Buy-Side

In-house algorithmic execution platforms are the way forward

The TRADE sits down with Rick Lodder, algorithmic execution specialist at MN, to discuss the important role of algos in levelling up the front-office tech stack, potential technological barriers when it comes to FX instruments, and the increasingly strong case for in-house algorithmic execution platforms.

 

Heleine set to depart Groupama AM

After two years of leading the new Groupama-Amundi partnership, head of the buy-side trading desk at Groupama Asset Management Eric Heleine will be stepping away, The TRADE can reveal.

Dynamic panel structuring is key to maintaining trading efficiency

The TRADE sits down with Joseph Forde, FX trader at Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH), to unpack the best approach to panels, highlighting the key factors when it comes to analysing bank performance, the importance of a flexible structure, and what should be front of mind to maintain effective, long-lasting relationships with liquidity providers.

Achieving TCA maturity on the trading desk

Noortje Draper, trading analytics lead at PGGM Investments, sits down with The TRADE to explore multi-asset TCA use cases, the pros and cons of building in-house, and the shift from monitoring to actively optimising trading strategies using pre-trade data.

Trading at the frontier

Annabel Smith sits down with the London-based trading team at emerging and frontier markets trading specialist Ninety One to get the inside track on how the desk fits into the global asset manager’s remit, along with discussing market themes, and the team’s technology wish list.

‘Liquidity is in the eye of the beholder’

Fixed Income Leaders Summit 2024 panellists explore the new role traditional and alternative liquidity providers are playing within fixed income in light of the shifting landscape and growth of ETFs.