People Moves Monday: Ninety One, Optiver, and ESMA
The past week saw a range of trading and market structure appointments across the buy- and sell-side, alongside a new regulatory advisory role.
The past week saw a range of trading and market structure appointments across the buy- and sell-side, alongside a new regulatory advisory role.
"This appointment reflects the firm’s continued commitment to internal mobility and fostering career development across the business," Ninety One global head of trading tells The TRADE.
New hire is set to join in a credit-based role after five years at the global investment manager, The TRADE understands.
The TRADE catches up with Cathy Gibson, global head of trading at Ninety One Asset Management, ahead of her key note panel at the JSE SA Trade Connect conference, to discuss her view on emerging markets’ advancements, including what should be front of mind when it comes to innovation across South Africa and the key factors to consider in building the next generation of capital markets.
Almost a week on from the US strikes on Venezuela and the extraction of President Maduro, Natasha Cocksedge explores how markets have responded to the unprecedented intervention.
Industry experts from Ninety One, Bloomberg, Meritsoft, and Trumid, explore the ever-important topic of automation across capital markets and examine how the industry will continue to integrate more tools and technology into their processes in 2026.
Implementation marks an expansion of the strategic relationship between the two firms established in 2004.
Although the technology exists for increased digitisation in the primary market, pain points persist, affirmed Cathy Gibson, global head of trading at Ninety One, speaking at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit (FILS).
The London-based, South African investment manager will use Saphyre's platform to streamline the onboarding and maintenance of broker and custodian relationships.
Annabel Smith sits down with the London-based trading team at emerging and frontier markets trading specialist Ninety One to get the inside track on how the desk fits into the global asset manager’s remit, along with discussing market themes, and the team’s technology wish list.