The solution is designed for multiple asset classes including digital assets and equities and allows investors to gain market themes and asset class exposure without having to trade underlying instruments directly.  

As the volume of data and technology booms across the industry, panellists at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit on Tuesday emphasised that traders are increasingly battling issues with implementation rather than selection when it comes to their technology providers.   

Stratos Group, the Jefferies-owned parent of FXCM, is set to sell all of its assets and operations to the online broker, according to a SEC regulatory filing.

Live from the floor at Europe’s Fixed Income Leaders Summit, The TRADE catches up with Jadd Chamié, lead credit portfolio manager and deputy head of the credit investment division at Nippon Life Global Investors Europe, to explore where AI tools are adding the most value across the investment process, why data quality is such a challenge in OTC fixed income markets, and how governance and agentic AI are likely to shape adoption in the coming years. 

The framework, developed by FIX’s post-trade committee, sets a standard message format for asset managers to request and receive margin requirements from clearing brokers and swap providers. 

Royal London Asset Management’s head of trading and execution analytics, Kevin Flood, has experienced the evolution of the modern trading desk first hand. As technology, data and automation continue to reshape execution, Claudia Preece sits down with him to reflect on the lessons, turning points and market shifts that have shaped his career – and what comes next for the desk.

The new vice president joins after three years at the French bank, and six years at Credit Suisse prior to that. 

Natasha Cocksedge catches up with Fabrice Pellous, head of global high yield at Aviva Investors ahead of the Fixed Income Leaders Summit 2026, to discuss how strong trading expertise, relationships and technology are key factors when it comes to turning high yield investment views into efficient trades, particularly in volatile markets. 

Individual spent four years at Standard Chartered trading MENA FX, following more than 12 years at Citi. 

The past week saw a flurry of hires and promotions across the buy- and sell-side, spanning a global G10 rates leadership appointment to a chief capital markets officer role in Abu Dhabi, as well as senior equities and FX trading promotions in London and New York. 

Find the complete shortlists for both events here; Leaders in Trading and Leaders in Trading New York 2026 will taking place at the Savoy on 5 November, and Chelsea Piers on 19 November respectively.