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AFME appoints new head of capital markets

The TRADE

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has appointed April Day head of capital markets. Day has been promoted to the role, following 12 years at AFME, where she has previously served as head of equities. She also brings extensive experience in investment banking and capital markets to the new role.

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The Rise of Hedge Funds: Exploring Their Impact on Financial Markets

OfficeHours

Hedge funds are significant players in financial markets given the size of their capital bases and the frequency of their trading. There have been various estimates of the percentage of equity volume that is controlled by hedge funds. Citadel Securities is one of the leading market-makers in the world.

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Could digital assets help expand capital raising?

Accenture Capital Markets

At Accenture’s capital markets team, we’ve completed a research project into the future of capital raising. The results should be of interest for anyone in the industry—for both public and private markets. We were keen to develop some insights into the evolving landscape of financial market infrastructure.

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Leaders in Trading 2024: Industry Person of the Year shortlist revealed

The TRADE

Shortlisted individuals are repeated contributors to discussion whether that be through panels, associations or schemes to support the next generation joining the financial services industry. Since joining the firm, Baugh has been a key driving force behind the growth of the firm’s European agency equities execution business.

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People Moves Monday: Union Investment, LCH Group, Instinet and more…

The TRADE

Prior to joining Union, Hock spent three years at Barclays as head of equity execution sales, four years at Tungsten Capital Management as head of portfolio trading and management, and two and a half years at Ferox Capital Management in a similar role. Before that, Poilvet-Clédière was global head of regulatory strategy at LSEG.

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Global M&A Private Equity Trends

Focus Investment Banking

Thriving US Middle Market Fundraising and Resilient Private Equity Regarding Global M&A Private Equity Trends, looking at the positive news, the US middle-market fundraising landscape remained stable throughout 2022, with 156 funds closing at an aggregate value of $133.5 While average valuations in the U.S.

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DTCC and Cboe Clear Europe to create new OTC cash equities clearing workflow

The TRADE

DTCC and Cboe Clear Europe are set to team up to create a new clearing workflow for OTC cash equities clearing. The new service will bring OTC cash equities trades into Cboe Clear Europe’s cleared environment, which can then be netted against on-exchange transactions for settlement purposes.