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A new chapter for RBC BlueBay Asset Management’s London-based fixed income trading desk

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While traders don’t have the authority to load up trades, outside of execution they are expected to collaborate with their portfolio managers to bring value add to the investment process by making suggestions around idea generation and execution. The trading team work closely in tandem with portfolio managers when preparing a strategy.

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SSGA’s Sharon Ruffles on fixed income trading: It’s a different job every day

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Beginning her career on the buy-side at boutique asset manager Credit Suisse First Boston as an investment portfolio analyst in London in 1986, Ruffles has seen the markets through several highs and lows. When I joined State Street in 2004, we were electronically trading then. “In asks Ruffles. Absolutely yes. Ruffles says.

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Keeping an aircraft carrier nimble in times of turbulence

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Raymond joined LGIM as its head of credit trading in 2019 when the asset manager was undergoing the process of splitting up its portfolio management and trading capabilities. 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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Trading at the frontier

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If a portfolio manager wants to execute a trade days after such an event, they need to understand that liquidity may be reduced, and they must be confident in their strategy if they’re willing to pay more in the bid-offer spread.” This context is crucial for our day-to-day operations.

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