Natasha Cocksedge sits down with Mike Hewel, director, trading at Mercer Global Advisors at the Equities Leaders Summit in the US to discuss all things TCA, spanning execution, the tools and technologies shaping the landscape today, and its role in buy-side workflows.

Annabel Smith sits down with M&G Investments’ London-based equities dealing team to unpack their development, and the importance of adaptability and evolution to ensure continued success in the markets.

The TRADE sits down with Man Group’s head of algo execution technology, Pranav Malhotra, to explore the firm’s future algorithmic strategy and the importance of consolidating systems to reduce cognitive loads. 

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.  

Natasha Cocksedge examines some of the key insights from The TRADE’s latest Algorithmic Trading: Hedge Funds Survey, highlighting that ‘speed’ is no longer a top priority for the buy-side when it comes to the main drivers behind algo usage, with factors such as ‘greater anonymity’ increasingly coming to the fore. 

Degroof Petercam’s Philip Bille, head of buy-side dealing and market structure, and Pierre Renna, head of buy-side fixed income dealing, sit down with Claudia Preece to delve into the desk’s collaborative, multi-asset approach to execution across asset classes, focusing on its fixed income offering and highlighting the importance of championing ‘human touch’ and traditional market expertise in symbiosis with a forward-thinking, technology-driven attitude.

Claudia Preece sits down with James Frew and Patrice Guesnet, co-heads of Pictet Asset Management (PAM) fixed income trading, to delve into their formula for success, the importance of building a desk made up of individuals with diverse experiences, and how the team is continuing to innovate alongside the evolving asset class.

Natasha Cocksedge catches up with Ed Wood, fixed income trader at Ninety One, at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Amsterdam, to explore liquidity management, the most impactful technological innovations, and what’s to come in 2026.  

Annabel Smith sits down with head of foreign exchange trading at T. Rowe Price, Toby Baker, to unpack why he chose a career in FX, the asset class’ role in the wider markets and the innovations he expects to make waves on the trading desk in the near future.