The TRADE

AUGUST 2, 2024

BNP Paribas has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of AXA Investment Managers – representing around €850 million in assets under management – for just over €5 billion. The deal is set to include an agreement for BNP Paribas’ long term management of a large part of AXA’s assets.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 27, 2023

As part of a major scheme from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to develop the region as a global FX trading hub, several large banks over the last few years agreed to develop FX pricing and trading engines in Singapore, in partnership with MAS. This year, the industry has seen interest in Singapore grow from the buy-side too.

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OfficeHours

MAY 24, 2023

While a degree in finance, economics, or related fields is highly sought after, investment banks will hire candidates with a diversity of backgrounds, especially in STEM fields. Investment banking hiring managers are looking for students who have high GPAs for what they signal about the candidate.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Interoperability and improvements through partnerships were championed by speakers including buy-sider Jon Tricker, head trader, global credit at Vanguard who confirmed the investment manager was leveraging the “maturing API community” to expand its systems.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

As Alan Martin Lucero, head of FX at Norges Bank Investment Management and Gregory Armon-Jones, managing partner, Armon-Jones Partners debated the role of the future trader, the audience were forced to question if the future truly is digital when it comes to traders’ roles.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 7, 2024

You need to think of the trading desk as the engine that drives the room. An active manager needs an active desk.” Examples just from just the last six months include UK-based investment management firm Waverton – which has £9.1 Those conversations around news flow and pricing are central.

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