Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 27, 2024

If you go by most online discussions, investment banking spring weeks in the U.K. If you want to work in investment banking in London , these “spring weeks” (1-2-week mini-internships in your first or second year of university) are helpful but not necessarily required. What Do You Do in a Spring Week? Which Banks Offer Spring Weeks?

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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). Amy Thorne Specifically, Northern Trust will support Nedgroup with its new in-house multi-boutique fixed income platform.

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The TRADE

JULY 12, 2024

Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management has appointed Regine Wiedmann as head of distribution for the DACH region. She will report directly to Marie Jacot, global head of distribution at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, and will be based between Frankfurt and Geneva.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 26, 2024

Andrew Jackson Vontobel Asset Management has appointed ex-Credit Suisse senior executive Andrew Jackson, as its new head of fixed income, replacing Simon Lue-Fong who is departing after three years in the role. A spokesperson told The TRADE that Jackson will oversee a team of 39 investment professionals in his new role.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Perpetual merges regional asset management businesses under one global umbrella At number two in our most read stories series, we have the announcement that Perpetual Group had merged its regional assets management businesses to form one global division in August.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A Rothschild & Co senior investment dealer has left the firm for a new opportunity at Polar Capital, The TRADE can reveal. Greg Finke joins the boutique asset manager after just over a year at Rothschild & Co as a senior investment dealer covering equities. Polar Capital confirmed his appointment.

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The TRADE

JULY 15, 2024

He also previously served as managing director at both American Express Bank International and Deutsche Bank, Argentina. Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management appointed Regine Wiedmann as head of distribution for the DACH region. Before that, she co-founded Vicenda Asset Management in Zug, Switzerland.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

If you want to read angry comments and long threads with plenty of insults, you can’t go wrong with the wealth management vs. investment banking debate. These individuals are usually “high net worth” (HNW), meaning an average of $5 – $10 in assets, but it could be as low as $1 million.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 26, 2023

UK-based boutique fixed income trading desk BlueBay Asset Management is beginning a new chapter in its life. The move has opened up swathes of synergy opportunities for the pure fixed income asset manager, with its traders now working directly alongside RBC BlueBay Asset Management’s equities desk.

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The TRADE

JUNE 19, 2023

Previously, Williams served as an investment account manager at Northern Trust. Fixed income investment banking boutique KNG Securities appointed Fernando Ortega as its new head of emerging market sales. M&G’s global asset management arm appointed Manabu Fujita as head of M&A Investments Japan.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 23, 2023

Almost nothing is worse than recruiting for investment banking internships , winning an offer, preparing , completing the internship, and then not getting a return offer. All the large investment banks – bulge brackets , elite boutiques , and middle-market firms – use internships as a recruiting tool for Analysts and Associates.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Distressed investing offers equity-like returns with lower risk.” Distressed assets offer non-correlated returns, similar to global macro.” Distressed debt investing offers advantages over other hedge fund strategies , but the marketing often oversells the benefits. Again, this is more of a PE strategy.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Rothschild & Co senior investment dealer, Greg Finke, has left the firm for a new opportunity at Polar Capital. Greg Finke joined the boutique asset manager after just over a year at Rothschild & Co as a senior investment dealer covering equities. Polar Capital confirmed his appointment.

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The TRADE

JUNE 5, 2023

Polar Capital’s head of trading Alex Jenkins has left the boutique hedge fund to join rival Millennium later this year, The TRADE can reveal. Jenkins has been head of trading at Polar Capital for three and a half years, joining in 2019 after serving with Highbridge Capital Management for five years as its head of European trading.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 24, 2024

But then recruiting moved up, the MBA process became more structured, and now we have 4-year-olds aiming for “Target Kindergartens” so they can eventually get into investment banking ~15 years in the future. Interestingly, there are not many investment banks on these lists. How Do You Apply for Pre-MBA Internships?

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The TRADE

JANUARY 3, 2024

Boutique independents and the largest financial services providers co-exist in this burgeoning space which has some elements of comradery and others of fierce rivalry. Raymond McCabe, founder and managing partner of Outset Global, highlights how a dozen of its frontline traders are “pure buy-side” from “big desks”.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Beginning her career on the buy-side at boutique asset manager Credit Suisse First Boston as an investment portfolio analyst in London in 1986, Ruffles has seen the markets through several highs and lows. A novel concept to greener traders.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 9, 2024

.” The past year has seen multiple investment managers outsource their trading to Northern Trust. Most recently, UK-based asset manager Artemis selected Northern Trust to provide outsourced trading services for its equities and derivatives activity, effective January 2025.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

It really depends on how those how those big asset pools structure themselves, but we can foresee certain areas in the future where an asset manager and a very large buy-side pool will collaborate on a bespoke index.

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