Fireside Friday

Fireside Friday with… State Street Global Advisors’ Khursheda Fazylova

The TRADE sits down with Khursheda Fazylova, fixed income trader, assistant vice president at State Street Global Advisors – and one of our 2023 rising stars – to discuss the dynamic of the trading desk, main focuses for the team at present and what makes for maximum effectiveness in the space.

Fireside Friday with… ION’s Tommaso Di Grazia

The TRADE sits down with Tommaso Di Grazia, head of fixed income product development at ION, to discuss the rise of credit portfolio trading, how innovation is aiding adoption, and key trends shaping the future of credit portfolio trading.

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.

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.