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Major investment banks and asset managers partake in landmark blockchain pilot

The TRADE

Digital Asset’s blockchain network Canton has completed a pilot involving a large group of major investment banks and asset managers demonstrating interoperability of independent distributed ledger applications (dApps) in the capital markets domain.

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DWS Group’s global head of capital markets leaves the business

The TRADE

The global head of capital markets at German asset manager DWS, Keshava Shastry, has left the business, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, The TRADE can reveal. Keshava Shastry Shastry, a managing director based in London, had been with the German firm for over ten years.

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Silicon Valley: A Friend or Foe to Asset Management?

Accenture Capital Markets

The financial services industry—including asset managers—has had an interesting relationship with Silicon Valley. Asset managers should not assume that these tech giants will look past this industry. This is just what Alibaba, an Amazon-like tech firm in China, did when it entered the mutual fund business in that market.

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What Asset Managers need to get right with generative AI

Accenture Capital Markets

Generative AI (gen AI) is predicted to impact over two-thirds of all functions across the capital markets industry, suggesting that the technology has the potential to significantly transform all its segments—including asset management. The majority of asset manager have already started on this journey.

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People Moves Monday: UBS, MEAG, Northern Trust Asset Management and more…

The TRADE

UBS appointed Carlos Salcedo head of capital markets financing sales Americas, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE. Before joining MEAG, Malakis held senior sales positions with international asset managers, including Generali Insurance, Vanguard International and Schroders.

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People Moves Monday: Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Liquidnet, Trumid and more…

The TRADE

Ryan O’Connor left Goldman Sachs Asset Management and is set to join ETF provider Global X ETFs as chief executive on 8 April. He most recently served as global head of ETF product, having initially joined Goldman Sachs Asset Management back in 2017 to build out the US fund strategist model portfolio business.

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Goldman Sachs Asset Management global head of ETF product departs

The TRADE

Ryan O’Connor has left Goldman Sachs Asset Management and is set to join ETF provider Global X ETFs as chief executive on 8 April. He most recently served as global head of ETF product, having initially joined Goldman Sachs Asset Management back in 2017 to build out the US fund strategist model portfolio business.