In honour of International Women’s Day 2026, Natasha Cocksedge sat down with senior female leaders from PIMCO, BlackRock and UBS Asset Management to discuss their journeys to the trading desk, delving intothe best way tobuild a career on the floor, the importance of female mentors, and the most important lessons they’velearnt along the way.
Periods of market volatility and turbulence highlight the vital role of human skills across the equities sphere, according to buy-side panellists speaking at the Equities Leaders Summit in Miami on Tuesday.
Without admitting or denying the regulator’s findings, PIMCO has agreed to a cease-and-desist order and a censure; will pay a combined penalty of $9 million.
Ahead of TradeTech, head of global equity trading at PIMCO, Eden Simmer, tells The TRADE that a hybrid trading desk composed of traders with remote and physical office presence can offer a number of advantages.