Fireside Friday

Fireside Friday with… Groupama Asset Management’s Eric Heleine

The TRADE sits down with Eric Heleine, head of the buy-side trading desk at Groupama Asset Management, to discuss the dynamic of his trading desks, how traders’ skillsets are evolving and what’s front of mind across the buy-side for 2024 and beyond.

Fireside Friday with… Ninety One’s Sally Bartunek

The TRADE sits down with Sally Bartunek, trader at Ninety One, to discuss the key talking points on the firm’s trading desk, the expected implications of the shift to T+1 later this month, and the current liquidity landscape and ways to navigate it.

Fireside Friday with… BNY Mellon’s Geoffrey Yu

The TRADE sits down with Geoffrey Yu, senior EMEA market strategist at BNY Mellon, to discuss his expectations for emerging market trends in 2024, focusing on the currency landscape, and what should be front of mind for global industry players.

Fireside Friday with… SIX’s Marion Leslie

With the topic of data becoming increasingly central to market developments, The TRADE sat down with Marion Leslie, head of financial information at SIX, to unpack the role of data in how trading strategies are evolving, how the buy-side is preparing for a data-driven future, and the regulatory considerations at the fore of the industry’s attention.

Fireside Friday with… Bloomberg’s Ravi Sawhney

The TRADE sits down with Ravi Sawhney, global head of trading automation and analytics at Bloomberg, to discuss evolving buy-side priorities for transaction cost analysis (TCA), how it can lead to better execution outcomes and what’s next on the horizon for TCA.

Fireside Friday with… DTCC Digital Assets’ Nadine Chakar

The TRADE sits down with Nadine Chakar, global head of DTCC Digital Assets, to discuss how digital assets are impacting traditional financial markets, their influence on traditional trading practices and how market infrastructure can help bridge these two separate worlds together.

Fireside Friday with… Euronext’s Anthony Attia

The TRADE sat down with Anthony Attia, global head of derivatives and post-trade of Euronext, to unpack the current state of play of post-trade across Europe, including how regulators are addressing the fragmented market, key roadblocks to consolidation, and the potential for a T+1 shift across the region.

Fireside Friday with… Liquidnet’s Gareth Exton

The TRADE catches up with Gareth Exton, head of execution and quantitative services EMEA at Liquidnet, to discuss must watch areas for 2024, the challenges associated with accessing liquidity, and how the industry can work together to promote a more optimal ecosystem.

Fireside Friday with… BidFX’s Scott Gold

The TRADE catches up with Scott Gold, head of sales, Americas at BidFX at the TradeTech FX US conference in Miami, to unpack the challenges facing asset managers when it comes to pre-funding accounts, the untapped potential of technological innovation to ease trader workloads, and how the buy-side can best leverage data capabilities.