The TRADE

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Industry Person of the Year 2024 shortlist: James Baugh, managing director, head of European market structure, TD Cowen James Baugh is an industry stalwart, having worked in the financial markets for over 25 years. Prior to joining BNY, she was the co-head of equities electronic sales and trading EMEA for RBC Capital Markets.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Baugh is an industry stalwart, having worked in the financial markets for over 25 years. He has also helped shape the firm’s liquidity strategy by guiding clients through the complexities of European equity markets. Before joining TD Cowen, Baugh spent five years at Citi as European head of market structure.

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The TRADE

JULY 24, 2024

Bradley brings considerable experience in the equity sales and trading space to the role, joining from Goldman Sachs where he served as vice president on the cross-asset sales desk in New York. Before joining Goldman Sachs, Bradley served as assistant vice president at Barclays on the equities liquid markets sales trading desk.

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The TRADE

MAY 14, 2024

Deutsche Bank has joined asset tokenisation initiative Project Guardian – dedicated to testing the feasibility of applications in regulated financial markets – as part of the asset and wealth management workstream.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The new application, currently available to clients, was created as part of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) ‘project guardian’ – a collaborative initiative between MAS and financial market players “seeking to test the feasibility of applications in asset tokenization and DeFi, while managing risks to financial stability and integrity”.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Outsourced trading solutions firm, Tourmaline Partners, has hired three new seasoned financial markets executives as managing directors to help strengthen its global trading capabilities, The TRADE can reveal. With the additions of Simon Bradley, James Williams and James Kirk the firm is set to continue its expansion across Europe.

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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. Before joining RBC, Chalkley spent 11 years at NatWest Markets.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 22, 2024

As China’s financial markets continue to open up, China Minsheng Bank is committed to strengthening ties and communications with foreign investors and enhancing our market-making capabilities,” said Qingyu Wang, head of financial markets department at China Minsheng Bank.

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The TRADE

JUNE 17, 2024

Start-up hedge fund Jain Global appointed a former Credit Suisse vice president and electronic sales trader to join its ranks on the trading desk ahead of its launch. Ed Husband and Hugo Hewitt joined the firm’s US sales team in New York and London, respectively.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

 FIS’ execution services unit offering includes trading algorithms and execution services, including direct market access and sales trading. Last year, Instinet completed its purchase of the FIS’ execution services business, just a few months after announcing the deal. 

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The TRADE

JUNE 24, 2024

Read more: Bloomberg unveils enhancement to FX execution offering in wake of T+1 “Financial markets are constantly evolving and we’ve seen first-hand that buy-side firms which embed the right tools and technology are gaining a competitive edge,” said Manju Sakhrani, APAC head of buy-side product sales at Bloomberg. “We

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The TRADE

APRIL 26, 2024

The issue of fragmentation in the European ETF landscape was echoed by David Smith, head of ETF sales at SIX Swiss Exchange. He highlighted that fragmentation is an issue that exists in many parts of the financial landscape, felt most keenly in areas like the ETF product segment.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Industry Person of the Year 2023 shortlist: Seema Arora, managing director, head of execution sales, Instinet Europe Champion of The TRADE’s Rising Stars of Trading and Execution award scheme, Instinet Europe’s Seema Arora needs little introduction with an extensive financial career spanning more than 25 years.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Nature of the Work: Markets, Analysis, Sales, and Interpersonal Skills Wealth management (WM) requires broader knowledge of the financial markets since you may have to advise clients on everything from their portfolio allocations to upcoming tax changes. and without a target school or great internships.

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Solganick & Co.

JANUARY 2, 2024

Due Diligence Challenges : Buyers conduct thorough due diligence, and any uncovered issues with intellectual property, regulatory compliance, or financial discrepancies can either derail the deal or lead to a lower purchase price.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Baugh pointed out that South Africa has not been immune to macro issues impacting other financial markets and that notably, last year’s rebalance of the MSCI emerging markets index and the reduction of South Africa’s weighting led to an increase in sales of South African securities by international investors.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Read more: Outsourced trading desk Tourmaline gains majority investment Speaking to Goodman’s departure, Aaron Hantman, chief executive of Tourmaline, told The TRADE: “We see an even healthier sales pipeline right now and want the head trader role in the US to be a more commercially focused role.”

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2023

But since they were classified as “Held to Maturity” (HTM) on the Balance Sheet, they were not marked to market value – so this loss in market value did not affect the company’s regulatory capital: Not all the bank’s investments were in the HTM category; some were in the “Available for Sale” (AFS) category.

