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SSGA’s Sharon Ruffles on fixed income trading: It’s a different job every day

The TRADE

Beginning her career on the buy-side at boutique asset manager Credit Suisse First Boston as an investment portfolio analyst in London in 1986, Ruffles has seen the markets through several highs and lows. When I joined State Street in 2004, we were electronically trading then.

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Trading at the frontier

The TRADE

If a portfolio manager wants to execute a trade days after such an event, they need to understand that liquidity may be reduced, and they must be confident in their strategy if they’re willing to pay more in the bid-offer spread.” This context is crucial for our day-to-day operations.

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Healthcare 2021: Trends, M&A & Valuations

InvestmentBank.com

Today, there is a movement towards utilizing molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine making a diverse portfolio of products critical. Government spending necessary to set up and operate the exchanges vastly exceeded the amount saved by private-sector insurers, leading to an increase in total administrative costs” (Book).