The TRADE

MARCH 4, 2024

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) promoted one of its own to the role of head of US equity and foreign exchange trading. The global head of capital markets at German asset manager DWS, Keshava Shastry, has left the business, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

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Growth Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Ascension Ventures Early-stage VC built by exited entrepreneurs ready to back the next generation of tech and impact founders Augmentum Fintech Augmentum Europe’s leading publicly listed fintech fund, investing in fast growing businesses that are disrupting the financial services sector.

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Deal Law Wire

MAY 28, 2021

Robo-advisors are automated, digital platforms that provide financial-planning services based on market algorithms and trends – a stark contrast from traditional avenues such as investment advisors. These unique challenges have demonstrated the need for key technology capabilities in order to help “future-proof” wealth management services.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Regulation-wise, the US is also undergoing a major overhaul across several corners of the investment value chain from reporting to best execution to Treasury clearing.

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The TRADE

JULY 3, 2023

Following the implementation of Mifid II in 2018, Europe unbundled trading and research, resulting in all asset managers having to pay for research in cash only.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

He was promoted to senior vice president in 2018, later taking on his current role as director and multi asset trader. He began his career at the UK’s HM Treasury, before moving to AIG Investments to manage fixed income funds. Marie-Françoise was recognised as one of The TRADE’s Rising Stars of Trading and Execution in 2017.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 3, 2024

The narrative of the service being used solely by smaller hedge funds has been replaced by suggestions that outsourced trading is gathering pace among larger fund managers. Coalition Greenwich points out that from 2018 to 2022 the number of outsourced trading providers grew from fewer than 10 to more than 40.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 21, 2023

“It’s not to replace every trader, because that’s not the aim, but to be able to create something that is better, and if you do it correctly it is managed by the trading desk.” Coalition Greenwich points out that from 2018 to 2022 the number of outsourced trading providers grew from fewer than 10 to more than 40.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

After two years in his first role, Grady moved to Bankers Trust Asset Management where he spent four and a half years as an international equity dealer also based in Sydney. He then moved to London in 1997 for a senior dealer role at Legal & General Investment Management.

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The TRADE

MARCH 31, 2025

During his tenure, McLoughlin co-led a redesign of the firms operating model, integrating a cloud-native data architecture while automating a significant portion of multi-asset execution, and implementing an upgraded trading and investment platform. He currently serves on the board of directors at Plato Partnership.

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