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The TRADE announces the Rising Stars of Trading and Execution 2023

The TRADE

The scheme has recognised numerous promising talents over the years, many of whom have gone on to expanded roles such as head of trading at some of the world’s largest asset managers and hedge funds. Find previous years’ recognised shortlists here: 2022 – 2021 – 2020 – 2019 – 2018 – 2017 – 2016 – 2015.

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Union Investment’s trading head Hock steps away from role to pursue digital asset aspirations

The TRADE

Union Investment’s Christoph Hock is set to step away from his role as head of multi-asset trading later this year to pursue an opportunity in digital assets and tokenisation within the asset management firm, The TRADE can reveal. Union is bolstering its digital assets division, The TRADE understands.

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Royal London Asset Management: ‘At the end of the day, they’re just really good traders’

The TRADE

Royal London Asset Management’s (RLAM) trading team is no stranger to change. The London-based asset manager has undergone not one but three makeovers in recent years as it continues to evolve with the demands of the street. More recently though, RLAM’s trading team has undergone another revamp.

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FIS acquires post-trade platform Torstone Technology

The TRADE

The deal will further bolster FIS’ capital markets technology offering, having acquired SunGard in a major deal back in 2015. trillion asset manager Franklin Templeton outsourcing its entire global transfer agency (TA) operations to FinTech FIS.

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The TRADE announces the Rising Stars of Trading and Execution 2023

The TRADE

Running for its ninth year, the Rising Stars initiative, in partnership with Instinet, has recognised a number of up-and-coming talents over the years, many of whom have gone on to hold impressive roles and head up some of the largest and most successful desks across the world’s leading asset managers and hedge funds.

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Ninety One trader to join Morgan Stanley

The TRADE

Ninety One trader Tom Nickalls is set to leave the asset manager after 11 years to join Morgan Stanley, The TRADE can reveal. After 11 years my time at Ninety One (and formerly Investec Asset Management) has come to an end. He was recognised as a Rising Star of Trading and Execution at Leaders in Trading in 2021.

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People Moves Monday: Millennium, Morgan Stanley, Citadel and more…

The TRADE

David Kirk is set to join Millennium, following almost three and a half years at Marble Bar Asset Management where he most recently served as a trader, The TRADE understands. Kirk joins the capital management firm with experience working as a trader on both the buy- and sell-side.