The TRADE

AUGUST 25, 2023

Pictet Asset Management has appointed Jade Beckmann as an equity trader, The TRADE can reveal Beckmann joins Pictet Asset Management from Bloomberg, where she most recently served as a professional services sales account manager. Beckmann announced her appointment in a social media post.

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The TRADE

JULY 26, 2024

Released on Friday, the watchdog’s new rule introduces a new payment option for research and follows an industry consultation period that began in April. Allocating a budget down to individual teams is common practice, but for some asset managers who consume and repackage research insights centrally this would not have been an option.”

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Asset managers are focusing on costs and value, and in turn are not prioritising investment research budgets as the prospect of rebundling looms, a new buy-side study by Substantive Research has found. since 2022 – now at 54.6%.

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The TRADE

JUNE 6, 2023

Aviva Investors, Aviva’s global asset management business, has appointed Monica Fan-Bradley as head of institutional sales (excluding Asia Pacific) within its global client solutions function. Prior to that, she served as director, consultant relations at BNY Mellon.

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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. As a result, electronic and/or algorithmic trading has seen usage increase.

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The TRADE

MARCH 22, 2024

HSBC has appointed Matthew Stanton as managing director, head of equities sales trading for Americas. Stanton joins HSBC from Primary Portal, where he served as a sales consultant. Prior to that, he spent just over seven years at Barclays, most recently serving as managing director, head of cash sales trading, Americas.

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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

JUNE 26, 2024

The past year has seen vast improvement across the algorithmic trading space when it came to hedge funds’ strategies, new data from The TRADE has found. The TRADE received a record number of responses to this year’s Algorithmic Trading Survey. The survey is accessible here.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 27, 2024

Acadian Asset Management appointed Jian Du vice president, senior trader in its Sydney office. Du joined the asset manager from Goldman Sachs, where he most recently served as executive director of electronic trading, also based in Sydney. Elsewhere in his tenure at Dimensional, he served as an analyst.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Improved post-trade efficiencies and initial regulatory leniency will hopefully make this an easier pill to swallow but funding costs and liquidity impacts are yet to be realised. As off-book trading and internalisation grow, concerns about the potential impact on price formation could come to the fore for market participants.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The TRADE is delighted to announce the shortlisted nominees for this year’s Outsourced Trading Awards, a new category set to be presented at our annual awards gala in November alongside our other prestigious awards. For more information and to secure your spot at the event, visit our event page.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 1, 2024

As part of the role, Raghavan will serve a broad mandate across both Citadel Asset Management and Citadel Securities. In this role he built analytical tools, trading strategies and optimisation models. Elsewhere in his career, Raghavan spent three years at McKinsey & Company, most recently serving as a management consultant.

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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.  While the EU has agreed to a real-time pre- and post-trade consolidated tape (CT) for equities – the devil will be in the detail.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Marex to acquire Cowen’s prime brokerage and outsourced trading business from TD At number ten was a story broken by The TRADE in September, news that Cowen’s prime brokerage and outsourced trading business had been acquired by Marex just six months after TD completed its purchase of the business. He will report to Blatch.

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The TRADE

JULY 15, 2024

Rikki Corbyn left State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) following 11 and a half years with the firm, The TRADE learnt. He also previously served as managing director at both American Express Bank International and Deutsche Bank, Argentina. Before that, she co-founded Vicenda Asset Management in Zug, Switzerland.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 18, 2023

RBC BlueBay Asset Management The market is already pricing in rate cuts in Q1 although I, along with many others, don’t believe they will begin before the end of H1. The post The TRADE predictions series 2024: Fixed income, a look at central bank policy appeared first on The TRADE.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 8, 2023

But a few related areas, such as commodity desks at banks, commodity trading advisors (CTAs), and physical commodity trading shops could put up a good fight for that “most cyclical” title. We should also step back and define “commodities” and “commodity trading” since they’re massive areas.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 11, 2023

This week, the industry’s eyes turned to trading venues as two new M&A announcements were made. Trading venues, in particular, have viewed consolidation as a method to expand their offerings, allowing them to become a one-stop-shop for their clients. This has been something in the making for quite a while.

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The TRADE

JUNE 12, 2023

Citi appointed Leo Arduini as interim head of FX, effectively immediately, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE. According to the internal memo seen by The TRADE, the bank is conducting a search for a permanent head of FX, with the expectation to fill the position in the coming weeks.

