Amundi wins €430m deal to acquire Sabadell Asset Management
According to Spanish media, BlackRock and Candriam also reportedly bid for Sabadell Asset Management.
Buy side
Buy-side firms face up to operational challenges of incoming collateral rules
Despite the extension to comply with the final phase of the uncleared margin rules, major operational challenges remain for buy-side firms.
Life on the front lines
Head trader for EMEA equities at Invesco, David Miller, has spent almost 40 years on the frontlines of the European trading landscape. The winner of The TRADE’s prestigious buy-side lifetime achievement award talks about his career from the floor of the London Stock Exchange in the 1980’s to Invesco’s trading desk today, and why the buy-side are now the primary price makers in the market.
BlackRock looks to make Aladdin the ‘language of portfolios’
Larry Fink tells investors that BlackRock will use the eFront platform to add ‘sustainability sleeves’ to the Aladdin system.
GAM Investments revamps investment operating model with SimCorp
Partnership will see GAM use SimCorp Dimension as its core front-office platform, with the transition due to begin this month.
Passive strategies continue to overwhelm asset managers as market hits $11 trillion
The seismic shift from active to passive management spells significant implications for traditional investment managers.
AXA Investment Managers appoints new global operating chief
Godefroy de Colombe, CEO of AXA’s Direct Assurance business, will take on the role later this month in Paris.
Buy-side interview: Nick Wood, Millennium Global Investments
Nick Wood, head of execution at Millennium Global Investments, talks to The TRADE about the important role analytics tools play throughout the trade lifecycle, particularly when it comes to achieving best execution.
Global securities lending revenues in 2019 fall on macro uncertainty
Trade wars, Brexit and central bank actions weighed heavily on hedge funds' securities lending programmes.
Predictions for 2020: Part two
Experts from across the industry share their insights into what will be the biggest trends of the coming year, covering technology, data and innovation.