BlackRock EMEA equities trading lead departs for hedge fund
Winner of The TRADE’s Trader of the Year award 2021 and former Daiwa Securities Capital Markets and Barclays Capital executive takes on new role.
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Russian chaos takes its toll on investment banks and the world’s largest asset manager
Players including Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Citi and BlackRock have reportedly lost billions in exposure as the Russian market continues to slide.
Buy-Side
International Women’s Day: A view from the top
To celebrate International Women's Day 2022, The TRADE is delighted to present some of the world's most senior female figures in trading, offering exclusive insights on the year ahead.
Russian equities excluded from Nasdaq’s indexes
The move comes as part of Nasdaq’s commitment to ensuring full compliance with all relevant sanctions imposed on Russia.
BlackRock continues Aladdin expansion with FactSet EMS integration
The multi-year partnership will see mutual clients of FactSet’s EMS and BlackRock’s flagship platform optimise trading workflows through a turnkey solution.
Buy-Side
Traders driving rise in institutional demand for ETFs, says BlackRock
According to BlackRock’s co-head of ETF markets and investments, Samara Cohen, traders are pointing portfolio managers towards ETFs in a bid to add fixed income exposure and replace derivatives.
BlackRock index specialist departs to join LSEG’s FTSE Russell EMEA business
New head of equity index product for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has spent the last 14 years at BlackRock in institutional and index equity focused roles.
BlackRock goes live on Axoni blockchain network for equity swaps
The asset management giant will access the software through an integration with its flagship Aladdin platform.
BlackRock and JP Morgan execute first electronic SOFR swap with Tradeweb
The fully electronic institutional SOFR swap spread trade between JP Morgan and BlackRock took place on the Tradeweb swap execution facility.
Buy-Side
Being a leader at BlackRock
Head of EMEA equity trading at BlackRock, Paul Battams, sits down with Hayley McDowell to discuss evolving market structure trends and his top priorities as a buy-side trading leader at the world’s largest asset manager.