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Kepler’s Ellipsis AM set to acquire Rothschild AM convertible bond business

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Kepler Cheuvreux subsidiary Ellipsis Asset Management has moved to expand its capabilities in the convertible bond segment with the acquisition of Rothschild & Co’s business. As part of the deal two Rothschild portfolio managers – Cristina Jarrin and Mikael Dauvert – will move to Ellipsis AM.

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Prime brokerage: The intersection of challenge and opportunity

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Instead, a combination of rising interest rates, inflation, soaring energy prices and geopolitical tensions have hit hedge funds, and subsequently the risk management practices of prime brokers. Elsewhere, other local regulatory changes and benchmark replacements continue to impact prime brokers.

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Adroit Trading Technologies receives $15 million capital injection to scale distribution and development

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Order and execution management platform, Adroit Trading Technologies, has raised $15 million in its series A funding round led by specialised growth equity firm, Centana Growth Partners, with the capital set to be used to accelerate the business’ growth. It services the likes of Invesco.

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Achieving TCA maturity on the trading desk

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This platform aims to offer our clients deeper insights into the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of their trades, provide a complete feedback loop (including pre- and post-trade analysis), and support the decision-making process for portfolio managers. How can TCA use be further optimised/automated on the trading desk?

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LiquidityBook acquires Messer to boost multi-asset capabilities

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As part of the acquisition, Bryan Messer has been appointed general manager of Asia Pacific, managing director of portfolio management solutions and artificial intelligence at LiquidityBook, with his staff also joining. In addition, the accounting and reconciliation engines of Messer Financial Software will be integrated.

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Antish Manna: Leveraging algo strategies to ensure the best outcomes

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On the latter, we work really closely with our brokers to adapt our algo strategies to benefit from those changes, where possible through strict A/B experimentation. We think this leads us to faster insights and, ultimately, a stronger partnership with our portfolio managers who can also access and consume the same analytics.

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The prime brokerage pie is growing, which means bigger slices for everyone

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Not that the seemingly never-ending list of aforementioned market occurrences had noticeably hindered the prime business. Dominic Rieb-Smith, managing director, international head, prime services sales, JP Morgan, refers to the past year as “a standout”. Those are the relatively commoditised parts of the business.

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