Banks see demand for outsourced trading desks surge during pandemic
The global pandemic is likely to cause a spike in outsourcing and according to custodian banks the biggest trend so far has been towards their outsourced trading services.
The global pandemic is likely to cause a spike in outsourcing and according to custodian banks the biggest trend so far has been towards their outsourced trading services.
Neil Dacey, head of trading at Genesis Investment Management, has joined the Northern Trust trading desk to oversee emerging markets as part of the deal.
David Byne and William Hartlett join the sales team for the global foreign exchange solutions business at Northern Trust for North America.
Ardevora Asset Management will shut its internal trading desk as of April next year with head of trading, Neil Bond, expected to leave around the same time.
Custodians are aiming to evolve their outsourcing business model and leverage new technology to accommodate front-office solutions.
The US CFTC also fined NatWest Markets, PNC Bank and Northern Trust for reporting and risk management regulation failures.
CTIM will use Northern Trust’s Integrated Trading Solutions for trade execution, matching and settlement services.
Northern Trust will leverage machine learning to project demand for equities in the securities lending market and grow revenues.
The firm is using new technologies to provide a suite of investment analytics tools for its global institutional clients.
The new global options trading desk will sit within Northern Trust's institutional brokerage business.