Fireside Friday with… Balyasny Asset Management’s Charlie Flanagan

The TRADE caught up with Charlie Flanagan, head of applied AI at Balyasny Asset Management, to discuss his thoughts on how AI is shaping up when it comes to its increasingly active role in capital markets, including its potential when it comes to trading processes and how the industry is adapting to become increasingly AI-focused.

Fireside Friday with… Fidelity International’s Tim Miller

The TRADE sits down with Tim Miller, senior trader at Fidelity International, to discuss the continuing evolution of ETFs, the impact of fragmentation, and what lessons can be learnt from the US when it comes to boosting trading volumes.

Fireside Friday with… Comgest’s Joe Collery

The TRADE sits down with head of trading at Comgest, Joe Collery, to unpack how traders and portfolio managers are increasingly working together, the impact of increased collaboration within firms’ set-ups, and how the key characteristics of traders has evolved over the years.

Fireside Friday with… State Street’s Peter Vincent

The TRADE sits down with Peter Vincent, head of trading in EMEA at State Street, to discuss how trader skillsets are continuing to evolve, the dynamics of his own desk, and which market structure changes to look out for in the rest of 2024.

Fireside Friday with… Aviva Investors’ Ash Sharma

The TRADE sits down with Ash Sharma, trading analytics manager at Aviva Investors, to unpack the importance of treading the line between specialism and standardisation when it comes to multi-asset data, the most impactful technologies in analytics currently, and how TCA is continuing to evolve.

Fireside Friday with… Pictet Asset Management’s Luca Paolini

The TRADE sits down with Luca Paolini, chief strategist at Pictet Asset Management, to discuss the key themes that impact strategies recommended to investors, how these strategies are executed by traders, and the impact of the current macro landscape.

Fireside Friday with… RBC’s James Hilton

The TRADE sits down with European head of multi-asset agency solutions at RBC Capital Markets, James Hilton, to explore shifting buy-side demand for algo solutions, multi-asset, and artificial intelligence.

Fireside Friday with… T. Rowe Price’s Matt Howell

Head of derivatives and multi-asset trading solutions at T. Rowe Price, Matt Howell, sits down with The TRADE to unpack some of the key themes when it comes to equity options, swaps and index futures, including industry talking points for the year ahead, methods for leveraging transaction cost analysis (TCA), and how to achieve best execution.

Fireside Friday with… Stifel’s Raymond Powell

The TRADE sits down with Stifel's head of equity execution, UK and Europe, Raymond Powell, to unpack the current pan-European market outlook, differing approaches to dealing across the channel and the likelihood research rebundling.