Tag: BlackRock

Embracing change on the BlackRock EMEA equity trading desk

Claudia Preece sat down with the BlackRock EMEA equity trading team – winner of the 2023 Trading Desk of the Year, Long-Only Award – to discuss the wide breadth of the desk’s coverage, delving into what constitutes the ideal dynamic for a successful team, the key lessons gleaned from years of experience working across the equities space, and what the future holds for life on the desk.

The Big Interview: Laura-Jane Purnell

Director, senior fixed income and FI ETF trader at BlackRock, Laura-Jane Purnell, sits down with Wesley Bray to discuss her journey to the trading desk, the key drivers in the modernisation of bond markets and how to navigate shifting liquidity supply and demand dynamics.