The TRADE

JULY 17, 2024

Royal London Asset Management’s (RLAM) trading team is no stranger to change. The London-based asset manager has undergone not one but three makeovers in recent years as it continues to evolve with the demands of the street. More recently though, RLAM’s trading team has undergone another revamp.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 30, 2024

Electronic trading platforms captured almost a third (32%) of overall Canadian equity trading volume in 2023, with this share expected to rise in the next three years, a new report by Coalition Greenwich has found. The post Natural block liquidity is shifting Canadian equities towards e-trading, finds report appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

APRIL 5, 2024

Kepler Cheuvreux subsidiary Ellipsis Asset Management has moved to expand its capabilities in the convertible bond segment with the acquisition of Rothschild & Co’s business. As part of the deal two Rothschild portfolio managers – Cristina Jarrin and Mikael Dauvert – will move to Ellipsis AM.

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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. This huge number is understandable given the significant amount of all US equity volume being executed on ATSs.

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The TRADE

MARCH 5, 2024

When it comes to selecting an algo provider, ease of system use, reliability and quality of technical support was the top consideration for asset managers across both sides of the Channel in 2023 – 71% in the UK and 73% in Continental Europe – according to a Coalition Greenwich report.

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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

JUNE 23, 2023

EU asset managers, banks and brokers are urging policy markets not to succumb to pressure that could potentially lead to suboptimal outcomes in the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid/r) review.

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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

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The SEC subsequently ordered exchanges to submit new plans for governance of market data in May 2020, in a bid to overhaul control over the equity consolidated tape and address conflicts of interest concerns. Among the asset management bands that were merged were Perpetual, Pendal, Barrow Hanley, J O Hambro, Regnan, Trillium and TSW.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 31, 2024

The BlackRock EMEA equity trading team picked up The TRADE’s highly coveted Trading Desk of the Year, Long-Only award at the Leaders in Trading 2023 event in November. McCartney heads up the EMEA fundamental equity trading team, having made the shift from the London Stock Exchange to the front-office earlier in her career.

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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. Jefferies appointed Peter Johansson as an equity sales trader.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Atkins joined Redburn Atlantic in 2004 as a sales trader having previously served for eight years at Morgan Grenfell and two years at Marathon Asset Management. Tony Atkins Tony Atkins has been appointed UK head of sales trading.

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The TRADE

MAY 20, 2024

Sohoni joined Citi 19 years ago and during her tenure has overseen several business areas, including: credit financing, asset-backed securities, clean energy, global infrastructure, residential, Citi Community Capital, municipal, and Citi’s Asset Finance Group. Faenson joined Citi in 2005 as a credit valuation adjustment (CVA) trader.

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The TRADE

MAY 15, 2024

BNY Mellon has today announced the integration of Global Markets Trading (GMT), which will combine the firm’s capabilities in foreign exchange, fixed income, equities and capital markets to provide full-service client provisions.

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The TRADE

JUNE 26, 2024

Elsewhere, on the asset management side, speaking to The TRADE earlier this year, Kendell James, multi-asset trader at Federated Hermes, labelled broker differentiation as the biggest roadblock when it comes to algo adoption.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Former director at Cboe Global Markets, Michael Sparacino, has left the exchange operator after less than two years to re-join agency only broker-dealer Matrix Executions. He re-joined the agency only broker-dealer after also previously serving as a director for almost three years from 2019 to 2022.

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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. We also expect to see a heightened demand for the pan-European clearing model, which we pioneered in cash equities, in other asset classes.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 11, 2023

On Monday 7 August, Aquis Exchange announced plans to expand its block crossing remit with a minority stake in US-based equities block trading start-up OptimX. Pragma is an algorithmic trading and analytical services provider across equities, foreign exchange and fixed income.

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The TRADE

APRIL 26, 2024

A similar view was shared by Lynn Challenger, global head of trading and order generation at UBS asset management, in a separate panel this week. Equities were noted as having a good dataset by panellists, however, it was emphasised that it is difficult to build rules for automation in other asset classes.

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The TRADE

JUNE 29, 2023

Specialist multi-asset manager Candriam and its parent company New York Life Investments have expanded their partnership to grow their remit in the US offshore market. Following the expansion of the partnership, the pair will offer solutions and services to non-US resident investors who invest through US intermediaries.

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Sica Fletcher

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In 2019, we closed the largest number of transactions ever for our firm, reflecting the increasingly robust M&A market for insurance brokers driven mainly by private equity sponsored brokerages. About Sica | Fletcher Among the brokerage community, Sica | Fletcher is well known as the leading strategic advisory firm in the U.S.

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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 7, 2023

MarketAxess is set to acquire multi-asset algorithmic trading provider, Pragma, for an undisclosed sum at the end of this year, subject to closing conditions. Pragma offers algorithmic trading and analytical services across equities, foreign exchange and fixed income.

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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

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Citadel Securities Needing little introduction, Citadel Securities, is one of the largest market makers in US Treasuries and USD interest rate swaps globally, and serves an extensive list of financial institutions, including: banks, asset managers, pension funds, hedge funds, central banks, and sovereign wealth fund.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Meanwhile, with regards to equities, revenue deriving from prime brokerage compared to trading shifted from a 30% versus 70% ratio a decade ago, to 40% to 60% in 2023. Dominic Rieb-Smith, managing director, international head, prime services sales, JP Morgan, refers to the past year as “a standout”. billion in 2023.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Almost two thirds (63%) of buy-side equity market participants believe outsourced desks would result in improved execution quality and trade performance when trading across regions, according to new research from Coalition Greenwich. These most recent findings therefore demonstrate a huge leap in terms of market opinion.

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The TRADE

APRIL 26, 2024

In your opinion, what skills should be the main priority for traders looking to succeed in the equities space? This is even more important when working in equities because it’s a market that reacts strongly to news flow. What advice would you give to others looking to also enter the world of equity trading?

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The active investment manager specialises in emerging and frontier markets trading across fixed income, credit and specialist equities. At the helm of the team is global head of trading Cathy Gibson who oversees trading across the asset manager’s offices in London, the US, Asia Pacific and South Africa.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Bradley will be responsible for building out Tourmaline’s equity derivatives franchise across Europe, while Williams will be responsible for covering clients on global cash equities execution, building on his two decades of experience in the area.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In the current state with T+2 you have 48 hours to execute a security trade, match that trade with brokers, execute the FX and get everything settled. Jumping ahead in time, covid-19 was another external factor which put a lot of pressure on asset managers in terms of how and where work was being done.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 3, 2024

That line-up is largely made up of independent firms, prime brokers and custodians, all of whom are enjoying a piece of the growing pie, with their own strengths and weaknesses. 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

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 24, 2024

Tension is lingering between non-US traders, custodians and CLS over FX deadlines ahead of the rollout of T+1 settlement for equities in North America next week, with frustration and confusion over cut-offs leading to ongoing worries of increased risk for the buy-side. That cannot be seen to be a positive outcome.”

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The TRADE

MAY 24, 2024

Brexit clearly did not help, nor help the perception of UK equities. 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. I do not see the larger asset managers moving away from that model at all.

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The TRADE

JULY 26, 2023

In the second quarter, Deutsche Bank’s asset management business DWS saw more than nine billion euros in net inflows, which were primarily in passive and alternative investment products, according to the business. Equities AuM remained consistent at 12%, unchanged since last year.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

We did a survey on about 300 global asset managers and one of the main themes that came out of that was around outsourcing. We’ve seen quite a few clients diversify into different asset classes over the last 12-18 months with interest rates changing and things like that.

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