Ed Wood is leaving investment manager Ninety One after five years, to embark on a new role at Bloomberg, The TRADE can reveal.
Specifically, London-based Wood will be joining the firm’s fixed income electronic trading team as a credit sales specialist, and brings significant buy-side fixed income experience to his new role.
During his time at Ninety One, he worked as a fixed income trader, covering global IG and HY credit, global rates, EM local and hard currency and FX spot, forwards and options.
Speaking to The TRADE, Wood said: “After trading at three outstanding buy-side firms, I’m excited to bring that front line experience into my new role at Bloomberg, helping clients unlock more value from a platform I’ve relied on throughout my career.”
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Prior to joining Ninety One, Wood worked as a credit trader at Aviva Investors for a year, and also spent more than five years at Vanguard, working across fixed income trading.
Earlier in his career, he also gained experience at BNP Paribas.
A spokesperson for Ninety One confirmed Wood’s departure, commenting: “We thank Wood for his contribution and wish him well for the future.”