Bernstein appoints ex-Societe Generale analyst as equity sales trader
The appointment is expected to bolster Bernstein’s Continental and Dutch platform and strengthen the firm’s franchise in the region.
The appointment is expected to bolster Bernstein’s Continental and Dutch platform and strengthen the firm’s franchise in the region.
This past week saw a flurry of moves across the industry, including a global head of electronic trading, head of electronic fixed income, and a senior credit desk hire.
New hire joins after a three-year tenure at AXA IM; he brings extensive multi-asset electronic trading experience to his new role.
The equities and research joint venture between Societe Generale and AllianceBernstein was announced in 2024; redundancies are currently being made on a voluntary basis, The TRADE understands.
The new product launch, developed in close collaboration with Societe Generale, comes off the back of the recent surge in ETFs across the industry.
Individual had been at Peel Hunt for two years, and joins the firm alongside former Bernstein head of portfolio trading strategy and risk.
Both appointments bring more than 20 years’ experience to the firm, having previously held positions at Jefferies and Bank of America.
William Ashworth, Bernstein's co-head of Asia cash trading, and Yasmine Rassem, Bernstein's director of equity sales, have been selected to build out the franchise.
Quant trading and algos key focuses for the much-anticipated joint venture between Societe Generale and AllianceBernstein going forward, The TRADE understands.
The broker joins Instinet, which Appital confirmed in January as the first executing broker on its platform.