The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

RBC appointed Guy Chalkley as managing director, UK flow rates sales. Chalkley brings more than three decades worth of financial services to the role, in both portfolio management and rates sales. Frédéric Benizri left TP ICAP to join financing, investment and risk management business CIC Market Solutions as a sales trader.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Dominic Rieb-Smith, managing director, international head, prime services sales, JP Morgan, refers to the past year as “a standout”. Data from Convergence tracking the top 25 prime brokers showed their market share grew from 83.3% in April 2023, to 92% in 2024.

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Funds Broker Bank Banking 69

Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 17, 2024

Financial institutions with good credit ratings offer swap facilities to clients and charge fees from brokers. Risk is diversified through dispersal of swap transactions among many clients. The broker-dealer network facilitates such decentralized trading of derivatives, equity and debt instruments.

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The TRADE

MAY 1, 2024

Papanichola began his career at interdealer broker, GFI, however quickly realised the environment wasn’t the one for him. It’s about risk management philosophy and methodology,” explains Papanichola. The traders are now discretionary execution guys and the portfolio managers (PMs) don’t get involved.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 8, 2023

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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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The role of prime brokers and global custodians is also set to be addressed in this vein with an end goal of allowing market participants better access to data and ultimately, better execution. Related to this, is the third focus – FX data and the promotion of it’s good use.

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