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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Manulife Investment Management is set to acquire multi-sector alternative credit manager CQS for an undisclosed sum with the deal set to close in early 2024. Following close, Manulife is set to align the CQS brand with its own as a co-branded logo – Manulife | CQS Investment Management.

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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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APRIL 18, 2024

Exegy, ING and Optiver have become the latest organisations to join non-profit organisation Sustainable Trading, which is dedicated to transforming environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices in the global markets landscape.

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JULY 20, 2023

An investment-grade credit trader from RBC BlueBay Asset Management has left the firm to join Norges Bank Investment Management, The TRADE can reveal. Christopher Lemmo left BlueBay, part of RBC Global Asset Management, in April this year after almost 13 years at the fixed income focused asset manager.

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JULY 24, 2023

Head of Europe for UK-based asset manager Federated Hermes, James Rutherford, has stepped down from his role to pursue a technology venture, The TRADE can reveal. He departs following a 35-year long career in investment management, spending 19 years at Fidelity Investments as a European portfolio manager until 2006.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

As part of a major scheme from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to develop the region as a global FX trading hub, several large banks over the last few years agreed to develop FX pricing and trading engines in Singapore, in partnership with MAS. This year, the industry has seen interest in Singapore grow from the buy-side too.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

In today’s T+2 environment, approximately 90% of all trades are affirmed by 11:30am ET on T+1 – the current affirmation cut-off point. Data published in the research revealed that in December 2023, only 69% of trades were affirmed by 9pm on trade date. A full copy of the research can be accessed here.

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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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DECEMBER 19, 2023

Martin Hendry, deputy head of trading, Liontrust Asset Management As we peer into the crystal ball for 2024 trading, a notable shift is anticipated with the adoption of T+1 settlement for US equity transactions. This transition is poised to reshape the pace and efficiency of equity trading, promoting quicker settlement cycles.

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MAY 15, 2024

Tradefeedr’s industry advisory board was established earlier this year and seeks to “collaborate with industry leaders to create a trading process that is more transparent and data driven” by bringing together established and knowledgeable market participants. It is currently comprised of 15 buy-side, 10 sell-side, and six platform members.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Peter Welsby, head of European FICC trading, Manulife Investment Management   Regulation will continue to direct market trends in 2 024, just as it has in recent years. Lisa Danino-Lewis, chief growth officer, CLS May 2024 will see the implementation of T+1 in the US and Canada securities market, which will impact FX post-trade.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The FIX Trading Community has launched a new real-time messaging type aimed at supporting the industry in its shift to accelerated settlement cycles. If FX trades cannot be completed in the same time frame there is the potential the market could start to see more settlement fails.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Congratulations to all the winners below.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

FIA Tech’s Trade Data Network (TDN) is now certified with and connected to Singapore Exchange (SGX), with FIA Tech expected to roll out TDN connectivity to all SGX members subscribed to the network in Q4. The post FIA Tech connects Trade Data Network to Singapore Exchange appeared first on The TRADE.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The D epository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has revealed that 350 Investment managers are now leveraging CTM’s automated trade affirmation capabilities to accelerate the post-trade lifecycle, as firms prepare for the US move to T+1 trade settlement.

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JUNE 20, 2023

Futures industry technology provider FIA Tech has enhanced its Trade Data Network (TDN) to support the operational resiliency demands of clearing firms utilising the platform. The initiative is made up of 16 banks or brokers, as well as 40 investment managers and hedge funds with combined assets under management of more than $37 trillion.

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JUNE 5, 2023

Polar Capital’s head of trading Alex Jenkins has left the boutique hedge fund to join rival Millennium later this year, The TRADE can reveal. Her new title is unconfirmed; however, The TRADE understands that it is not a trading role. The post People Moves Monday: Shifts in the trading space appeared first on The TRADE.

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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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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Next up in our introduction to the distinguished nominees for Leaders in Trading 2023 Editors’ Choice Awards, we bring you the shortlist for Outstanding Innovation in Fixed Income. The electronic trading platform enables participants to address challenges associated with accessing liquidity and executing efficiently.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The TRADE is delighted to announce the shortlisted nominees for the Industry Person of the Year Award 2023. The winner will be decided by a live industry vote at The TRADE’s Leaders in Trading gala awards night on 8 November. Congratulations to this year’s shortlisted nominees!

