The TRADE

OCTOBER 16, 2023

He will join the exchange group as head of secondary markets sales and business development in January 2024, sources have confirmed. Previously in his career, he spent almost a decade at the asset manager in an equity trading role until 2006 and later spent nearly four years at SEB.

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The TRADE

JULY 11, 2023

Rachel Kent’s review focuses on removing enough of the operational burdens to encourage asset managers to take advantage of new rebundling freedoms, but not so much that transparency to asset owners is completely jettisoned.

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The TRADE

APRIL 10, 2024

Celebrating Women’s History Month with… Liontrust Asset Management’s Maddy Davies To celebrate Women’s History Month 2024, Annabel Smith sits down with trader at Liontrust Asset Management, Maddy Davies, to unpack her journey to the trading desk, core skills for success as a multi-asset trader, and navigating the current liquidity landscape.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 3, 2024

David Berney and Michael Broadbent run Ergo Consultancy which delivers what it refers to as provider “beauty parades” for buy-side organisations looking to outsource their trading, whereby it presents all the services in the industry to that asset manager, hedge fund or asset owner.

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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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The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Well, fast forward to 2024 and the PB behemoth and its counterparts in the ‘big three’ are all reportedly around that coveted milestone. Data from Convergence tracking the top 25 prime brokers showed their market share grew from 83.3% in April 2023, to 92% in 2024.

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The TRADE

APRIL 30, 2024

These regulations have significantly impacted the operations and behaviour of financial institutions, contributing to greater stability, transparency, and accountability in global financial markets. New rules have impacted almost every financial firm, ranging from banks to asset managers.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Magnus Haglind, head of products for marketplace technology, Nasdaq The first wave of gen-AI use cases across capital markets technology has sparked widespread energy and excitement about its future potential. We have seen early applications of GenAI in the areas of market observability, risk assessment and operational efficiency.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The highly anticipated award for Trader of the Year – Long Only went to Chris Fiorito of River Road Asset Management. Meanwhile, the award for Trader of the Year – Hedge Fund was given to David Alfred of Conversant Capital. Rowe Price was awarded Fixed Income Trading Desk of the Year.

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The TRADE

MARCH 13, 2025

Maddy Davies has joined BlackRock following almost two years as a trader within Liontrust Asset Managements multi-asset trading team. Last year, Davies was recognised as one of The TRADEs Rising Stars of Trading and Execution 2024. Liontrust declined to comment when approached by The TRADE.

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The TRADE

MARCH 14, 2025

JSE-FIX is a vendor, venue and asset class agnostic offering and aimed at simplifying access to South Africas secondary markets and contribute to growing the increasingly diverse community of asset managers, sell-side brokers, and technology providers in the region.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 23, 2024

FIS acquires post-trade platform Torstone Technology Coming in at number 10 in our 2024 most read countdown was a major merger and acquisition scoop announced at the start of the year. The deal will further bolster FIS capital markets technology offering, having acquired SunGard in a major deal back in 2015.

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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. Beginning his career in 1990 as an FX dealer at Bank of America in Sydney, Grady has spent almost four decades working in financial markets across the globe.

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The TRADE

MARCH 18, 2025

Mullin most recently worked as an FX trader at BASF, based in Dublin and prior to this served as a senior associate – ETF capital markets at JP Morgan Asset Management in London. His previous experience also includes a stint in an ETF pricing and trading role at Susquehanna International Group.

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The TRADE

APRIL 10, 2025

Amundi Technology has partnered with capital markets trading and risk solutions provider Murex to deliver OTC derivatives capabilities to investment managers. The integration of Murex’s market-leading OTC derivatives capabilities will support ALTO client expansion into the most complex portfolio strategies.

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The TRADE

MARCH 24, 2025

He most recently served as trading and operations manager, with responsibilities covering the management of trade execution and investment operations. Before joining Seilern, Grant spent three years at Barings Asset Management where he held positions covering multi-asset investment and pan-European equities.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Central clearing will play a key role in this debate, which will be essential for advancing the region’s capital markets, and we look forward to Emir 3.0 This conversation is especially relevant as cross-border transactions grow in volume and as asset managers expand their investment in international markets.

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The TRADE

MAY 22, 2025

Fidelity International, inaugural winner of The TRADEs Foreign Exchange Trading Desk of the Year Award 2024 was and continues to be recognised across the street for its thriving work across the global FX space. Finding the right candidates can be a delicate balancing act.

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The TRADE

MAY 8, 2025

Several platforms, including OTC Markets and Blue Ocean Technologies, have offered out of hours trading for some time now, but recent moves by major exchanges suggest the topic is set to become increasingly mainstream. I don’t see the need and I wouldn’t say I’m a big advocate of reducing market hours.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 2, 2025

While the regulatory landscape has been challenging incountries like China,South Korea and India, we are seeing tremendous wealth creation in markets such as India and Southeast Asia. Elsewhere in Asia, the capital markets emergence from a decade-long low interest rate environment has been slower.

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