Ninety One fixed income trader departs for Bloomberg

New hire is set to join in a credit-based role after five years at the global investment manager, The TRADE understands. 

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.” 

Read more – TRADE Talks: Ninety One’s Ed Wood 

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.” 

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