The TRADE

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The recently-published EU competitiveness report, penned by former prime minister of Italy Mario Draghi, is the latest in a long line of research projects that has shone a spotlight on the EU capital markets, reaching a similar conclusion to those gone before it: things need to change.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The global head of capital markets at German asset manager DWS, Keshava Shastry, has left the business, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, The TRADE can reveal. Prior to joining Deutsche Asset Management, Shastry was employed as head of capital markets at Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM).

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Historical Level 3 data and analytics provider BMLL has expanded its data coverage to now serve South African capital markets. Among the three data bundles is BMLL’s Auction Analytics, which show any correlations between market direction and volatility in the pre-auction trading and theoretical close.

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The TRADE

JULY 31, 2024

RBC Capital Markets has appointed Mitul Patel director, central bank sales, based in London. As part of the role, Patel will hold responsibility for distributing global rates product, alongside collaborating closely with global trading teams, internal partners in DCM, syndicate, and sales to execute strategy and drive growth.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

A Citadel equity trader and senior associate has left the firm to join Ilex Capital, The TRADE can reveal. According to an update on his social media, Jack Boland has joined Ilex Capital in a US equity trading and global equity capital markets role.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Justin Llewellyn-Jones, head of capital markets, North America (equities, FX and derivatives) and chief product officer for capital markets at fintech firm Broadridge has announced his departure after more than four years with the business. The post Broadridge capital markets head to depart appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

JUNE 19, 2024

UBS has appointed Carlos Salcedo head of capital markets financing sales Americas, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE. The post UBS names new head of capital markets financing sales for Americas appeared first on The TRADE. Hosie took up the role on an interim basis in March.

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The TRADE

APRIL 29, 2024

The new desk is Investec’s first low touch offering based in London and comes off the back of increased client demand, The TRADE understands. Lowres joins Investec as head of electronic trading and execution strategy after almost 17 years with Liberum. Alongside him, Matthew West joins Investec as a global electronic sales trader.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 1, 2024

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) achieved a strong H1 according to results released on Thursday, with growth across capital markets, data and analytics, post-trade and its index business. “We The post LSEG capital markets revenues contribute to H1 growth despite ‘anticipated headwinds’ appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 5, 2024

Jamie McKenna was appointed vice president, senior global equity trader at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) following almost two decades at GMO trading. Boston-based McKenna joined GMO in 2004 as a pricing analyst, and most recently worked in a multi-asset trading role for 15 years.

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The TRADE

JUNE 25, 2024

Named Smart Markets, the new service will transform Euroclear’s data into interpretable insights to detect market movements, enhance trading models and build informed strategies. Smart Markets brings together raw data from market sources including Euroclear, which is then enriched, normalised and analysed automatically.

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The TRADE

JUNE 3, 2024

Societe Generale has moved to bolster its equity capital markets (ECM) offering in the US with the addition of three new individuals, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE. The post Societe Generale Americas expands equity capital markets team with three new hires appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

MARCH 4, 2024

Tourmaline Partners has appointed Peter Murden as managing director – equity trading, as it seeks to further enhance its market reach, The TRADE can reveal. His key focus will also be on bolstering the team of senior equity trading professionals at the firm.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The TRADE is delighted to announce the first batch of shortlists for the upcoming Leaders in Trading New York Awards ceremony set to take place in November. So, without further a due, it gives The TRADE great pleasure to announce the following awards shortlists for Leaders in Trading New York 2024!

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

big xyt has secured a €10 million capital injection from European growth investment firm Finch Capital, representing the first round of external funding. Earlier this week, big xyt claimed the award for Outstanding Market Data Services Provider – Equities at The TRADE’s coveted Leaders in Trading awards.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Even though we’ve covered industry groups vs. product groups and teams such as M&A , ECM , DCM , and Leveraged Finance , we continue to get questions about capital markets vs. investment banking. The questions usually go like this: Are capital markets teams (ECM, DCM, and LevFin) “real” investment banking?

