UBS Asset Management’s Stuart Lawrence on challenging the status quo

UBS Asset Management’s Stuart Lawrence on challenging the status quo

Industry Person of the Year 2025, Stuart Lawrence, head of European equities trading at UBS Asset Management, sits down with Claudia Preece to discuss his journey to the buy-side trading desk and ambitions for the future. Lawrence shares his story thus far – from a baptism of fire to leading the charge for markets’ evolution as a key industry figure – and the key lessons gleaned from his 25 years of industry experience.

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