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The TRADE

JULY 17, 2023

Around-the-clock (24/7) trading is something we already see in the foreign exchange markets and the growing cryptocurrency landscape. Some exchanges do offer pre-market and after-hours trading sessions, where limited trading activity occurs outside regular trading hours. Already in EMEA, we have six valid trading days.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 15, 2023

The TRADE’s Rising Stars Awards return for their ninth year, recognising the brightest up-and-coming talent across trading and execution for 2023. In partnership with Instinet, nominations are now open for candidates currently working in a trading role with a buy-side firm. Further details of the event can be found here.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 28, 2023

Elsewhere, Irwin spent almost six years at Nordic universal bank Nordea, most recently serving as senior dealer – foreign exchange sales and trading. Pictet Asset Management appointed Jade Beckmann as an equity trader. Before joining Bloomberg, Beckmann spent eight months at PwC as a technology consulting analyst.

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OfficeHours

MAY 24, 2023

Investment banks highly value prior experience in finance-related roles like consulting, investment management, or sales and trading. Look for internships or entry-level positions in these roles at banks, asset management firms, consulting firms, or corporate finance departments.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Luke Holmes, head of equity sales trading, US clients at Kepler Cheuvreux left the firm after five years, as revealed by The TRADE. Holmes joined Kepler in 2019 having previously served in equity sales trading roles at Sanford C. Alesi joined the asset manager from GSA Capital, where she spent the last two years.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC), responsible for maintaining standards in the global FX market, has proposed changes to its FX Global Code, which was established to provide guidance on how currency trades are carried out globally, with the goal of encouraging integrity and transparency.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Distressed Debt Hedge Funds Definition: Distressed debt hedge funds buy and sell debt that is trading at a steep discount to face value, such as 40%+, and make money by betting on changes in the price of this debt or using it to gain influence in a restructuring or bankruptcy process.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Delving into the set-up of multiple asset trading desks, panellists highlighted the pros and cons of each methodology and the key considerations to bear in mind as the market develops – notably reflections as regards data and liquidity.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Head of EMEA equity trading at Janus Henderson and markets stalwart, Richard Worrell, is set to leave the institution for a sales role at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Previously in his career, he spent almost a decade at the asset manager in an equity trading role until 2006 and later spent nearly four years at SEB.

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The TRADE

JULY 18, 2023

The post GAM Investments head of institutional solutions to depart for Aviva Investors appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 3, 2024

The service provider landscape for outsourced trading is made up of an eclectic mix of firms. Trading is in their DNA and their executives are often straight-to-the-point in their communication. Trading is in their DNA and their executives are often straight-to-the-point in their communication.

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The TRADE

APRIL 9, 2024

CLS will not make any changes to the current FX settlement cut-off after consultation with its members, putting an end to talk of an extension to ease concerns around timings for the impending shift to T+1 for US equities, now just seven weeks away. CET deadline – would take “considerable time to implement”.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 19, 2023

And if you are interested in this strategy, should you even target hedge funds, or would a long-only asset management firm be better? And if you are interested in long-only investing, should you target asset management firms instead? This second trade would be much less likely at a long-only asset management firm.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Read more – The Outsourced Trading Handbook 2023 Finally, the important aspect of data was addressed, specifically its role in model risk management and the potential for AI to affect risk through sample bias, model drift, and the black box effect.

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The TRADE

JULY 12, 2023

This issue of The TRADE Magazine touches on all this and more, with in-depth features exploring the potential shift to 24/7 trading in equities and what the SEC’s equities market structure overhaul might mean for institutional investors. In depth – Are we on our way to 24/7 trading in equities?

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The TRADE

JULY 18, 2023

M&G’s global asset management arm has secured a Securities Investment Consulting Enterprise (SICE) business license in Taiwan, allowing the firm to establish a new office in Taipei as part of its Asia expansion strategy. Lin will be responsible for strengthening M&G’s wholesale and institutional presence in the region.

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Accenture Capital Markets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Robotic Process Automation.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 24, 2023

I’ll do a deep dive into the entire space in this article, including the top funds, example trades, recruiting, exit opportunities, and more. Jacobs is a moderate-growth, moderate-margin company in the professional services space, currently trading at 1.2x revenue and 11.5x EBITDA multiple , matching its own.

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