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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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

AUGUST 17, 2023

SkyQuest projects that the media asset management solutions market will attain a USD 5.03 The evolving media landscape and the shift towards digital content creation have fueled the demand for Media Asset Management (MAM) solutions. billion value by 2030, with a CAGR of 13.9%

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Oaktree Capital Management has agreed to acquire Close Brothers Asset Management (CBAM) – the wealth management arm of Close Brothers – for an equity value of up to £200 million, set to be completed in early 2025 pending customary regulatory approvals.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Jennifer Pyrka Turner moved to Instinet to take up the reins as head of Americas execution sales, according to an announcement on social media.  The move followed a 19-year stint at Credit Suisse, most recently as managing director, head of AES sales Americas at Credit Suisse. In  So far Estrada’s next step is unconfirmed.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 21, 2024

Acadian Asset Management has appointed Jian Du as vice president, senior trader in its Sydney office. Du joins the asset manager from Goldman Sachs, where he most recently served as executive director of electronic trading, also based in Sydney. Du announced his appointment on social media.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

According to a post on social media, Thorne joins Wells Fargo from Credit Suisse, where he spent 13 and a half years. James Hilton was appointed multi-asset managing director in RBC’s low touch team, while Suzanne Webster joined as a multi-asset director.

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The TRADE

JULY 2, 2024

Senior equity trader at Janus Henderson, Stuart Mair, has left the asset manager after 14 years, The TRADE can reveal. According to an update on his social media, Mair has joined hedge fund and systematic trading platform Schonfeld as an equity trader dealing with long and short strategies.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 2, 2024

RBC BlueBay Asset Management equity trader, Michael Tamou, has left the asset manager to join Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), The TRADE can reveal. He originally joined the asset manager as an investment operations analyst in 2020.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 2, 2024

. “[…] This is a game-changer for our network and a huge step forward on our journey to democratising data access for the buy-side,” said Glimpse speaking in a social media announcement.  Rowe Price and Andra AP-fonden. The post Charles River and Glimpse Markets unveil partnership appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

MAY 16, 2024

A DWS Group senior equity trader has departed for pastures new after over 16 years at the asset manager, The TRADE can reveal. Alex Cotar has left the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank to join Bankhaus Metzler as an equity sales trader, according to an update on social media.

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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.

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The TRADE

JULY 25, 2024

Ninety One trader Tom Nickalls is set to leave the asset manager after 11 years to join Morgan Stanley, The TRADE can reveal. According to an update on social media, Nickalls will join the sell-side next month in an emerging markets credit role.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Elsewhere in her career, Sueng – one of The TRADE’s Rising Stars in 2019 – worked in fixed income sales at both Tullet Prebon and Newedge as well as previously serving in fixed income performance analyst roles at Amundi and Societe Generale Asset Management. They announced their new role in a social media post.

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The TRADE

JULY 29, 2024

David Kirk is set to join Millennium, following almost three and a half years at Marble Bar Asset Management where he most recently served as a trader, The TRADE understands. Kirk joins the capital management firm with experience working as a trader on both the buy- and sell-side.

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The TRADE

JULY 8, 2024

Senior equity trader at Janus Henderson, Stuart Mair, left the asset manager after 14 years. According to an update on his social media, Mair joined hedge fund and systematic trading platform Schonfeld as an equity trader dealing with long and short strategies. As part of his new appointment, Chin will be based in New York.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 8, 2024

RBC BlueBay Asset Management equity trader, Michael Tamou, left the asset manager to join Qube Research & Technologies (QRT). He originally joined the asset manager as an investment operations analyst in 2020. He originally joined the asset manager as an investment operations analyst in 2020.

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The TRADE

APRIL 29, 2024

Joe Wald, BMO Capital Markets’ managing director and co-head of electronic trading left the bank, departing after four years in his most recent role, according to an update on his social media. He also previously spent almost five years as a managing director at Knight Capital Group and 13 years as chief executive of EdgeTrade.

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The TRADE

MARCH 4, 2024

Previously in his career he spent a year and a half at Fideuram Asset Management Ireland as a trader in equity and derivatives and spent nearly three years at ING Eurasia ZAO in money markets roles. The post Legal & General Investment Management names new head of US equity and FX trading appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

JUNE 3, 2024

A fixed income trader from BlackRock has left the asset manager for a new role at Taula Capital Management, The TRADE can reveal. Rahul Mapara has left BlackRock after almost 15 years to join Taula as a macro trader, according to an update on his social media.

