Tag: Industry issues

Liontrust has expanded the centralised dealing desk, with the addition of two permanent staff, after partner and head of dealing Richard Farquar decided to take time out for a charity project.

Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Martin Wheatley has announced he is to stand down in September this year.

Trading costs, market access and sell-side retrenchment are the top concerns for buy-side firms active in listed derivatives trading, according to a new research paper.

Members of the Financial Stability Board have once again suggested that asset managers could be a source of systemic risk to the global economy but the UK’s Investment Association is having none of it. Joe McGrath investigates…

As Jupiter Asset Management moves closer to its £50 billion asset target, Joe McGrath asks its head of dealing, Jason McAleer how the traders are helping the business reach its goal.

High-frequency trading firm Flow Traders has raised over €500 million in its IPO today.

<p>China has attempted to head off a market downturn by banning major shareholders from selling for six months.</p>

Economists have warned that reforms to the Chinese equity markets may slow as a result of the recent losses witnessed on the Chinese stock market.

With more than £16 billion in assets, NFU Mutual is considering its approach to research acquisition. CIO Paul Glover tells The Trade about the project and the decisions likely to be taken in the year ahead.

Since the start of the year, Royal London has put trading costs central to the marketing of its Ascentric brand. The Trade speaks to the Ascentric team to get the thinking behind the current campaign.