The TRADE

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The TRADE is delighted to announce the Rising Stars of Trading and Execution for 2024, in collaboration with Instinet – a celebration of up and coming talent on the buy-side. Please join The TRADE and Instinet in recognising this year’s Rising Stars of Trading and Execution for 2024.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Martin Hendry, deputy head of trading, Liontrust Asset Management As we peer into the crystal ball for 2024 trading, a notable shift is anticipated with the adoption of T+1 settlement for US equity transactions. What challenges will Asian and European asset managers face with their FX overlay process?

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The TRADE

JANUARY 26, 2024

Aleksandar Ivanovic UBS has chosen Aleksandar Ivanovic to succeed Suni Harford as president of asset management upon her departure, with the appointment effective from 1 March. Prior to this most recent appointment, was head of client coverage and head of the EMEA and Switzerland regions for asset management.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The TRADE is delighted to announce the shortlists for the Leaders in Trading 2024 Buy-Side Awards, in partnership with SIX Swiss Exchange. The winners of each category will be revealed at The TRADE’s annual Leaders in Trading glittering awards night at The Savoy in London on 7 November. The wait is over.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 22, 2023

We have seen new entrants into the block space in 2023, and I see further appetite in 2024 as buy-side traders seek safer and larger block liquidity – I foresee “superblock” venues and an increase in capital provision. For all these reasons, I expect the voluntary adoption of ESTR based products to continue into 2024 and beyond.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Balraj Bassi, co-founder and chief executive officer, Tradefeedr Data analytics in financial markets has reached the point where clients have access to complete global data sets, and we see 2024 as the year where this will drive change in how counterparties interact and in automating trading workflows.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Asset managers are focusing on costs and value, and in turn are not prioritising investment research budgets as the prospect of rebundling looms, a new buy-side study by Substantive Research has found. The post Asset managers not prioritising research budgets as prospect of rebundling looms, study finds appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 2, 2024

Eric Heliene, head of buy-side trading desk, Groupama Asset Management  The intensification of financial regulation is a fundamental trend transforming the asset management ecosystem. The planned transition to T+1 settlement in 2024 and the forthcoming revision of Mifid II are poignant examples of this.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 14, 2025

UK asset manager Liontrust Asset Management is exploring outsourcing parts of its trading to BNY, according to an update released this morning. Liontrust and BNY declined to comment when reached out to by The TRADE. Most recent was news in December that Avanza Fonder had outsourced to Northern Trust.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Improved post-trade efficiencies and initial regulatory leniency will hopefully make this an easier pill to swallow but funding costs and liquidity impacts are yet to be realised. Despite the ongoing uncertainty for participants, 2024 promises to be another eventful year for Pan-European market structure.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 2, 2024

BNP Paribas has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of AXA Investment Managers – representing around €850 million in assets under management – for just over €5 billion. The deal is set to include an agreement for BNP Paribas’ long term management of a large part of AXA’s assets.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The post Asset management association pushes for Europe to switch to T+1 in 2026 appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 18, 2023

RBC BlueBay Asset Management The market is already pricing in rate cuts in Q1 although I, along with many others, don’t believe they will begin before the end of H1. This uncertainty will lead to heightened equity volatility in 2024. We think that this trend is likely to be sustained or even accelerated in 2024.

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The TRADE

MARCH 21, 2024

US-based block trading start up OptimX has selected a former Virtu buy-side sales specialist to become its new head of institutional sales, The TRADE can reveal. Michelle Butler joins OptimX to head up its buy-side business after most recently serving at Virtu for 19 years, managing sales for its POSIT Alert business.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 25, 2024

As equity traders continue to seek ever more innovative ways to bolster their offerings, the rise of Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs) has followed – currently executing around 16% of all US equity volume. Speaking to the motivators, one surveyed sell-side head asserted: “The buy side wants to see us trading there.

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The TRADE

JULY 13, 2023

The US move to T+1 settlement was passed through in a bid to increase the efficiency of market operations, however an Acuiti report has stated that 53% of asset managers believe that the move will not make US equities more attractive. Just 29% answered that DTO had not had an impact on their trading patterns.

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The TRADE

JUNE 26, 2024

The past year has seen vast improvement across the algorithmic trading space when it came to hedge funds’ strategies, new data from The TRADE has found. The TRADE received a record number of responses to this year’s Algorithmic Trading Survey. The survey is accessible here.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Eric Heleine, head of the buy-side trading desk at Groupama Asset Management, is set to step away from the firm before the end of the year, The TRADE has learnt. The post Heleine set to depart Groupama AM appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

JUNE 6, 2024

The TRADE is excited to announce its inaugural Leaders in Trading New York awards, in recognition of the achievements of the trading and execution industry in North America. Leaders in Trading is The TRADE’s annual sell-out showstopper event, held at The Savoy in London. appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

MAY 8, 2024

Singapore-based investment manager New Silk Road has outsourced its trading to Northern Trust as it seeks to fortify its offering as T+1 looms. We look forward to continuing to build our relationship with New Silk Road to enhance their global trading needs.”