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The TRADE

MARCH 22, 2024

He announced his appointment in a social media post, adding: “I’m grateful for this opportunity to broaden my horizons and am thankful to the wonderful individuals and mentors in my professional life.” In November, Umair Khan Marwat joined Millennium as a trader , following almost two and a half years at Balyasny Asset Management.

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The TRADE

APRIL 10, 2024

Read more: LedgerEdge closes three years after launch “As many of you know, Brian is a proven multi-asset trader and trading technologist with valuable asset management and capital markets experience,” said Stephen Berte, president at BIDS Trading, in a social media post.

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Growth Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The VCT has a particular focus on companies using internet, mobile devices and social media in order to give customers a better experience. It’s keenly focused on the following sub-sectors: Edtech, productivity tools, Metaverse, AR/VR and AI, Metaverse, e-sports, gaming, wellness, social media and Deeptech. Contact fiona@edge.vc

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

BlackRock has selected a former FlexTrade order management system pre-sales specialist for a solutions engineering role on its flagship Aladdin platform. Grasso joined FlexTrade last year after three and a half years at Bloomberg, also with a buy-side OMS focus, most recently serving as an account manager for its AIM solution.

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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. 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.

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The TRADE

JUNE 3, 2024

Just last month, Appital Insights announced that it was now fully integrated with FactSet’s Portware execution management system , enabling the latter’s asset management clients to access Appital Insights liquidity easily within their EMS.

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The TRADE

JULY 25, 2023

According to an update on his social media, Taitz joins buy-side OEMS provider Adroit as its head of business operations after seven and a half years with Invesco helming its fixed income trading business. During his time with the asset manager Taitz was responsible for Invesco’s fixed income trading desks in the US, UK and Hong Kong.

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The TRADE

JUNE 13, 2023

BlackRock has promoted from within for its new head of European credit trading, according to an update on social media. Dean Catton has been selected to take the helm for the asset manager’s European credit business after spending the last two years as its head of European leveraged finance trading for its alternatives business.

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The TRADE

JULY 1, 2024

In this role, he was instrumental in distributing Deutsche Bank’s solutions product suite to major institutional clients in the financial services sector. In a social media post, Wilkes said, “Today marks my last day with Deutsche Bank.

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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. investment banking, private equity , VC, etc.)

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The TRADE

JULY 24, 2023

Head of Europe for UK-based asset manager Federated Hermes, James Rutherford, has stepped down from his role to pursue a technology venture, The TRADE can reveal.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

BlackRock selected a former FlexTrade order management system pre-sales specialist for a solutions engineering role on its flagship Aladdin platform. Grasso joined FlexTrade last year after three and a half years at Bloomberg, also with a buy-side OMS focus, most recently serving as an account manager for its AIM solution.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 16, 2023

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. According to an update on his social media, Cain joined Millennium from Segantii Capital Management, where he served as a trader for nearly six years.

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The TRADE

JUNE 5, 2023

Squires joined Saxo Bank’s trading platform provider subsidiary Saxo Markets as its new head of UK sales after spending the last 10 months at Imandra, according to an update on his social media. Cheung previously served as a strategic account manager at Enfusion, focused on APAC-based hedge funds, family offices and asset management firms.

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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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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Whether it's the European Union's MiFID II regulations affecting asset managers or Dodd-Frank in the U.S., Beyond just financial implications, it required understanding regulatory climates, media trends, and stakeholder concerns. Mastery of Financial Regulations and Compliance: The financial world is heavily regulated.

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Intrepid Banker Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

I had forgotten about the magic that happens at these events, like the random breakfast table conversation that turns into a business opportunity or the chance meeting with someone you would never seek out in your daily life who ends up putting an inspiring idea into your head.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 7, 2023

Hendry on the other hand expressed that it was a one-off case: “It was a perfect storm, people had more time on their hands, more cash to spend, and a social media presence promoting that trade idea to millions of people. Both for the retail brokers but also for the institutional interacting with those retail.”

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