Panmure Liberum names new head of sales
Appointment comes as the investment bank continues to focus on growing its market share across key asset classes.
News
People Moves Monday: Barclays, Franklin Templeton, and Canaccord Genuity
The past week saw senior desk appointments across the buy-side and the sell-side, as well as a head of equity trading departure.
Buy-Side
International Women’s Day 2026: Celebrating women shaping the industry
In honour of International Women’s Day 2026, Natasha Cocksedge sat down with senior female leaders from PIMCO, BlackRock and UBS Asset Management to discuss their journeys to the trading desk, delving into the best way to build a career on the floor, the importance of female mentors, and the most important lessons they’ve learnt along the way.
People Moves
LSEG co-head of equity trading Worrell joins Barclays
Richard Worrell joined LSEG in 2024, serving as co-head of equity trading and head of business development.
Market data costs – the new market structure battleground
Rising market data prices will impact competition and liquidity in Europe, however the ‘monopolistic’ nature of market data may make this unavoidable, said experts at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference.
Tokenisation edging towards inflection point
As digital asset adoption accelerates, lessons from traditional markets, particularly around trust and interoperability, will be essential if tokenised markets are to scale successfully, said panellists speaking at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference on Thursday.
ICE invests in digital asset exchange OKX amid push to connect traditional and crypto markets
Partnership includes plans for US-regulated crypto futures and potential access to NYSE tokenised equities for OKX users.
‘Without data you’re just another person with an opinion’
With 2026 set to be a landmark year for market structure developments across Europe, regulators need to collaborate with market participants to ensure data can be used to boost competition and liquidity across European markets, asserted experts speaking at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference.
Trading technology firm Adaptive receives capital injection from Citi and HSBC
The move is set to drive the firm’s product growth and aligns with an increasing shift towards liquidity and trading infrastructure migrating to the cloud.
STG Group launches new market maker
The new offering – known at STG Securities – is set to build on the Group’s existing technology and capital in order to “provide competitive liquidity across exchanges and partnerships”, said the firm.