The TRADE

JUNE 29, 2023

Cboe has expanded the trading period for in its high yield and investment grade corporate bond futures to nearly 24-hours per weekday to help investors manage their credit portfolios. Both new IBYO and IBGO options will be physically settled and will trade electronically on CFE during regular trading hours.

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The TRADE

JUNE 17, 2024

The move follows a Series A finding round of £15 million in 2021, with this latest investment set to fund the firm’s commercial development, including expanding its sales, product and marketing capabilities in the US, UK, Ireland, Singapore and Australia.

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The TRADE

MARCH 4, 2024

Among those to have responded have been the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) and the Association of Global Custodians (AGC). ICMA commented that progressive penalties introduces unnecessary stress to a market that is most likely already facing liquidity challenges.

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The TRADE

JUNE 24, 2024

UBS appointed Carlos Salcedo head of capital markets financing sales Americas, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE. Before joining MEAG in 2021, George worked at the multi-family office Novethos and previously held positions at various banks and private banks.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

O’Connor has also previously held senior positions at State Street Global Advisors during his ten-year tenure, where his responsibilities included leading “a diverse cohort of product and capital markets teams for the SPDR ETF franchise”. In this new role, Collins will oversee the development and expansion of Attributed Trading (AT).

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The TRADE

MAY 29, 2024

Innovation is inevitable as market participants continually seek to enhance their operations across the board, and stock exchanges and trading venues are perhaps some of the most prominent advocates of embracing emerging technological advancements.

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The TRADE

MARCH 12, 2024

Deutsche Bank has signed up to the onboarding and maintenance platform for custody, broker trading, and buy-side accounts offered by ascending fintech Saphyre. The fintech also has relationships with custody giants BNY Mellon and JP Morgan dating back to 2021 and 2020, respectively. All while being first to trade on any new funds.”

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The TRADE

JULY 29, 2024

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.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 7, 2023

Its role and the way it interacts with institutional investors differs region to region. Looking into this sector, which is set to experience highly anticipated, yet arguably unpredictable, growth – note the GameStop saga of 2021 – The TRADE deep dives into some of the key considerations.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Sam Hewson – previously global head of digital FX solutions and EMEA head of corporate sales and solutions (CSS) – was appointed global head of FX sales, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE. Elsewhere, Jamie Mortimore is set to re-join Citi to lead the newly formed global rates algo trading team.

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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. Alongside his appointment, Redburn Atlantic sales trader Luc Demoulin was appointed EU head of sales trading.

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The TRADE

JUNE 6, 2023

He added: “We are committed to the development of the capital markets in China and continue to see increased demand for BSE data. The BSE was launched in November 2021, and has since been an important platform in China, providing an increased pool of investor capital.

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The TRADE

JULY 15, 2024

Rikki Corbyn left State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) following 11 and a half years with the firm, The TRADE learnt. Following his departure he is set to join Barclays Capital. Prior to his time at SSGA, Corbyn held settlement-related roles at Credit Suisse, Citigroup, and Barclays Capital.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 4, 2024

The firm’s most recent report refers to previous research in its ‘data automation: the workflow efficiency game-changer’ studywhich found that less than one third of those surveyed believed that capital markets professionals are prepared for the T+1 go-live date. Reducing counterparty risk for swaps contracts is a no-brainer.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Read more: Euronext continues investment in clearing business with 50 new hires As of the 27 November, Euronext Clearing now clears: equities, ETFs, structured products, warrants, and bonds across six Euronext markets and the new development will contribute to reducing fragmentation in European capital markets.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A friend suggested I consider investment banking and following a trading and sales summer placement at ABN AMRO in the City, I was instantly captivated – I had found my fit. I spent eight years on the sell-side in various fixed income trading roles, before jumping to the buy-side, and to BlackRock, where I am today.

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Accenture Capital Markets

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The move to a T+1 settlement cycle in the US capital markets is now less than two years away. Currently being expected for Q3 of 2024, it’s a profound change that will see trades across several equity and fixed income products switch to next-day delivery of the related cash or securities. Being ready for it is quite another.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 21, 2023

Among the SEC’s reforms is the proposal to amend certain rules under Reg NMS to adopt variable minimum pricing increments – or tick sizes – for the quoting and trading of NMS stocks. Looking at tick size too, if you don’t get that right, you can reduce and fragment liquidity and make it more costly to trade.”

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Although 2022 saw a general decline in M&A activity in the life sciences industry compared to 2021’s frenetic pace (when deal volume was up 52% from 2020 ), life sciences deal flow in 2022 on balance remained strong despite the headwinds. Let’s dig in.

