The TRADE

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Almost two thirds (63%) of buy-side equity market participants believe outsourced desks would result in improved execution quality and trade performance when trading across regions, according to new research from Coalition Greenwich. This figure was up markedly from similar research in 2020, which had the result at 5%.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) equity and derivatives trader Rikki Corbyn joined Barclays in a program trading role. He joins Barclays after almost 12 years with SSGA, originally joining the firm in 2013 in a trade support role before moving into an equity and derivatives trading role in 2016.

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The TRADE

JULY 17, 2023

Around-the-clock (24/7) trading is something we already see in the foreign exchange markets and the growing cryptocurrency landscape. Yet with equities, these markets are constrained by market hours which may be specific to a region and/or exchanges themselves. Already in EMEA, we have six valid trading days.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 30, 2023

Union Investment’s Christoph Hock is set to step away from his role as head of multi-asset trading later this year to pursue an opportunity in digital assets and tokenisation within the asset management firm, The TRADE can reveal. Union is bolstering its digital assets division, The TRADE understands.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

He most recently served as an investment manager at ADQ and before that spent two and a half years as a senior trader and portfolio manager at Azimut. In his career, Diallo has also worked as an equity trader at Avalon Capital Markets. Previous experience also includes stints at EFG Hermes and Mubasher Financial Services.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 7, 2024

Outsourced trading, though undoubtedly a contentious topic, is something that has been around in capital markets for decades in some form or another. However, an undeniable surge has occurred across the trading sphere over the last few years, with decidedly mixed results. And the number is climbing.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 29, 2023

Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has appointed Kayvan Vahid as head of equity Europe core and value. Vahid joins AllianzGI from UBS Asset Management where he served in a variety of roles over the last 20 years. Based in London, Vahid will report to Jörg De Vries-Hippen, head of investments equity Europe.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 21, 2023

Trading Technologies International (TT) appointed Gavin Miller as its new director of EMEA sales – TT Fixed Income. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Miller worked as a credit trader at Salomon Smith Barney – now Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Redburn Atlantic appointed Lisa Christou as head of sales trading, US equities to international.

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The TRADE

JUNE 2, 2023

Edouard Petitcollot Candriam has overhauled its global trading structure in a bid to refocus its attention on more complex and high touch trading strategies, The TRADE can reveal. Edouard Petitcollot will lead the operation as global head of trading. High touch trading can be renewed.

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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

OCTOBER 26, 2023

UK-based boutique fixed income trading desk BlueBay Asset Management is beginning a new chapter in its life. The move has opened up swathes of synergy opportunities for the pure fixed income asset manager, with its traders now working directly alongside RBC BlueBay Asset Management’s equities desk.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Cboe Global Markets announced that its new Cboe S&P 500 Variance Futures are expected to begin trading on Monday 23 September on the Cboe Futures Exchange. Cboe Global Markets added that the contracts will quote and trade directly in variance units, offering a simplified approach to managing and trading variance exposure.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 18, 2023

Lily Chia has been named the new head of equities and FICC sales, SGROA at Singapore Exchange (SGX), working across Singapore, ASEAN, Middle East, India, and Australia. In this new position, Chia, who has spent almost two decades at SGX in various roles, will lead sales for equity, equity derivatives and FX derivatives.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 5, 2024

He was previously head of international trading analytics and strategy at Vanguard, having joined in 2019. His new role will see Robert take charge of the firm’s market structure content and “provide key regulatory insights to assist clients in navigating the complexities of the equities trading ecosystem”.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Union Investment’s Christoph Hock is set to step away from his role as head of multi-asset trading later this year to pursue an opportunity in digital assets and tokenisation within the asset management firm, as revealed by The TRADE. Allianz Global Investors appointed Kayvan Vahid as head of equity Europe core and value.

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The TRADE

MAY 28, 2024

The levels of trading volumes in European equities are influenced by a complex interplay of various factors like market fragmentation, economic conditions, monetary policy, investor behaviour and market volatility among other things. Where should regulators be focusing their attention to boost volumes in Europe?

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The TRADE

APRIL 5, 2024

As part of the deal two Rothschild portfolio managers – Cristina Jarrin and Mikael Dauvert – will move to Ellipsis AM. Ellipsis AM’s convertible team currently comprises of four portfolio managers, with each one performing the role of trader alongside acting as portfolio manager.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 15, 2024

Zakria Hussain has left Crédit Agricole, where he most recently served as global head of eFX spot trading, to join Nomura Group’s digital assets subsidiary Laser Digital as head of OTC trading. Liquidnet appointed Lara Jacobs as head of international client trading EMEA.