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

BNY Mellon has launched a new foreign exchange (FX) platform, meeting client demands to manage execution across their entire portfolio and access improved price transparency. Named Universal FX, the platform supports BNY Mellon clients across all market segments, including investment managers, corporates, hedge funds and wealth managers.

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JULY 18, 2023

Bank of America has reported a strong second quarter and first half of the year overall, despite its global wealth and investment management total revenue decreasing 4% to $5.2 The bank also highlighted that lower than average transactional volumes had contributed to lower asset management and brokerage fees.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

“Our new investment analytics service enables users to perform advanced investment performance analytics on the fly, with calculations delivered in just a few seconds.” SimCorp’s front-to-back investment management platform offers performance measurement and attribution across all asset classes, including alternatives.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

has appointed Dom Russo vice president, senior trader, The TRADE can reveal. Prior to his stint at JP Morgan Chase, Russo spent nearly four years at online investment management firm Nutmeg, most recently as senior trader. JP Morgan Chase & Co. Russo announced his appointment in a social media post.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

This realisation became one of the catalysts which has sparked more of an acceptance of outsourcing parts of the trading desk among buy-side firms, something which many once considered – though some still do – an unthinkable concept. And soon, it may no longer be just a service that applies to smaller fund managers.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Goldman Sachs has achieved improvements in enhancing trade settlement efficiency through the use of Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC)’s Central Trade Matching (CTM)’s Match to Instruct (M2i) workflow. The post Goldman Sachs boosts settlement efficiency with DTCC’s CTM workflow appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

MARCH 25, 2024

Tim Helyar Dennis Baillon, director of business development for APAC at Charles River, asserted: “To be successful in today’s market, managers need a platform that provides flexibility in their operating environment and enables them to scale as their business requires.”

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The TRADE

MARCH 4, 2024

JP Morgan subsidiary Neovest has moved to expand its capabilities in the hedge fund sphere with the acquisition of investment management platform LayerOne Financial. The pair have partnered to create a joint offering for the asset manager. Both Neovest and LayerOne Financial champion the open platform approach.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A dilution levy is applied by investment managers as part of their cashflow management process of pooled vehicles to ensure clients are treated fairly while also mitigating the impact of price volatility resulting from cashflow activity.

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The TRADE

MARCH 4, 2024

Redburn Atlantic has expanded its UK and European execution business with two new heads of sales trading. Tony Atkins was appointed UK head of sales trading. Atkins joined Redburn Atlantic in 2004 as a sales trader having previously served for eight years at Morgan Grenfell and two years at Marathon Asset Management.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

LiquidityDirect’s technology can be leveraged by financial institutions seeking to include short-term investments in their offerings suite to provide an improved user experience through a single sign-on for their clients.

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JULY 31, 2023

Invesco’s US-based global head of fixed income trading Glenn Taitz left the firm to join Adroit Trading Technologies. Taitz joined buy-side OEMS provider Adroit as its head of business operations after seven and a half years with Invesco helming its fixed income trading business.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

Ameni joined Nomura from Jefferies, where he held senior leadership positions, most recently serving as managing director for emerging markets (EM) credit trading. Before that, Ameni was a member of Nomura’s EM credit trading desk in London, until 2016.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has completed its first market transaction using stablecoins issued by Societe Generale – FORGE as part of a new joint experiment. The post AXA IM collaborates with Societe Generale’s FORGE on first market transaction using stablecoins appeared first on The TRADE.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Prior to his 17 year stint at TORA, Jenkins was managing director at Caspian, now LSEG Data and Analytics. Throughout his career Jenkins has also worked at SWIFT, Macgregor, and AXA Investment Managers. The post LSEG TORA global head of sales departs appeared first on The TRADE.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Read more: Fireside Friday with… Morgan Stanley’s Maria Salamanca Mejia Previously in his career, McMahon worked as a centralised dealer at Bank of Ireland Asset Management, working on the multi-asset global trading desk. The post CLSA appoints ex Morgan Stanley as algorithmic sales trader appeared first on The TRADE.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Industry stalwart Dan Hinxman joined Bloomberg as head of European credit electronic trading following almost six years as managing director at TP ICAP. His experience also encompasses hedge fund related roles, including futures and options trading and work on a fixed income desk.

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