With exchanges and industry players commencing plans to shift to extended trading models, experts at the Equities Leaders Summit on Tuesday suggested that buy-side opinions on the prospect are not changing in tandem.
Periods of market volatility and turbulence highlight the vital role of human skills across the equities sphere, according to buy-side panellists speaking at the Equities Leaders Summit in Miami on Tuesday.
Specifically, firms are facing obstacles including fragmented data, legacy systems, and cultural inertia; currently 58% of buy-side firms are consolidating their technology platforms and vendors to adapt to AI-related advancements, according to a recent SimCorp report.
New appointment joins from Instinet and has previously served at Societe Generale, Kepler Cheuvreux, and Scotiabank.
Natasha Cocksedge unpacks the key themes from The TRADE’s 24/7 equities trading webinar, which explored the different perspectives regarding the prospect of round-the-clock trading, featuring industry experts from T.Rowe Price, Glenmede Investment Management, Lazard Asset Management, Clear Street, and more.
The service allows buy-side access to centrally cleared reverse repo transactions.
New hire has previously served at Amundi, BMO Global Asset Management, MUFG and Northern Trust Asset Management.
Promotion follows the departure of Invesco’s EMEA and APAC head of trading Paul Squires back in November 2025.
Industry Person of the Year 2025, Stuart Lawrence, head of European equities trading at UBS Asset Management, sits down with Claudia Preece to discuss his journey to the buy-side trading desk and ambitions for the future. Lawrence shares his story thus far – from a baptism of fire to leading the charge for markets’ evolution as a key industry figure – and the key lessons gleaned from his 25 years of industry experience.
Previous roles include stints at: Deutsche Bank, Andor Capital Management and UBS Investment Bank.