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Fintech giant FIS has acquired SaaS post-trade platform Torstone Technology, according to multiple sources close to the matter. The deal will further bolster FIS’ capital markets technology offering, having acquired SunGard in a major deal back in 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The TRADE is delighted to announce the first batch of shortlists for the upcoming Leaders in Trading Awards ceremony set to take place in London this November. The trading event of the year is set to return once again at The Savoy on 7 November, bringing together our industry for a glittering evening of celebration and jubilation.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Elijah Ibrahim Diallo has joined Magellan Capital as a multi-strategy trader, based in the UAE. In his career, Diallo has also worked as an equity trader at Avalon Capital Markets. The post Magellan Capital appoints new multi-strategy trader appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The TRADE is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Leaders in Trading awards, with the recipients honoured at a ceremony held last night at The Savoy, London. Keeping it within the family, M&G Investments also took home the award for Trading Desk of the Year.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Order and/or execution management systems (OEMS) Kicking off this whistle-stop summary as the number one most impactful innovation in the industry is the order and/or execution management system (OEMS) – the beating heart of trading desks around the world. CLS Coming in at number three is the multi-currency settlement system, CLS.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

The TRADE is delighted to announce the shortlisted nominees for the Industry Person of the Year Award 2024. The winner will be decided by a live industry vote at The TRADE’s Leaders in Trading gala awards night on 7 November at The Savoy. Congratulations to this year’s shortlisted nominees!

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The TRADE is delighted to announce the shortlisted nominees for this year’s Algorithmic Trading Awards. The winners of the Algorithmic Trading Awards will be based on performance in The TRADE’s Algorithmic Trading Survey 2023, which was conducted earlier in the year. Visit out event page for more information.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 3, 2024

Simon Gallagher, chief executive, London and head of global sales, Euronext We think that the introduction of an anonymised, single-level pre- and post-trade consolidated tape will trigger innovations at trading venues. We see the entire post-trade space becoming more and more of a platform business. But we are seeing changes.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

“Investing in Hong Kong’s first-ever digitally native bonds and transacting repo trades with the bonds as collateral has been a smooth process,” said Bryan Wong, general manager and head of treasury markets division of BEA.

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PE Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Marks Baughan served as financial advisor to TRAFiX while RBC Capital Markets was financial advisor to Marlin. The post Marlin invests in global trading software provider TRAFiX appeared first on PE Hub.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Stephen Grady, head of global markets and executive vice president at Lombard Odier, accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award from The TRADE last night at Leaders in Trading 2024. The TRADE would like to extend its congratulations to Grady for his long-standing commitment and continued service to the industry.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The London Stock Exchange (LSEG) saw overall growth across its key businesses in 2023, with considerable improvement across data and analytics, capital markets, and in particular, post-trade. year-on-year increase, while capital markets saw a 6.1% In capital markets, the 6.1%

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JUNE 17, 2024

Nasdaq and the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) have expanded their technology partnership which will see the former upgrade its core trading platform to Nasdaq’s most advanced matching engine. We believe this partnership will speed up the modernisation advancement of the Indonesia capital market while supporting sustainable economic growth.”

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JULY 9, 2024

Ambassador Frank Wisner To Join Vyome Board Of Directors Ambassador Frank Wisner To Join Vyome Board Of Directors

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JUNE 12, 2024

As part of the move, ION’s Fidessa trading platform is now certified for cash equities trading on BSE. After completing the audit process, BSE has since certified Fidessa as compliant with all relevant exchange rules and regulatory standards, allowing exchange members to use the platform for equities trading on BSE.

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 16, 2024

There have been 44 initial public offerings (IPOs) listed on the US stock markets in 2024 thus far, many of which continue to trade at a premium to their initial offering price, demonstrating the strength and buoyancy of current public markets.

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The TRADE

JULY 23, 2024

Pan-European trading venue for securities Spectrum Markets has welcomed Baader Bank as a new trading member. Nicky Maan Baader Bank has been trading securities for over four decades, offering its partners and institutional investors access to capital markets through integrated trading platforms.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The TRADE is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Leaders in Trading awards, with the recipients honoured at a ceremony held last night at The Savoy, London. BlackRock and Millennium took home the award for Trading Desk of the Year Long-Only and Trading Desk of the Year Hedge Fund, respectively. Meanwhile, T.

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The TRADE

MARCH 13, 2024

BTIG has made two key appointments including promoting Troy Donohue to head of Americas portfolio trading and hiring Henri Taylor as director within electronic trading sales. Elsewhere, Taylor brings over 20 years’ experience in electronic trading sales to the firm.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Merlo added: “Argentina’s capital market has been subject to periods of substantial increases in transaction volumes, which has put pressure on its own technological infrastructure. The post Argentinian CSD launches Nasdaq-backed technology platform to upgrade post-trade infrastructure appeared first on The TRADE.

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MARCH 15, 2024

JP Morgan Chase & Co has been issued with almost $350 million worth of fines and civil money penalties for inadequacies in its firm and client trade reporting program between 2014 and 2023. These gaps and deficiencies in JPMC’s trade surveillance program constitute unsafe or unsound banking practices,” the watchdog said in a statement.

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