The TRADE catches up with Fabiana Fedeli, chief investment officer, equities, multi-asset and sustainability at M&G Investments, to explore how trading behaviour is adapting to volatile market conditions, and how these conditions may impact liquidity and execution going forward.

The TRADE sits down with Paolo Angioletti, global head of securities execution at EFG Bank to explore the role of the modern head trader, from balancing automation with human judgment, leveraging local expertise, and maintaining flexibility to meet diverse client needs and rapidly evolving market conditions while preserving execution quality.

As automation and algo usage ramp up across buy-side workflows, Natasha Cocksedge delves into the findings from The TRADE’s recently published 2026 Algorithmic Trading Survey: Long-only, exploring how the buy-side is increasingly demanding more from their algos as these tools become further embedded into workflows.

Amid the departure of a combined 60 years of FX trading experience, Patrick Smith, head of trading, Americas at Aberdeen Investments, unpacks why this presumed ‘loss’ of expertise is being offset by a three-pronged transformation – a trifecta of multi-asset desks, automation, and developing junior talent.

FX and funding are key concerns for the buy-side ahead of the UK October 2027 deadline for T+1, although improvements in areas such as rule clarity and internal mobilisation have been noted, according to a recent report by the ValueExchange.

In an ever-evolving industry, Michael Roberts, head of North America FICC trading at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, has continued to secure success in his space. Following his Trader of the Year 2025 win, he catches up with Claudia Preece to unpack his journey to the desk, the importance of embedded collaboration across the trading team, and the role luck can play when you position yourself for it.

The TRADE sits down with Francesca Wilson, equity trader at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, to unpack key industry shifts impacting the buy-side trader today, including the rise of automation and algos, AI and the evolution of the modern trading desk.

Looking ahead to the key themes expected to dominate 2026 as Q2 kicks off, The TRADE speaks to experts from Janus Henderson Investors, Jupiter Asset Management, Aviva Investors, Nordea Asset Management, JP Morgan, Andra AP-fonden (AP2), EFG Bank, and Ostrum Asset Management to hear their insights.

Electronic trading constitutes almost half of investment grade volume, and 32% of high yield volume, with activity expected to grow further over the next few years, according to a recent Coalition Greenwich report.