US trading at Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) Ryan Raymond has seen enough economic turmoil during his career to know what to do when markets turn volatile. Specialising in fixed income, specifically credit, Raymond has over two decades of trading experience under his belt.

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The TRADE

MARCH 26, 2024

Where is there still room for innovation and improvement in restricted currency trading in order to make execution more efficient? Here is where the future for restricted currency trading looks very bright! How can transparency be improved in restricted currencies and what knock-on impact will this have on wider FX trading?

Asset Management

The TRADE

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Traditional boundaries are blurring as tools such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and data analytics are disintermediating conventional trading workflows and enabling more efficient engagements. Relationships between the buy- and sell-side are evolving, with roles and responsibilities changing to accommodate new workflow behaviours.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Looking at the specifics of where data is set to facilitate development, 48% of executives confirmed that they expect emerging data analytics to be of most benefit in ‘trading, investment analysis and portfolio management’ within their businesses over the next five years.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 15, 2023

An investment portfolio is a basket of various types of financial assets owned by an investor. These assets can be in the form of equities (stocks), fixed income (bonds), mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), real estate, commodities , and more. It's a tool to manage and diversify risk while seeking returns.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 16, 2024

As trading of these assets has become easier and market conditions are predicted to fall in line, the industry has seen a swathe of new EM-focused hires, increased attention paid to developing markets’ performance, and enhanced offerings from providers. “EM is a mosaic of sub-asset classes rather than a unified universe.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 1, 2023

We regularly hear from clients, and we observe in our data as well, how much easier it is to trade in the US. Firstly, we see a significant amount of liquidity being transacted through our high-touch trading operation. Focusing on the challenges of moving liquidity should be done on a regional level.

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The TRADE

JUNE 20, 2024

I have to say that in some ways it hasn’t changed at all; first and foremost, our role is to understand the objective of the investment strategy we are trading for and ensure the algo strategy we pick matches that objective. The post Antish Manna: Leveraging algo strategies to ensure the best outcomes appeared first on The TRADE.

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