State Street onboards Ninety One to Alpha
Implementation marks an expansion of the strategic relationship between the two firms established in 2004.
Buy-Side
People Moves Monday: Stonehage Fleming, Barclays, HSBC and more…
The past week has seen a head of trading departure and a head of markets appointment, as well as hires across equities sales and fixed income.
Institutional prop trading interest in prediction markets on the up, report reveals
Prediction markets have traditionally been largely driven by retail demand, however findings in Acuiti’s recent report point towards a growth in institutional interest, with planned adoption from these firms highest in the US.
BlackRock and Santander CIB launch first fully electronic trading solution for Mexican repo market
The offering is operated through the Tradeweb Markets platform and is set to replace previously manual processes.
Legal & General tap Aberdeen Investments for fixed income trader
Individual will be based out of London in his new role and has also previously worked at ALMIS International.
Stonehage Fleming head of trading departs
Individual had been with the firm for almost 20 years; his next position is as yet unconfirmed, The TRADE understands.
Staying ahead of the game
Degroof Petercam’s Philip Bille, head of buy-side dealing and market structure, and Pierre Renna, head of buy-side fixed income dealing, sit down with Claudia Preece to delve into the desk’s collaborative, multi-asset approach to execution across asset classes, focusing on its fixed income offering and highlighting the importance of championing ‘human touch’ and traditional market expertise in symbiosis with a forward-thinking, technology-driven attitude.
People Moves Monday: Jane Street, RBC Capital Markets and LMR Partners
The past week has seen a swathe of moves across institutional sales trading and equities.
Risk management taking priority over liquidity as key buy-side concern during periods of volatility, finds report
The volatility experienced in the first half of 2025, spanning intraday swings and price fluctuations, is expected to become the ‘new normal’ throughout Trump’s administration, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.
MarketAxess to launch first fixed income opening and closing auctions
The new offering was developed in close collaboration with buy-side and sell-side firms, such as AllianceBernstein and BlackRock.