JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 12, 2024

Proskauer’s Hedge Fund Trading Guide offers a concise, easy-to-read overview of the trading issues and questions we commonly encounter when advising hedge funds and their managers.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 21, 2024

Join us for this episode of Financial Services Focus, where Lauren Pryor, Eric Edwardson, Haukur Gudmundsson and Krista Cooley dive into considerations for MSR (Mortgage Servicing Rights) fund investments and outline the complexities of MSR fund investments, touching on market structures, licensing requirements, and acquisition strategies.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 11, 2024

China’s foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mexico has seen substantial growth in recent years, reflecting a strategic alignment with global economic shifts and regional trade dynamics.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 14, 2023

UK-based investment management firm Waverton has outsourced a portion of its trading to Northern Trust Integrated Trading Solutions (ITS). The deal follows a review by the investment manager of its operating model intended to help it better align its structure with plans for product expansion in the future.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This partially explains why sports investment banking has become a hot field, with JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs launching their own sports coverage groups. We’ll do a full breakdown of the sector here, but as usual, we need to start with the definitions, trends, and drivers: Table Of Contents What is Sports Investment Banking?

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Singapore has joined the trend of countries exercising greater oversight over investments in domestic entities in strategically important sectors.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 4, 2024

As ESMA’s review of European Union’s post-trade transparency regime enters its final stage, European trade associations have stressed the importance of credit ratings in underpinning the success of the EU post-trade transparency framework for corporate bonds.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 23, 2025

On January 16, 2025, the European Commission issued a recommendation encouraging EU Member States to begin reviewing outbound investments in critical technologies including AI, semiconductors and quantum technologies to assess whether such transactions pose risks to EU economic security (the Recommendation).

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The TRADE

JANUARY 10, 2025

MetLife Investment Management (MIM) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire three investment teams and assets managed by Mesirow, an independent financial services firm. As part of the move, MIM is acquiring the high yield and bank loan, strategic fixed income and small-cap equity teams and certain related investment products.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2023

For the first time, The TRADE is announcing the 2023 Rising Stars of Trading and Execution ahead of the gala awards ceremony, Leaders in Trading on 8 November. The shortlisted candidates will be handed their award during the Rising Stars of Trading and Execution awards ceremony, taking place as part of Leaders in Trading.

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American Banker - Investment Banking

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The North Carolina-based company reported a surge in third-quarter investment banking and trading income, which rose nearly 80% from the year-ago quarter.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 13, 2024

Private equity investment in the health care sector continues to be a significant area of focus for the U.S. On March 5, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a public workshop to “examine the role of private equity investment in health care markets” (the FTC workshop). antitrust agencies.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 14, 2025

UK asset manager Liontrust Asset Management is exploring outsourcing parts of its trading to BNY, according to an update released this morning. Liontrust and BNY declined to comment when reached out to by The TRADE. Liontrusts multi-asset desk was also nominated for the Multi-Asset Trading Desk of the Year at Leaders in Trading 2024.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 7, 2025

Facilitating Security Clearances," host Molly O'Casey discusses the intersection of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and Foreign Ownership, Control, and Influence (FOCI) mitigation with Libby Bloxom, a fellow member of Holland & Knight's International Trade Group.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 30, 2025

In line with international and European developments, Ireland has introduced a new regime to provide for a process to allow for certain transactions that may present risks to the security or public order of the State to be reviewed by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. By: Hogan Lovells

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American Banker - Investment Banking

APRIL 22, 2024

After several quarters of slumping investment banking and trading fees, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company reported a big uptick from that division, which helped compensate for a large decline in net interest income.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 22, 2025

People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills. Traditionally, banks gave away equity research reports for free to incentivize large clients to trade with the bank.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 22, 2025

XTX Markets is set to invest more than 1 billion to develop a data centre complex in Kajaani, Finland. “We believe the best way to future-proof our business is to invest in our own infrastructure, which we can continue to leverage over time, said Joshua Leahy, chief technology officer at XTX Markets.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The TRADE is delighted to reveal the shortlisted nominees for this year’s coveted Buy-Side Awards, in partnership with SIX Swiss Exchange. This year’s categories have been updated slightly, and for the first time the Buy-Side Awards will celebrate a Hedge Fund Trading Desk of the Year alongside the Long Only category.

