Fireside Friday

Fireside Friday with… Northern Trust’s Rob Arnott

The TRADE sits down with Rob Arnott, head of brokerage, APAC, Northern Trust to unpack globally changing settlement times from an APAC perspective, including what potential hiccups could crop up in the region following the European shift to T+1 settlement, APAC and Australia preparedness, and the impact of global fragmentation.

Fireside Friday with… Franklin Templeton Investments’ Jason Xavier

The TRADE sits down with Jason Xavier, head of EMEA and Asia ETF capital markets at Franklin Templeton Investments, to unpack the current state of play across the exchange traded fund landscape, including how the trading of ETF’s has evolved, differing activity between the US and the UK, and the key market structure changes to keep an eye on.

Fireside Friday with… CME Group’s Serge Marston

The TRADE sits down with Serge Marston, head of EMEA at CME Group, to discuss how liquidity dynamics are evolving across the derivatives space, how best to manage risk and the key developments allowing for improved efficiency in this landscape.  

Fireside Friday with… MarketAxess’ Gareth Coltman

The TRADE sits down with Gareth Coltman, head of trading solutions, EMEA and APAC at MarketAxess to unpack the current state of play when it comes to automation across the fixed income space, discussing how buy-side sentiment is changing towards automated solutions and what should be front of mind as innovation continues at an ever-faster pace.

Fireside Friday with… Bloomberg’s Colette Garcia

The TRADE sits down with Colette Garcia, global head of enterprise data real-time content at Bloomberg, to discuss fixed income pain points, how real-time data is helping solve such challenges and how to adapt to the compression of the fixed income trade lifecycle.  

Fireside Friday with… Pirum’s Jon Ford

The TRADE sits down with Jon Ford, head of fixed income business development at Pirum, to unpack the key challenges facing post-trade processes in 2025, the current state of play when it comes to T+1 in Europe, and the importance of data throughout the trading lifecycle.

Fireside Friday with… Investec’s Dominic Lowres

The TRADE sits down with head of electronic trading and execution strategy at Investec, Dominic Lowres, following the launch of the bank’s new low touch trading platform ZebrA-X, to deep dive into trends across the low touch sphere and the impact of shrinking commissions on the competitive landscape.

Fireside Friday with… Broadridge International’s Mike Sleightholme

The TRADE sits down with Mike Sleightholme, head of asset management and president of Broadridge International, to discuss predictions for 2025, expected challenges that the buy- and sell-side will face and regulatory alignment within the UK and EU.

Fireside Friday with… TD Securities’ Matthew Schrager

The TRADE sits down with Matthew Schrager, managing director and co-head of TD Securities Automated Trading, to discuss what should be front of mind when it comes to increased adoption of automated trading, the growing role of AI in markets, and the key market structure changes to bear in mind throughout 2025, and beyond.

Fireside Friday with… TP ICAP’s Max Spoto

The TRADE sits down with Max Spoto, group chief operating officer at TP ICAP, to discuss how technology is allowing for an evolution among brokers, the way in which the role of individual over-the-counter (OTC) brokers is changing, and the impacts of cloud adoption in this realm.