Fidelity veteran trader joins Federated Hermes in latest new hire
Shaun Copeman departs Fidelity after eight years to join the trading desk at Federated Hermes.
Buy-Side
Vanguard becomes latest asset manager to adopt Charles River IMS
Vanguard will consolidate management of taxable money market funds on the cloud-based Charles River Investment Management Solution (IMS).
Schroders announces permanent work from home scheme
Schroders announces that it will keep work from home and flexible working conditions in place for its employees on a permanent basis.
Allianz Global Investors adopts IHS Markit platform thinkFolio
The fixed income business at Allianz Global Investors will leverage the thinkFolio platform from IHS Markit as a managed service hosted on the AWS cloud.
TRADE Talks: The Spotify data model
In this episode of the TRADE Talks podcast, the editorial team catch up with global head of sales and market data at TraditionDATA, James Watson, who outlines potential new models to sell market data.
Window of opportunity
As head trader at Polar Capital, Alex Jenkins has been establishing a centralised trading desk. Here, Hayley McDowell discovers that the move has proved invaluable for the investment firm amid a surge in market volatility.
BlueCrest Capital Management installs Eze EMS with SS&C Technologies
Hedge fund BlueCrest Capital Management switches to SS&C Eze for multi-asset execution and trade automation.
AQMetrics onboards UK asset manager for MiFID II reporting
Marlborough Investment Management is the latest in a string of new clients for AQMetrics following regulatory reporting shut downs at CME and Deutsche Börse.
Franklin Templeton completes $4.5 billion Legg Mason takeover
The merged Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason group now has a combined $1.4 trillion in assets under management.
Quantamental investing strategy shines in coronavirus world
Although a relatively new trend on the buy-side, David Whitehouse finds that combining quantitative and fundamental investing strategies for a so-called quantamental investment strategy could prove valuable to active fund managers navigating a world grappling with a pandemic.