The TRADE

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Instead, a combination of rising interest rates, inflation, soaring energy prices and geopolitical tensions have hit hedge funds, and subsequently the risk management practices of prime brokers. Elsewhere, other local regulatory changes and benchmark replacements continue to impact prime brokers.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Jesse Forster When it comes to the industry’s opinion on “new innovative trading venues”, the latest Coalition Greenwich report found that an overwhelming 91% of both US low-touch brokers and their buy-side clients have between “a little” and “a lot” of interest in the venues.

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The TRADE

JULY 1, 2024

Former head of market structure and liquidity solutions at broker dealer Kepler Cheuvreux Byron Griffin is set to join Franco-German financial services firm ODDO BHF. Griffin left Kepler in May after over eight years with the broker dealer. He joins as head of execution sales and microstructure.

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The TRADE

MAY 24, 2024

We have seen a stabilisation of money flows in recent months, global funds are returning to the UK, while we continue to see outflows (mostly to US) of domestic asset managers. We all know it is very cheap and easy to trade electronically but you’re not necessarily fulfilling your liquidity obligations.

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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

AUGUST 14, 2023

I’ve always worked in the asset management industry, starting my first job at 18 with Scottish Amicable Investment Management in Glasgow. From the banking team at Scot Asset Management, I moved firms in 1999 to take up a role in trade settlements. What has your journey to the trading desk been like?

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The TRADE

APRIL 17, 2024

Global asset manager Robeco leverages a low touch and high touch trading team that spans across three continents. And, like most asset managers across the street, its global equity trading desk plays host to a variety of characters, each bringing their own individual string to the wider team’s bow.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 27, 2023

There’s already a huge section of the asset management community and the asset servicing community, including Northern Trust, that are established in Singapore as large parts of their global operations.”

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Pragma provides algorithmic trading and analytical services across equities, foreign exchange and fixed income with a client base that spans asset managers, hedge funds, broker dealers, banks and exchanges.

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The TRADE

JULY 18, 2024

GIX submitted its Form 1 application on 9 May 2023, outlining plans to operate a fully automated electronic trading platform for the trading of listed equities – no physical trading floor is planned. Contrary to popular belief, an exchange is not just about ‘buy, buy, sell, sell,’ which is the domain of brokers.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2024

She joined Ninety One in 2021 from Royal London Asset Management where she had been head of dealing for three years. Given the liquidity landscape can often be more sparse or difficult to navigate, the use of local brokers alongside the bulge brackets is something Willis thinks is essential to minimise market footprint.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What are the key drivers behind asset managers’ move towards multi-asset trading and what benefit can this provide? Stephane Marie-Francoise Marie-Francoise: Everything starts with the desire from the investment team to develop a multi-asset class strategy offering.

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The TRADE

MAY 23, 2024

It is rare, for example, that you’ll find an asset manager worrying about the good of the market or how an order might influence the primary lit market share, over whether or not they have achieved the optimal outcome for their portfolio manager and end investor. They’re built for slightly different purposes.”

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Taking the US market as an example, if an equity buy is traded over the day into the US close, for a non-US asset manager there becomes a very short window to get the equity trade matched, FX generated, and executed in the market in time to meet deadlines to settle on a PvP/net basis.

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The TRADE

JULY 30, 2024

Assets under management (AUM) and trading volumes for this asset class have experienced a significant rise over the last few years. What’s particularly notable is the willingness of big asset managers to launch their latest active strategies in an ETF wrapper.

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Software Equity Group

AUGUST 20, 2024

In February 2024, Visma acquired InvoiceXpress, a developer of electronic invoicing software and related APIs for small businesses worldwide. InvoiceXpress’s software includes features for tax management, VAT reporting, billing management, payment processing, and budgeting.

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The TRADE

APRIL 30, 2024

New rules have impacted almost every financial firm, ranging from banks to asset managers. Reg BI represented a notable regulatory overhaul in the financial market, particularly for broker-dealers, investment advisers, and financial professionals who provide investment advice to retail clients.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 31, 2024

Head of the EMEA equities desk at the world’s largest asset manager, Paul Battams, oversees a highly talented team of 14 traders covering the scope of equities and equity derivatives execution for the entirety of BlackRock’s investment teams.

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