Deutsche Bank to cut a quarter of equities staff in drastic restructuring
Overall headcount at Deutsche Bank will be slashed by more than 7,000 by the end of the year, with a 25% reduction in equities sales and trading.
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Tradeweb hires Macquarie’s European execution services head for Plato venture
Richard Bateson will oversee the development of new cash equities block trading platform launched with Plato Partnership.
Tradeweb expands into equities with Plato Partnership block trading venture
Tradeweb and Plato Partnership to launch European cash equities block trading platform later this year.
Barclays appoints exotics and derivatives head from Credit Suisse
Barclays names new global head of exotics and head of derivatives for equities in latest hire from Credit Suisse.
Societe Generale appoints Fleury as head of equities
Former BAML global head of equities structured products to join Societe Generale in June.
JP Morgan sees surge in European electronic trading as MiFID II takes effect
CFO Marianne Lake says JP Morgan has witnessed ‘material increase’ in electronic trading in the first quarter this year.
Barclays appoints Emmanuel Cau as head of European equity strategy
Cau to join Barclays after 13-year stint with US bank JP Morgan as global equity strategist.
Equities
Equity volatility: To hedge or not to hedge?
Volatility returned with a bang in February as VIX options trading spiked and investors clamoured to hedge options in the face of a new risk regime. Sarfraz Thind takes a look at what decisions are available to investors that are considering hedging, or whether it’s even necessary in the current market.
Regulation
Beyond MiFID II: LSEG focusing on the future
Brian Schwieger, global head of equities products at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), talks to The TRADE about the group’s impressions of the early days of MiFID II and its initiatives for the rest of 2018.
Citi continues European equities drive with latest hire
Citi appoints head of equities sales and sales trading for CEEMA from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.