Vanguard applies blockchain technology to FX forwards trading with Symbiont
Industry heavyweights Vanguard, BNY Mellon, Franklin Templeton, and State Street completed a pilot to trade FX forwards using DLT.
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Rising Stars 2019: Garcia, Bukogiannis, Karsan, Cole & Vaughan-Jones
The TRADE profiles its Rising Stars of Trading and Execution 2019, continuing with Maria Garcia, Christopher Bukogiannis, Sonal Karsan, Jimmy Cole and Sam Vaughan-Jones.
Asset manager and bank heavyweights call for major reform to clearing houses
BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Allianz, JP Morgan and Vanguard are among those raising concerns about CCPs, urging regulators to take action.
BlackRock aims for “cathedral builders” by looking beyond front-office roles
Asset management firms recognise a changing landscape for operations and non-front-office teams as technology and culture evolution continues.
Andy Maack: Evolving to meet the challenge
Andy Maack, global head of FX trading at Vanguard, talks to The TRADE about how the buy-side is increasingly embracing new tools and technologies in order to navigate rapidly changing market conditions.
Buy-Side
Buy-side looking for flexibility as top technology requirement from vendors
Buy-side panellists highlight importance of working with forward-looking technology vendors and warn those that do not take a pro-active approach.
Access to markets, fee compression top watch list for FX trading heads
Buy-side heads of FX trading at Vanguard and First Quadrant also highlighted the useful role of TCA data for pre- and post-trade.
Rising Stars 2018: Sansom, Hunter, Naya, Bressel, De Paepe
The TRADE profiles its Rising Stars of 2018, continuing with Georgina Sansom, Alexander Hunter, Rene Naya, Marten Bressel, Jan-Pieter De Paepe.
Buy-Side
State Street’s Charles River deal appears to have struck a chord with asset managers
Operations executives at asset managers discuss State Street’s front-to-back offering following the acquisition of Charles River.
Transparency concerns linger around artificial intelligence despite proposed industry benefits
Speakers at this year’s TradeTech conference were keen to extol the virtues of artificial intelligence and machine learning, but perceptions around transparency and trust must be addressed.