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. Impax’s existing fixed income team is based in the US and runs strategies across investment grade and US high yield.

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Asset Management Corporation Management Business 98

The TRADE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

James Hilton was appointed multi-asset managing director in RBC’s low touch team, joining from Credit Suisse, where he had been serving as head of sales for EMEA for the bank’s advanced execution sales (AES) team. Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 2006, Hilton spent six years at UBS Investment Bank as a director.

Asset Management 64

Asset Management Management Sale Capital Market 64

The TRADE

MARCH 7, 2024

He will now manage the entire desk, made up of 14 traders, having previously managed a team of six. Read more: Embracing change on the BlackRock EMEA equity trading desk Craze joined the asset manager back in 2006, initially working in asset allocation and equity investments before becoming an equity trader.

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The TRADE

JULY 18, 2023

M&G’s global asset management arm has secured a Securities Investment Consulting Enterprise (SICE) business license in Taiwan, allowing the firm to establish a new office in Taipei as part of its Asia expansion strategy. With our expertise and track record, we are well positioned to provide investment excellence.”

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The TRADE

MARCH 11, 2024

He was most recently head of EMEA equity trading, overseeing a team of 14 traders covering the scope of equities and equity derivatives execution for the entirety of BlackRock’s investment teams. He will now manage the entire desk, made up of 14 traders, having previously managed a team of six.

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Equities Trading Sale Capital Market 119

The TRADE

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. I shall be taking up a more active role in a corporate development and investment advisory position, at an extraordinarily exciting time for the business.

Investment Manager 52

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The TRADE

AUGUST 28, 2023

He originally joined the bank in 2006 in a securities lending role. Pictet Asset Management appointed Jade Beckmann as an equity trader. Beckmann joined Pictet Asset Management from Bloomberg, where she most recently served as a professional services sales account manager.

Asset Management 52

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