The TRADE

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Triodos Investment Management has selected Bloomberg’s AIM and PORT Enterprise solutions in a bid to support its front-office workflows. Specifically, the Netherlands-based impact asset manager will utilise Bloomberg’s offerings to enhance processes for its investment funds and discretionary clients’ business.

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The TRADE

MAY 8, 2024

Singapore-based investment manager New Silk Road has outsourced its trading to Northern Trust as it seeks to fortify its offering as T+1 looms. The post Singaporean investment manager New Silk Road outsources trading to Northern Trust appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

JULY 7, 2023

Generali has entered a definitive agreement to acquire US-based Conning from Cathay Life in a deal that will see it become one of the largest asset management firms in Europe. Earlier this year, UK asset manager Liontrust also entered into a conditional agreement to acquire Swiss asset management company, GAM Holding for £96 million.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

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. DWS declined to comment.

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The TRADE

MARCH 4, 2024

JP Morgan subsidiary Neovest has moved to expand its capabilities in the hedge fund sphere with the acquisition of investment management platform LayerOne Financial. Once integrated, the enhanced Neovest platform will be available to hedge funds in a modular format.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This year’s categories have been updated slightly, and for the first time the Buy-Side Awards will celebrate a Hedge Fund Trading Desk of the Year alongside the Long Only category. The TRADE is delighted to reveal the shortlisted nominees for this year’s coveted Buy-Side Awards, in partnership with SIX Swiss Exchange.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Previously recognised individuals have gone on to head up some of the largest and most successful desks across leading asset managers and hedge funds.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The scheme has recognised numerous promising talents over the years, many of whom have gone on to expanded roles such as head of trading at some of the world’s largest asset managers and hedge funds. Find previous years’ recognised shortlists here: 2022 – 2021 – 2020 – 2019 – 2018 – 2017 – 2016 – 2015.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Michael Lam joined TT International as a senior trader, following three and a half years at Jupiter Asset Management as a fixed income trader. He has previous experience across multi-asset trading and his past roles include stints as a multi asset trader at Manulife Investment Management and BNP Paribas Asset Management.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 6, 2024

Having Capital Group, a top five financial investment management firm, join this endeavor is incredibly exciting,” said Stephen Roche, president and co-founder at Saphyre. The benefits of using the Saphyre platform will continue from the start of a new fund through settlement after every trade execution.”

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Running for its ninth year, the Rising Stars initiative, in partnership with Instinet, has recognised a number of up-and-coming talents over the years, many of whom have gone on to hold impressive roles and head up some of the largest and most successful desks across the world’s leading asset managers and hedge funds.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JULY 30, 2024

Following completion of the transaction, BCI will remain a significant and strategic limited partner in certain key Hayfin fund strategies.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Martin Hendry, deputy head of trading, Liontrust Asset Management As we peer into the crystal ball for 2024 trading, a notable shift is anticipated with the adoption of T+1 settlement for US equity transactions. What challenges will Asian and European asset managers face with their FX overlay process?

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The TRADE

JULY 24, 2023

RBC BlueBay Asset Management’s investment-grade credit trader, Christopher Lemmo, has left the firm to join Norges Bank Investment Management after almost 13 years at the fixed income focused asset manager. He has been appointed senior trader at Norges Bank Investment Management, based in New York.

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Accenture Capital Markets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The year ahead will be busy for institutional investors and pension funds as they navigate political turbulence and speculations around when the economic cycle will shift. The industry is rethinking how to manage the generation, storage, transformation, usage and retirement of both structured and unstructured data.

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The TRADE

JUNE 7, 2024

Alex Livingstone, formerly head of trading for ETFs and FX at Titan Asset Management has joined Titan Investment Solutions as a junior portfolio manager and trader, according to an announcement on social media. Livingstone has previously served as head of trading – FX and ETFs at Tavistock Investments.

