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

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

OCTOBER 2, 2023

With this integration, TS Imagine users will now be able to: calculate margin requirements, optimise collateral usage in derivatives markets, analyse drivers and movement in margin exposure, reduce initial margin levels, and maximise margin efficiency.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 6, 2024

Saphyre’s technology manages the onboarding and maintenance of custody, broker trading, and buy-side accounts. Among the most recent names are Jupiter Asset Management, abrdn and Legal and General Investment Management. Captial Group has become the latest buy-side firm to integrate Saphyre’s technology.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2024

But the headwinds have subsided, and the tailwinds have finally arrived in the form of new fund launches, a rise in allocations and increasing returns for funds, not to mention the continuing emergence of multi-strategy hedge funds. That’s adding a level of interest in the sector again by allocators. billion in 2023.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Deutsche Börse Group subsidiary SimCorp and infrastructure and technology provider for digital assets, Alloy, have entered a strategic partnership to assist SimCorp clients with managing digital asset investments. Alloy’s clients consist of a range of firms including family offices, hedge funds and listed asset managers.

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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

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

More than 200 asset managers, hedge funds and other users of outsourced trading providers voiced their opinions in this first-of-its-kind piece of research. The post Around two-thirds of buy-siders believe outsourced desks could enhance trade performance in cross-border trading appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 17, 2024

Up against other individuals from Invesco, Liontrust Asset Management, Baillie Gifford and State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), Nutting took home the award after an industry-wide vote. In 2016, Nutting moved to Principia Investment Management Limited where she was an execution trader and fund manager assistant.

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Razorpay

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Mutual funds have emerged as one of the most popular and accessible investment choices for retail investors in India. lakh crore, reflecting the growing trust and confidence investors have in mutual funds as a key avenue for financial growth. Fast forward to August 2024, and the AUM has now surged to an impressive Rs 66.70

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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

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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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

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.” We consider Singapore one of our most significant investment centres, both in Asia and internationally.

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The TRADE

JUNE 6, 2024

In November, The TRADE is set to debut the North American iteration of its glittering awards night in New York, recognising the finest talent and commitment to the trading industry across asset managers, hedge funds, banks, brokers, exchanges and vendors.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 21, 2023

For some asset managers and hedge funds, the seemingly impossible notion of all traders not physically sitting together on a centralised desk and communicating face-to-face was all but wiped away overnight as the hybrid working setup was forcibly tested and passed with flying colours.

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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

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Jonathan Cross, general manager of EMEA at LiquidityBook, said: “Our clients range from start-up hedge funds and large, established asset managers to broker-dealers, outsourced trading desks and software vendors.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 3, 2024

And what happens if the floodgates truly open with the arrival of the $100 billion funds? The narrative of the service being used solely by smaller hedge funds has been replaced by suggestions that outsourced trading is gathering pace among larger fund managers.

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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

AUGUST 11, 2023

Also announced this week was MarketAxess’ plans to acquire multi-asset algorithmic trading provider, Pragma, for an undisclosed sum at the end of this year, subject to closing conditions. The firm’s clients include asset managers, hedge funds, broker dealers, banks and exchanges.

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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. r8fin brings cutting-edge technology and a business that’s very much in Tradeweb’s wheelhouse.

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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. Its clients include asset managers, hedge funds, broker dealers, banks and exchanges.

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The TRADE

MAY 24, 2024

While fingers of blame are being pointed in each direction, the bottom line is asset managers are now facing operational challenges, the notion of pre-funding trades and balancing settlement security with best execution obligations. That cannot be seen to be a positive outcome.”

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The TRADE

MARCH 8, 2024

Something equally as important as versatility is the ability to condense and cherry pick the best information, colour and flows, not just for our fund managers, but for ourselves too. Multi-asset traders are lucky enough to receive a wealth of information from endless IBs, emails and calls from counterparties in each asset class.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Elsewhere in his career, Chalkley served as a European government bond, inflation and absolute return fund manager at BlackRock. Tourmaline Partners hired three new seasoned financial markets executives as managing directors to help strengthen its global trading capabilities.

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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

AUGUST 2, 2023

The TRADE is delighted to announce that Europe’s most popular awards event for the trading and execution industry returns on 8 November at The Savoy Hotel in London, recognising the finest trading talent across asset managers, hedge funds, banks, brokers, trading venues and technology vendors.

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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. It’s pushing high touch and marginalised brokers into a smaller section of the market. The path of travel is very clear.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 25, 2023

BMLL Technologies BMLL provides its clients – banks, brokers, asset managers, hedge funds, global exchange groups, academic institutions and regulators immediate and flexible access to Level 3, harmonised, T+1 historical order book data and advanced pre- and post-trade analytics at scale.

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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

MAY 1, 2024

Joining the industry after graduating from business school at the age of 20, Papanichola has an impressive track record that spans across five hedge funds and two banks. Papanichola began his career at interdealer broker, GFI, however quickly realised the environment wasn’t the one for him.

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The TRADE

JUNE 21, 2024

Transitioning to T+1 is a team effort involving thousands of market participants, including clearing houses, depositories, custodian banks, broker-dealers, investment advisors, self-regulatory organisations, stock exchanges, service providers, industry groups, trade associations, and regulators. Gensler said.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 7, 2024

Speaking to The TRADE, Dean Gray, head of EMEA outsourced trading at Jefferies, explains: “It has been well documented that the past few years have seen a significant shift in the mindset, especially of the larger funds, towards the adoption of outsourced trading. were in $50-100 billion and another 2.5% in the $100 billion-plus range.

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The TRADE

JULY 30, 2024

In recent years, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have undergone significant evolution, shifting from simple passive investment instruments to more versatile tools that help reinforce a range of strategies. 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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The TRADE

JULY 24, 2023

Werner Eppacher has spent the entirety of his two-decade financial career with German asset manager DWS Group, catching his first glimpse of a trading floor as an intern for Deutsche Bank in 2003. “A We share the burden of finding budgets and funding things going forward.” That’s the only way to withstand this pressure.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 12, 2023

At a headline level, a shift to T+1 doesn’t immediately sound the alarm bells for FX markets, given a large portion of funding FX is already traded this way. However, when you delve into some of the timeline changes involved, there are some important considerations to be made from a market dynamics and liquidity perspective.

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