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JULY 21, 2023

Axes have typically been used by traders looking to execute larger or block trades which they are not comfortable executing electronically. Over the years, buy-side use of axes has evolved significantly, with portfolio managers increasingly using them as well. appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 8, 2024

Industry stalwart Dan Hinxman joined Bloomberg as head of European credit electronic trading following almost six years as managing director at TP ICAP. Chris Jenkins, managing director and global head of sales, professional services and support at LSEG TORA announced his departure following almost two decades with the business.

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The TRADE

MAY 28, 2024

A couple of other important factors which could help increase volumes in Europe would be to encourage the involvement of retail investors in the EU equity markets and, also the growth of small cap businesses, reducing complexity and costs for listing. What is the role of regulators in addressing fragmentation in Europe – if any?

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The TRADE

JULY 27, 2023

Compliance and surveillance solution, Bloomberg Vault, helps global financial services firms meet their regulatory obligations and business standards. Earlier this month , Ace Capital became the latest buy-side firm to adopt the offering for electronic communications monitoring.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2023

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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The TRADE

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Technology is at the forefront of this movement and the electronification/automation of many parts of the execution function allow the human element of trading to be more focused on larger, more complex trades that carry greater risk and as the role of trading develops, into other areas of the overall asset management business.

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The TRADE

APRIL 25, 2024

Specifically, Collery highlighted the important role of portfolio managers and a proactive approach to forging those key relationships. However, despite this, Joe Collery, head of trading at Comgest endorsed a measured approach whilst speaking at TradeTech earlier this week.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 8, 2023

CIBC Mellon gives an example: “One imminent change to the prime brokerage business is the discontinued use of LIBOR in the US and CDOR in Canada. Fund managers have also had to adapt, with many re-thinking their approach to prime broking; becoming more selective, working with multiple prime brokers to help manage and grow their business.”

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The TRADE

AUGUST 14, 2023

There can be days where there is low activity in fixed income but we are extremely busy in equities (or vice versa) so the multi-asset trader model works well for us as it allows us to distribute trades evenly across the desk. The role of a trader has continued to evolve over time.

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APRIL 17, 2024

“In the end, the efficiency that we hoped to reach with having one desk was not realised and therefore we said we want to focus on one specific asset class with dedicated equity traders, fixed income traders and FX traders,” says head of equity trading and operational portfolio management at Robeco, Robbert Wijgerse. “We

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 31, 2024

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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The TRADE

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Axes are no longer the preserve of the trading desk at asset managers. The use of this data by the portfolio management function means they can better represent their investment process by taking liquidity into account. Dealers still need to get better at distributing their data and managing where it goes to.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

“There is a structural case for emerging markets, and it is set to remain a core part of the fixed income opportunity set,” asserts John Espinosa, head of sovereigns and portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team. “It One of our protocols – Rebalance, our dealer-to-dealer electronic business – is suited for that.

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The TRADE

JULY 5, 2023

The interest in AI has exploded in the past few months, crossing over to capture the imagination of both consumer and business markets. ” or “give me a breakdown of value by portfolio manager” Taking a step further, orders can be grabbed to prep or allocated internally across the desk.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2024

When people have ownership in their function and they can see their contribution to the business, that really motivates them to make sure that they are constantly improving,” she explains. “In For Gibson, the key to an effective team is autonomy and each individual trader feeling a sense of ownership to their day-to-day activities.

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The TRADE

MAY 23, 2024

It is rare, for example, that you’ll find an asset manager worrying about the good of the market or how an order might influence the primary lit market share, over whether or not they have achieved the optimal outcome for their portfolio manager and end investor. Workflow really matters in this business.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

Across the market, businesses have been increasingly turning their attention to data quality and accessibility, seeking to enhance their offerings for buy-side clients with ample recent movement in the last few weeks. The productivity efficiency we gain with this new feature is an important added value.”

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2024

These systems touch upon all elements of the trading lifecycle throughout the front-to-middle-to-back-office including execution, order, risk and portfolio management. Within SIs, banks can cross flow from their various business divisions using their central risk books without going out to the market to find the other side.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 2, 2025

Elsewhere, Japan is fostering growth in its asset management sector by encouraging individual savings and operational reforms among listed companies. Operational scalability remains a priority, with institutions exploring business process outsourcing to meet cost-efficiency goals while navigating regulatory complexities.

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