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The TRADE

MARCH 11, 2024

BNY Mellon made two key senior managing director hires into its fixed income and equity sales and trading businesses. Gould joined BNY Mellon after three years at RBC Capital Markets where she previously served as co-head of equities electronic sales and trading. The two will operate as co-CEOs until the end of the year.

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The TRADE

JULY 19, 2024

What is driving the purported ‘comeback’ of traditional asset managers? This alone was enough to make institutional asset managers wary of making moves. However, macroeconomic uncertainty, particularly due to historic inflationary pressures and rising yields, kept traditional asset managers cautious.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

At the TradeTech FX US conference in Miami last week, a panel of experts including some of the largest asset managers gathered to discuss what the market is prioritising when asking the ever-hot topic of ‘buy versus build,’ sharing their perspectives and empirical advice for 2024 and beyond.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 14, 2023

It also offers asset managers a range of indexing and digital distribution solutions to scale their businesses. ” VettaFi will be included in TMX’s Global Solutions, Insights and Analytics segment, with the transaction expected to be completed in January 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The annual Leaders i n Trading gala is the most distinguished awards night for the trading community. Among the most coveted awards categories is the Editors’ Choice Awards and today we bring you the 2023 nominees for Outstanding Post-Trade Services Provider.

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The TRADE

JUNE 19, 2024

This quarter’s exclusive buy-side content has a royal twist – only the best for our readers – and sitting for our buy-side cover and meet the desk interviews are Hugh Spencer, set to take over the reins at Janus Henderson from Dan Royal at the end of this year, and the London-based Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) trading desk.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 22, 2024

Federated Hermes has selected a former MarketAxess individual to join its trading desk as a junior credit trader, The TRADE can reveal. Imogen Hepsworth has been appointed to the desk at the London-headquartered asset manager after spending the last four and a half years at MarketAxess in a facilitation trading role.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Next up in our introduction to the distinguished nominees for Leaders in Trading 2023 Editors’ Choice Awards, we bring you the shortlist for the Outstanding Market Data Provider category, shining a light on those displaying recent excellence in the data sphere.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) have not always gone hand in hand with algorithmic trading, but in light of recent market developments, this could be about to change. The instruments have been pegged by the buy-side as the next frontier when it comes to algorithmic trading efforts in the foreign exchange (FX) markets.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 20, 2024

Northern Trust has been selected to provide outsourced trading to global asset manager Nedgroup Investments via its Integrated Trading Solutions (ITS). Recently, we’ve seen this perception shift, with a 144% growth in trade flow activity coming across our fixed income desk in 2023.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

What are the costs associated with opening a North American FX trading desk? Each trader will need a terminal depending on the trading platform being used, which carries a considerable cost. All of that is the bare minimum set up and the cost of those items are necessary when considering opening a trading desk.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 2, 2023

A new report from Torstone Technology and Chartis Research has outlined the key challenges associated with the acceleration of settlement cycles in the US and Canada to T+1 in May 2024; with system readiness, interoperability and regulatory compliance highlighted as the main concerns.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Head of EMEA equity trading at Janus Henderson and markets stalwart, Richard Worrell, is set to leave the institution for a sales role at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), The TRADE can reveal. He will join the exchange group as head of secondary markets sales and business development in January 2024, sources have confirmed.

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The TRADE

JULY 10, 2024

In the first half of 2024, research budgets have increased both as a proportion of assets under management as well as in absolute terms, Substantive Research has found. As a proportion of assets managed, US budgets rose 15%, with European budgets up a more modestly by 4%.

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The TRADE

MAY 24, 2024

The onus is now on these providers to alleviate any workflow issues that may arise for buy-side firms looking to trade around the time of the cut offs – of which there are many. The idea that more trades might be settled bilaterally also increases the counterparty risk that regulators have been looking to avoid across the industry.

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The TRADE

JUNE 19, 2023

As part of the new system-wide exploratory scenario (SWES) exercise, participants including major banks, hedge funds, asset managers and pension funds will be asked to evaluate the impact of “severe but plausible” stress including what actions they might individually take in that scenario, with a focus on the UK markets.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Delving into the set-up of multiple asset trading desks, panellists highlighted the pros and cons of each methodology and the key considerations to bear in mind as the market develops – notably reflections as regards data and liquidity.

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