Two Sigma hires chief data officer from Goldman Sachs
Industry veteran and Goldman’s first ever chief data officer, Jeffrey Wecker, joins Two Sigma as chief technology officer.
Buy-Side
BNP Paribas promotes veteran to global trading function head for asset management
Sophie Lugiez replaces Philippe Boulenguiez as head of global trading function at BNP Paribas Asset Management after 25 years with the French investment bank.
The TRADE launches 2020 EMS survey
Buy-side users invited to rate their EMS providers in the 2020 edition of The TRADE’s annual survey.
Portfolio trading continues to take hold in fixed income markets
As portfolio trading becomes more popular among buy-side traders, research has warned a large portfolio trade could increase risks around the CSDR buy-in regime if a single trade fails.
TRADE Talks: Light at the end of the tunnel
In the fifth episode of the TRADE Talks podcast, the editorial team run through the most interesting news they have covered recently, and catch up with OpenFin's CEO in Europe, Adam Toms, to discuss the future of trading.
Northern Trust forms alliance with BlackRock for ‘whole office’ strategy
Northern Trust has created a service to cover all points of the investment lifecycle with landmark BlackRock partnership a key component of the plan.
JP Morgan Asset Management automates settlement for money market trading
The ‘Morgan Money’ trading platform from JP Morgan Asset Management has automated settlement with technology from Calastone.
European asset managers pursue consolidated tape in MiFID II review
The European Fund and Asset Management Association said a lack of enforcement on costs of market data has been detrimental to consolidated tape efforts.
Short selling bans lifted in Europe
Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Italy and Spain have decided not to renew bans on short selling after restrictions were put in place in March.
Quilter Investors head of dealing departs
Maziar Alamouti will leave Quilter Investors after two years to take on a new role at the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund.