The evolution of the buy- and sell-side relationship
Wesley Bray explores the impact that new technology and alternative liquidity sources are having on the traditional buy- and sell-side roles.
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Fireside Friday with… H2O Asset Management’s Timothee Consigny
The TRADE sits down with Timothee Consigny, chief technology officer at H2O Asset Management, to unpack the current state if play when it comes to artificial intelligence across the financial services industry, including what should be front of mind and how to best approach implementing the technology in the day to day.
Janus Henderson Investors appoints new junior equity trader
Incoming individual previously spent the last two years at GSA Capital.
Successful traders combine data-driven analysis with traditional trading acumen
The TRADE sits down with Ramin Salmen, senior trader at DWS Group, to unpack how buy-side FX trading desks are continuing to evolve as technology ramps up and what makes for successful traders on increasingly data-driven desks.
‘Focus on picking good trades to do, rather than just trades to do’
When it comes to the question of algos selection, “more is not necessarily better,” asserted one expert panellist at the TradeTech FX conference.
Untangling credit and liquidity in FX
Prime brokerage and peer-to-peer liquidity were just some of the solutions explored by TradeTech FX panellists looking to access diversified liquidity sources in light of the reduction in warehousing by banks.
Groupama AM fixed income traders join Amundi
The move follows Groupama Asset Management and Amundi Intermediation’s strategic partnership, announced in May, which saw the firms merge their trading capacities to enhance trading efficiencies.
Buy-side increasingly utilising TCA outside equities
While 76% of asset managers use TCA for regulatory and compliance purposes, more advanced and sophisticated use cases are continuing to gain traction, according to an Acuiti report.
Citadel trader joins Ilex Capital
Departing individual had been with Citadel for five years after also previously serving at BlackRock and HBK Capital Management.
Virtu rolls out new Switcher algo
New offering has been designed as a “co-pilot” for traders, allowing them to switch algorithms throughout the life of an order based on its characteristics and market conditions.