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The TRADE

MAY 23, 2024

Several European exchanges are well underway with plans to bring out offerings of this ilk in the next few months The TRADE understands, while a handful of US alternative trading systems (ATS) are also preparing to make the crossing over to the Bloc to replicate the progress they have achieved in the US.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Bulge Bracket Bank Definition: The “bulge brackets” are the largest global banks that operate in all regions and offer all services – M&A, equity, debt, and others – to clients; they work on the biggest deals (usually $1 billion+) and have divisions for sales & trading , equity research , wealth management , corporate banking , and more.

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Razorpay

AUGUST 9, 2023

Example of Merchant Banking In 2021, merchant bank Avendus Capital helped the Indian company Piramal Enterprises acquire the debt-ridden assets of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL) for ₹34,250 crore ($4.4 What is the role of merchant banks in the capital markets? What are the advantages of using merchant banks?

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How2Exit

MAY 22, 2023

Walker Diebold, bestselling author of “Buy Then Build: How to Acquisitions Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game,” experienced the stock market firsthand as a stockbroker and learned valuable lessons from his experiences. Walker began his career as a stockbroker, advising clients on asset allocation and executing trades.

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The TRADE

JULY 6, 2023

Speaking to the key considerations for the European buy-side community, Susan Yavari, regulatory policy advisor – capital markets at European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) highlighted that identifying potential pain points is the overarching focus.

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M&A Leadership Council

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Few would criticize Alteryx’s 2021 decision to acquire Lore as a kind of “acqui-hire” in its roll-up of companies in the cloud-centric engineering space. In the worst-case scenario, it could all but foreclose access to the equity markets.

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Accenture Capital Markets

OCTOBER 13, 2022

A quick recap based on numbers Eight months ago, we found wealth management firms in Asia wanted to nearly double assets under management (AUM) by 2025 from 2021 levels and grow revenues nearly 60 percent. The post Why Relationship Managers are more crucial than ever appeared first on Accenture Capital Markets Blog.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2024

“Year-to-date, we’re seeing for the first time in many years a notable uptick in new fund launches and spin outs from bigger places,” says Jack Seibald, managing director, co-head of Marex prime services and outsourced trading. That’s why the money’s with them and they will probably attract even more capital.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 18, 2024

Despite the indisputable decline in physical trading practices, it is enduring within an increasingly technological capital markets world which has already put innumerable out-dated practices out of fashion. Market opinion – and moves – suggest that mourning the death of open outcry  may be premature.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The staff and Commission are deeply mission-driven, focused on protecting investors, maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitating capital formation. “[…] It’s been a great honour to serve with them, doing the people’s work, and ensuring that our capital markets remain the best in the world.”

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The TRADE

APRIL 30, 2024

The importance of these rules can be linked to the reshaping of the regulatory environment and ultimately creating a more robust trading environment and promoting investor confidence. A key objective of the regulation was to increase market transparency through the promotion of regulated trading venues and encouraging price discovery.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

A series of blockbuster deals rallied the NASDAQ 100 Technology Index to trade more than 20% higher than 2019, and Q3 2020 recorded the highest global M&A deal value in the technology sector this decade. [2] Apologies in advance to our capital markets colleagues – it looks like we’re not done with you just yet!).

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

Although the COVID-19 pandemic that defined 2020 continued to shape much of the life sciences industry in 2021, the way that it did was markedly different. 19 treatments from Pfizer, Merck and potentially others hitting the market soon , we expect Big Pharma to continue to parlay this cash flow into growth in other areas of strategic focus.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

billion, a 36% decrease from 2021’s record high of $1.1 As was the case in 2021, software deals remained the strongest performer within the tech sector, representing approximately 90% of tech M&A deals. Deal volumes dropped from $531.13 billion [1] during the first half of 2022 to $189.17 trillion. [2]

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The recently-published EU competitiveness report, penned by former prime minister of Italy Mario Draghi, is the latest in a long line of research projects that has shone a spotlight on the EU capital markets, reaching a similar conclusion to those gone before it: things need to change.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Stephen Grady, head of global markets and executive vice president at Lombard Odier, accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award from The TRADE last night at Leaders in Trading 2024. The TRADE would like to extend its congratulations to Grady for his long-standing commitment and continued service to the industry.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

MSPs report has found that these market data revenue increases have occurred despite there being no specific costs for producing market data while also noting that the costs of running a trading platform are stable or declining. Trading turnover on LSEGs Turquoise reduced by 61% between 2020 and 2022.

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The TRADE

APRIL 7, 2025

Senior equities trader for EMEA Georgina Flynn is departing from Fidelity International, as revealed by The TRADE. Flynn has an extensive career to date in trading, having spent the last eight and a half years at Fidelity. Previously in her career, she also undertook a sales trading internship at Sanford C.

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