Lucienne Lao has joined UBS Asset Management as an execution trader following seven years at Boussard & Gavaudan.
London-based Lao most recently served as an equity trader.
During her time at the firm, she won The TRADE’s coveted Trader of the Year (hedge fund) award in 2020, and was also previously named one of The TRADE’s Rising Stars of Trading and Execution in 2017.
Prior to Boussard & Gavaudan, Lao also worked as a trader at AXA Investment Managers for four years, as well as a structured credit trader at UBS.
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She began her industry career as an equity sales trader intern at Deutsche Bank in 2011.
UBS has seen several people moves in the least year, including Stuart Lawrence who was appointed as head of European equities trading at UBS Asset Management in December 2024, having been promoted from his previous role at the firm as head of UK equity trading.