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Lake Country Advisors

JANUARY 23, 2024

Personal Factors Influencing Your Decision Your circumstances are just as important as business metrics when considering a sale. Whether you’re dreaming of a relaxing retirement or itching to start a new venture, aligning the sale of your business with these plans is essential.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In September, the electronic market maker selected Philippe Rizzo to join its institutional sales team, with his role focused on cash equity sales in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Rizzo joined from Instinet, where he previously served as a global equity sales trader.

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The M&A Lawyer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

billion, Tyson asserted that IBP’s decline in performance (including a 64% drop in same quarter sales over the prior year) and a $60.4 OSI sought indemnity for an MAE based on Encelium’s failure to meet sales forecasts and manipulation of financial results. Failure to meet sales forecasts could be an MAE.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 20, 2024

I advise them to be realistic about timetables, financial expectations, even the reality that after the sale, they won’t be directly overseeing their employees anymore. I draw on my own experience – for example, the “morning after” a sale and how to handle that. Believe it or not, that can be painful at first.

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M&A Leadership Council

JULY 13, 2023

Consider the following questions in any transaction comps that you might consider including in your M&A universe: What was the state of the financial markets at the time of the deal? Was the stock market particularly strong or weak? What was the sale process? Could that have had an impact on the price paid?

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M&A Leadership Council

JULY 13, 2023

Consider the following questions in any transaction comps that you might consider including in your M&A universe: What was the state of the financial markets at the time of the deal? Was the stock market particularly strong or weak? What was the sale process? Could that have had an impact on the price paid?

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The TRADE

JULY 26, 2023

According to the bank, this compares to a prior year quarter where “extreme market activity in the wake of uncertainty surrounding the war in Ukraine” affected results. Net revenue for ‘fixed income, currency (FIC) sales and trading’ within the investment bank fell by 9% compared to the second quarter in 2022.

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Razorpay

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

For merchants, this translates into higher sales, and possibly transactions of a higher value too. This strategic move serves a dual purpose: to reduce the cost of financial services and, more notably, to kindle innovation within the Indian financial market. More on this in a bit!

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Viking Mergers & Acquisitions

MAY 9, 2023

He describes it like this: “A 30-year career in the stock market and wealth management gives you a pretty solid understanding of the financial markets and how they work. Various factors, such as market conditions, seasonal fluctuations, and buyer interest, can influence this decision. You understand corporate finance.

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The TRADE

JULY 25, 2023

Though not imposing a fine, FINMA also found that Credit Suisse “seriously and systematically violated financial market law in the context of its business relationship with the Archegos family office,” with the regulator issuing an order for corrective measures to UBS, following its recent acquisition of the banking group.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 2, 2024

As technology continues to reshape financial markets, the dynamic between buy- and sell-side institutions has undergone a transformation. Already electronic execution and direct market access has reduced the reliance on sales traders to source liquidity,” emphasises Scott Chace, head on trading for portfolio solutions at State Street.

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The TRADE

JULY 17, 2023

On the other hand, foreign exchange – the largest financial market in the world – benefits from the fact that trading is not limited to one central location but is instead conducted between participants by phone and electronic communication networks (ECNs) in a wide range of markets globally.

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Deal Law Wire

APRIL 30, 2021

For example, such an offer may entice certain shareholders because it avoids the brokerage commissions that are associated with a typical sale. Notwithstanding these important considerations, there are some benefits associated with mini-tenders. Intervention of Regulators. of Transat’s outstanding Class B voting shares, at a price of $14.00

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 17, 2024

He believed a sharp economic downturn would occur because of multiple factors, such as the disruption in the country’s regional banking space and decreased retail sales. He clarified that he did not predict a situation or scenario worse than the financial crisis of 2008 and advised hedge funds to adopt a conservative approach.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 18, 2023

As a company, we find ourselves in the middle of a perfect storm of technology advancement, proliferation of data, and regulatory changes that are really pushing more and more wind into the sales of market infrastructure providers like us to increase automation of trading across the board.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The active investment manager specialises in emerging and frontier markets trading across fixed income, credit and specialist equities. And sitting on its global trading desks are a pod of traders known for their ability to interact with some of the most inaccessible financial markets around the world.

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Devensoft

JUNE 6, 2023

Looking at sales numbers and comparing them will tell you how other organizations compare to your target company and how you can take advantage of profitability gaps. The financial statements should be scanned for any red flags, such as unpaid taxes. It contains essential questions that permit an in-depth analysis.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Cboe Global Markets Cboe Global Markets makes another appearance in this award category shortlist for 2023, following its win at last year’s Leaders in Trading awards gala. The exchange has continued to drive innovation within financial markets by extending its remit through various product launches.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Its black background and computerised white text might seem a little out of date to individuals outside of the industry but its role in the financial markets has cemented this interface as a poster child for financial services. For this reason, the system is favoured by institutional investors as opposed to individual ones.

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