Tag: BNP Paribas

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 appointment has worked across the fixed income industry for more than 10 years, at firms including the UK Debt Management Office, BGC Partners, LXM Group and RP Martin.  

Previous roles include senior positions at: Citi, Morgan Stanley and UBS Investment Bank. 

BNP Paribas entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AXA Investment Managers in a €5.1 billion deal in August 2024. 

Individual previously spent three years at BlackRock in various senior roles, and has also worked at Citi and Capital Group.  

The TRADE sits down with Gary O’Brien, head of bank and broker segment strategy, securities services at BNP Paribas, to explore the upcoming shift to T+1 in Europe, how this may impact the industry, and look ahead to how this will align with further developments in the markets.  

BlackRock and BNP Paribas executed the inaugural transaction on the platform; the launch is set to help support the growth of Saudi Arabian capital markets and boost global investor interest.  

Individual has worked extensively across FX at firms including Euronext, State Street, Santander and HSBC.  

Prime brokers streamline post-trade processes ahead of Europe’s T+1 settlement transition in 2027.