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The TRADE

JULY 31, 2024

UK asset manager Gravis Capital Management has become the latest to integrate Bloomberg AIM in a bid to enhance its front-office workflows. Bloomberg is also set to provide Gravis with services related to inbound asset servicer integrations and data reconciliation.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Investment manager TT international has adopted FINBOURNE Technology’s LUSID platform and EDM+ product to connect, manage and master its data ecosystem.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 20, 2024

Northern Trust has been selected to provide outsourced trading to global asset manager Nedgroup Investments via its Integrated Trading Solutions (ITS). Amy Thorne Specifically, Northern Trust will support Nedgroup with its new in-house multi-boutique fixed income platform.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 8, 2024

His experience also encompasses hedge fund related roles, including futures and options trading and work on a fixed income desk. RBC BlueBay Asset Management equity trader, Michael Tamou, left the asset manager to join Qube Research & Technologies (QRT).

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The TRADE

MARCH 4, 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. Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) promoted one of its own to the role of head of US equity and foreign exchange trading.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The partnership will extend past standard digital asset broker connectivity, enabling mutual clients to manage digital assets holistically within SimCorp’s front-to-back investment management platform. One of SimCorp’s core value propositions has always been a single, integrated system for all asset classes.

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The TRADE

JUNE 19, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) $9 million for disclosure, policies and procedures violations involving two funds the firm advises on. PIMCO failed to comply with both of these critical obligations.”

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The TRADE

JUNE 19, 2023

As part of the new system-wide exploratory scenario (SWES) exercise, participants including major banks, hedge funds, asset managers and pension funds will be asked to evaluate the impact of “severe but plausible” stress including what actions they might individually take in that scenario, with a focus on the UK markets.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 17, 2024

GAM heads, Mark Hawtin and Jeremy Roberts, are set to join Liontrust Asset Management in the coming months as head of global growth equities, and head of global distribution (ex UK), respectively. The deal, once completed, was set to create a global asset manager with £53 billion in assets under management and administration.

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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

MAY 30, 2023

TS Imagine has expanded its team in the Asia Pacific with two new appointments from investment management fintech Enfusion. Stephanie Cheung has been appointed sales director, while An Hoong will work within the account management team, responsible for technical account management and client support.

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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 5, 2023

Polar Capital’s head of trading Alex Jenkins has left the boutique hedge fund to join rival Millennium later this year, The TRADE can reveal. Jenkins has been head of trading at Polar Capital for three and a half years, joining in 2019 after serving with Highbridge Capital Management for five years as its head of European trading.

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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.” This year, the industry has seen interest in Singapore grow from the buy-side too.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Stéphane Marie-Françoise, director, multi-asset trader, Unigestion Senior vice president and multi-asset trader at Unigestion, Stéphane Marie-Françoise, has an extensive financial markets career spanning more than 20 years. He began his career at the UK’s HM Treasury, before moving to AIG Investments to manage fixed income funds.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The immediate focus for the business is set to be investing in client service and portfolio management, specifically hiring in senior sales and distribution team members focused on Europe and the UK, as well as investment managers for both the luxury brands and credit opportunities strategies.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Chicago-based head of US trading at Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) Ryan Raymond has seen enough economic turmoil during his career to know what to do when markets turn volatile. Chicago is a very small community and so I knew most of the portfolio managers and management at LGIM America before I came over.

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The Deal

JULY 18, 2023

That’s made these firms more attractive to sponsors and sellers, giving the asset class an upper hand in setting buyout terms. “Credit funds have become the go-to for financing—they can cut big checks and raise money with relative ease with a track record,” said Joe Stein , managing director at Solomon Partners.

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The TRADE

JULY 18, 2023

Bank of America has reported a strong second quarter and first half of the year overall, despite its global wealth and investment management total revenue decreasing 4% to $5.2 The bank also highlighted that lower than average transactional volumes had contributed to lower asset management and brokerage fees.

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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

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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