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APRIL 25, 2024

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

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The TRADE

APRIL 25, 2024

When it comes to desk organisation, where derivatives fit in has been a key focal point for firms in recent times, with key buy-siders unpacked their approach to managing the evolving asset class on a TradeTech panel this week. Ultimately for T.Rowe, the firm had much the same reasons (as Allianz) to rethink and readjust their strategy.

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The TRADE

MARCH 20, 2024

The three new MSCI index options – namely Cboe MSCI world index option (MXWLD), Cboe MSCI ACWI index options (MXACW) and Cboe MSCI USA index option (MXUSA) – are designed to provide investors with exposure to international, developed and emerging markets, and US equity market performance.

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The TRADE

MAY 2, 2024

Appital Insights went live in September 2023, helping unlock liquidity unavailable through traditional electronic trading venues. The post Appital Insights completes integration with FactSet Portware EMS appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

JUNE 10, 2024

UBS selected one of its newly acquired Credit Suisse staff to replace its retiring global head of execution services, Brent Johnson, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE. He began his trading career at UBS in Hong Kong. Livingstone previously served as head of trading – FX and ETFs at Tavistock Investments.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Nasdaq has announced the launch of its Custom Basket Forwards solution in a bid to address the market’s demand for more simple and efficient methods to handle equity exposures. Once baskets have been defined, a cash settled forward contract is issued in Nasdaq’s trading and clearing systems, the business explained.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

RBC has appointed Guy Chalkley as managing director, UK flow rates sales, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE. Chalkley brings more than three decades worth of financial services to the role, in both portfolio management and rates sales. Before joining RBC, Chalkley spent 11 years at NatWest Markets.

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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. His experience also encompasses hedge fund related roles, including futures and options trading and work on a fixed income desk.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2023

For Sharon Ruffles, head of fixed income trading for EMEA and Asia Pacific at State Street Global Advisors, the beauty of fixed income lies in how much one day can vary from the next. She began her trading career on an all-female trading desk, and says it was watching the world’s news play out in the markets that drew her to trading. “I

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The TRADE

JUNE 24, 2024

UBS appointed Carlos Salcedo head of capital markets financing sales Americas, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE. He joined Northern Trust in 2007 and has since worked in senior roles across portfolio management, client management and sales.

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The TRADE

JULY 8, 2024

Senior equity trader at Janus Henderson, Stuart Mair, left the asset manager after 14 years. According to an update on his social media, Mair joined hedge fund and systematic trading platform Schonfeld as an equity trader dealing with long and short strategies.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

As head of State Street Global Advisors Europe – her current role – she is responsible for the firm’s EU-based portfolio management, distribution, product development, fund management and operations. In addition, he will focus on ensuring close coordination between the FX trading and sales teams.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Triodos Investment Management has selected Bloomberg’s AIM and PORT Enterprise solutions in a bid to support its front-office workflows. Through the adoptions, Triodos is set to benefit from enhanced pre-trade compliance and data consistency across its consolidated front-office processes.

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The TRADE

JULY 31, 2023

Invesco’s US-based global head of fixed income trading Glenn Taitz left the firm to join Adroit Trading Technologies. Taitz joined buy-side OEMS provider Adroit as its head of business operations after seven and a half years with Invesco helming its fixed income trading business.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Bookbuilding platform Appital has launched a new initiative to unlock liquidity unavailable through traditional electronic trading venues. Traders and portfolio managers will also be able to access exposure to liquidity events in relevant equities meeting their minimum ADC or pricing thresholds.

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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. Elsewhere, Kirk is set to oversee and enhance Tourmaline’s services in support of asset managers globally as part of his new role.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Named ALTD <GO>, the new function will support equity analysts and portfolio managers with intra-quarter insights which can be incorporated into research workflows, paired with consensus estimates, company news, research and guidance – ahead of earnings announcements.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Greg Finke joined the boutique asset manager after just over a year at Rothschild & Co as a senior investment dealer covering equities. Prior to joining Rothschild in January 2023, Finke spent nearly five years at Marathon Asset Management as a global equity trader covering equities and FX.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Bloomberg has launched the new MVP index and pricing power index, adding to Bloomberg Index Services (BISL) suite of thematic equities indices. The post Bloomberg expands portfolio of thematic indices with new MVP index and pricing power index appeared first on The TRADE.

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