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The future role of the trader as product owner

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It is unrealistic to expect a trader to be formally trained in finance, software engineering, and law to do the job. How do you expect traders to adapt to software engineering requirements in the future? The claim that traders will speak the language of software engineering is becoming increasingly true.

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BNP Paribas to pay €5.1 billion for AXA Investment Managers in trillion-dollar asset management JV

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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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Is Singapore set to become the next major trading hub?

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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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Outsourced trading: Easy to do, difficult to get right

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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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