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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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CNBC: Investing

APRIL 23, 2024

The Destiny Tech100 is a closed-end fund that has seen heavy trading volume and big swings in its first few weeks on the market.

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CNBC: Investing

MARCH 9, 2025

trade policy, according to Piper Sandler. One type of stocks could provide safety while markets are roiled by uncertainty surrounding U.S.

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OfficeHours

MAY 24, 2023

Investment banking is one of the most sought-after careers in the finance world. Investment banking is highly desirable due to its potential for high lifetime earnings, its interesting and impactful work, and it serves as a springboard for a career in finance. Maybe even more important than your major is your GPA.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Our partnership with Aladdin represents a pivotal evolution for Saphyre, building on our already extensive network of top-tier investment managers and financial institutions, said Ray Shivers, COO of Saphyre. The post BlackRock to streamline Aladdin operations through Saphyre tie-up appeared first on The TRADE.

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CNBC: Investing

AUGUST 7, 2024

The gold trade has held up better than riskier asset classes in August and could benefit from Fed rate cuts in the months ahead.

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The TRADE

MARCH 26, 2024

Leveraged loan trading revenue topped $900 million in 2023, up 16% from 2021 and 29% from 2022, a new report from Coalition Greenwich has found. Execution quality was the key priority when choosing a dealer counterparty, with 48% of buy-side leveraged loan trading volume allocated to dealers based on the execution quality.

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The TRADE

MAY 16, 2024

In the constantly evolving financial markets landscape, where volatility and complexity are continually featured, the ability to discern the true costs of trading has become paramount for investors and institutions alike. However, reservations about its usage still exist among users.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 9, 2024

Liquidnet has appointed Lara Jacobs as head of international client trading EMEA, The TRADE can reveal. This followed an internship at M&G Investments in 2017. The post Liquidnet promotes from within for head of international client trading EMEA appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Market participants need global data-driven content to enhance their own products and gain deeper understanding of market shifts and liquidity dynamics, and to identify opportunities for better trading outcomes. As a result, investment firms will employ a more stringent vetting process as they evaluate their data needs.

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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. While at Credit Suisse, Polera most recently served as director of equity sales trading.

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The TRADE

MARCH 7, 2024

BlackRock has appointed Nick Craze head of the EMEA equity trading desk following the promotion of Paul Battams to head of international equity trading, The TRADE can reveal. The post BlackRock hires from within for new head of EMEA equity trading appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 8, 2024

Zakria Hussain has left Crédit Agricole, where she was most recently global head of eFX spot trading, to join Nomura Group’s digital assets subsidiary Laser Digital as head of OTC trading. The post Crédit Agricole head of eFX spot trading departs for Nomura’s Laser Digital appeared first on The TRADE.

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Beyond M&A

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Investment and Cybersecurity: More Connected Than Ever The connection between business success and its digital weaknesses is inextricable. As per this FT article, employees’ logins were ‘hacked and traded’ on cybercriminal forums for firms like Wells Fargo, WPP, Experian, Diageo, Wayfair, Epic Games and Adobe.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Redburn Atlantic has made two new hires within its sales trading teams in Boston and Frankfurt, The TRADE can reveal. According to the firm, his experience in high touch, low touch and PT trading will help broaden the client base in Germany, which has already seen significant growth since the merger with Atlantic Equities.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

We need to take a step back and look at today’s trading desk. By dissecting a trading desk into its functions, processes, and tasks, it becomes clear that 80% or more can be successfully automated with today’s technology – and that figure is just for the front-office, potentially even higher in the middle- and back-office.

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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

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Octaura Holdings has integrated list and request for quote (RFQ) protocols to its existing syndicated loan trading platform. Octaura stated that dealers benefit from increased trade flow with their axes highlighted to the buy-side, alongside additional pricing colour. For more information, visit our event page.

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