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Over the last two years 87% of companies have increased investment in the cloud, finds report
When it comes to the selection of cloud service providers, LSEG found that 92% of respondents believe operational resilience to be the primary motivator behind selection.
People Moves Monday: Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Legal & General Investment Management, Goldman Sachs and more…
The past week saw moves across equities, outsourced trading and high touch sales trading.
VWAP-Arrival: A dynamic approach to reducing arrival slippage
Berenberg’s VWAP-Arrival strategy uses dynamic participation, adaptive logic, and precise volume forecasting to reduce slippage and improve execution versus arrival benchmarks.
Aberdeen Investments, Lloyds Banking Group and Archax leverage digital assets in UK-first trade
The initiative saw tokenised units of Aberdeen Investment’s money market fund (tMMF) and tokenised UK gilts used as collateral for FX trades between Aberdeen and Lloyds.
Almost 90% of buy-siders predict at least half of all research budgets to become client-funded in the next two years, report finds
Sentiment change has been spurred by clarifications from the FCA which address previous barriers to the shift, says a report by Substantive Research.
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Fireside Friday with… MarketAxess’ Riad Chowdhury and Paulo Costa
The TRADE sits down with Riad Chowdhury, head of Asia-Pacific, and Paulo Costa, global head of data sales, MarketAxess, to discuss the importance of data transparency across fixed income, specifically delving into its potential impact across the APAC sphere, possible challenges posed by the region, and what the buy-side is thinking.
Barclays names APAC head of high touch sales trading
Individual joins from HSBC and is set to help drive the growth of the firm’s APAC equities.
ESMA announces data contributors for equity CTP
Aquis Exchange, Bloomberg, Cboe, Euronext, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), Nasdaq and Tradeweb are among those included in the published list.
Rethinking market hours: Why Europe should follow behaviour, not headlines
Berenberg equity sales trader joins Goldman Sachs
Individual previously spent eight years at BlackRock, working out of Philadelphia, Hong Kong, and New York.
Jupiter to acquire CCLA Investment Management in £100 million deal
CCLA is the largest UK asset manager focused on non-profit organisations; Move is motivated by strategic, cultural and financial perspectives, according to Jupiter.
Bloomberg and Clearwater partner to enhance investment management workflows
The offering follows a growing demand from clients for more flexibility in how front-office and back-office systems are integrated.
Legal & General trader departs for BNY outsourced refit
Individual has been with LGIM for almost three years and is set to join BNY’s outsourced unit in the coming months, The TRADE understands.
AI to have greatest impact on algo optimisation in equity trading, report finds
Venue selection and broker strategy choices are also expected to see significant impacts, however firms should be aware of AI’s challenges, according to a Coalition Greenwich report.
Droit updates global regulatory decision-making platform
Droit users – which include Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, RBC Capital Markets, UBS, and more – will now benefit from a longer lead time to examine the portfolio impact of rule changes.
Liquidnet taps State Street for head of CEEMEA equity markets
Individual has previously worked at CF Global Trading, HSBC, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse.