Jupiter Asset Management
Martin Hendry has been named head of trading at Jupiter Asset Management, The TRADE can reveal. 
He joins from BNY where he was head of trading, EMEA Buy-Side Trading Solutions, a role he has held since June 2025.
The appointment comes as the firm continues to bolster its centralised investment platform, supporting active management, The TRADE understands.
In his new role, Hendry will report to Mike Poole, head of investment platform. Poole was previously head of trading before his promotion in May of this year.
Hendry has held several senior trading positions prior to this appointment, including a stint as head of multi-asset trading at Liontrust Asset Management.
RBC Capital Markets
Capital Markets has named Laurent Van Hollemeersch as the firm’s new global head of equity structured products trading and global co-head of equity quantitative investment solutions (QIS) trading.
New York-based Van Hollemeersch joins the firm after more than two decades at Societe Generale, where he worked across various different roles.
He initially joined the bank as a structured flow trader in 2005, where he worked across light exotic and hedge funds-oriented products.
During his tenure, he stepped into senior positions, including as head of hybrid and QIS trading.
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein has promoted Matt Scott as the firm’s new global head of trading.
Scott’s appointment marks an extension of his almost 22-year tenure at the asset manager.
AllianceBernstein confirmed the appointment when contacted by The TRADE.
He initially joined the firm in 2004 and has since held various senior positions.
Specifically, he has served as head of global rates, securitised assets, multi-asset and currency trading, as well as head of fixed income and multi-asset trading – his most recent position.
Bloomberg
Caroline Francillette has stepped up as EMEA head of buy-side fixed income electronic trading sales at Bloomberg, marking an extension of her ongoing 12-year tenure at the firm.
London-based Francillette initially joined Bloomberg in 2014, and during her time at the firm has worked across various sales-related roles, most recently as a regional sales manager for France, BeLux, Geneva and Monaco.
Prior to this, she spent more than three years at Japanese bank MUFG, where she worked in a position covering credit sales.
Earlier in her career, Francillette spent four years at JP Morgan.
Citi
Andrei Kazantsev has joined Citi as global head of FX exotics trading, based in London.
In his new role, Kazantsev will initially focus on Citi’s correlation and G10 structured products business lines, The TRADE understands.
Kazantsev most recently spent more than 15 years at Goldman Sachs, initially joining the firm in a role covering G10 FX options trading in 2011.
He later moved up the ranks to serve as global head of GS crypto derivatives trading, a role he held for five years before stepping into his most recent position as global head of FX flow exotics and structured products.
Prior to this, Kazantsev also gained early career experience in fixed income at Credit Suisse.
Dragonarch Partners
Laurent Van Hassel has joined Dragonarch Partners as head of trading, based in New York.
Van Hassel brings more than two decades of industry experience to his new role. He joins the firm from Brookfield Asset Management where he served as a senior trader.
During his time as the asset manager, he traded across asset classes including global equities, futures, ETFs and FX.
Prior to this, he worked as an international trader at Spark Investment Management, a role he held for more than eight years.
Earlier in his career, he also worked in trading positions at Mirae Asset Global Investments, Exis Capital Management and JP Morgan.