Finger of blame is being pointed in each direction between custodians, non-US traders and settlement system CLS over FX cut-offs, with last minute decisions and confusion meaning some asset managers are now left facing operational challenges, pre-funding trades and balancing settlement security with best execution obligations.

Annabel Smith sits down with the incoming global head of trading at Janus Henderson to explore what’s brought him to this inflection point in his career, his love of trading, and his soon to be predecessor Dan Royal’s succession plan as he looks to step back at the end of the year.

With data becoming unavoidably vital to the trading desk, Wesley Bray explores how traders are delving past traditional TCA and collaborating with data scientists on the desk to help gain a deeper understanding of market dynamics, in order to make better informed trading decisions.

Annabel Smith sits down with head of trading at activist hedge fund Bluebell Capital Partners, Pete Papanichola, to explore his path to activist investing and the importance of keeping ESG investment initiatives commercial to ensure their continued success.

Annabel Smith sits down with the global equity trading team at Robeco to explore their global dynamic, the role of research on their trading desk and the race to stay innovative through better use of data and technology in the execution process.

Annabel Smith explores the market’s growing interest in the request for market protocol, including the desire to shroud market impact, use cases, and whether or not it will ever become fully applicable for the buy-side when trading credit.

To celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) 2024, The TRADE sits down with trader at Liontrust Asset Management, Maddy Davies, to unpack her journey to the trading desk, core skills for success as a multi-asset trader, and navigating the current liquidity landscape.

As the growth of digital assets continues at a rapid pace, Wesley Bray explores its influence on traditional finance, market structure and trading practices, and looks at what can be learned from the asset class.

T. Rowe Price’s global fixed income trading desk speaks to Claudia Preece fresh off the back of the firm’s Fixed Income Trading Desk of the Year Award win at The TRADE’s Leaders in Trading New York 2024 event, unpacking the importance of an integrated, collaborative approach to trading and leveraging individual talent to maximise team wins, as well as how life on the desk could look different in the not-so-distant future.