Building a flexible, diverse skill set on the trading desk is essential to adapting to evolving market conditions and growing at scale says Supurna VedBrat.
BNY Mellon plans to deliver real-time trade data, asset prices and cash positions to the 40-50 clients it shares with BlackRock’s Aladdin.
BlackRock’s flagship Aladdin platform will be combined with eFront to expand its alternative investment capabilities.
EU policymakers are looking to extend the tick size regime to SIs, periodic auctions and block trading venues, but the buy-side is concerned about the potential impact this could have on trading at the midpoint.
Former chief executive for EMEA, APAC at Columbia Threadneedle to succeed Mark Zinkula later this year.
The EU financial regulator has published responses to its call for evidence, revealing that the industry is firmly behind the use of periodic auctions.
Three years after joining Legal & General Investment Management to run its equities trading, Ed Wicks now heads up the firm’s global trading operations, placing emphasis on the benefits of incremental improvement. Wicks speaks to John Brazier about the changes he has made during his time with the asset manager and what the future holds for the head of trading role.
Geraldine Buckingham succeeds Ryan Stork as head of BlackRock Asia Pacific, as Stork is appointed deputy global COO.
The TRADE profiles its Rising Stars of 2018, concluding with Jack Boland, Tim Miller, Andrea Bradshaw, Richard Pinnington and Edouard Bugeaud.
ICE Data Services is now BlackRock’s benchmark provider for four of the asset manager’s fixed income ETFs.