Buy-side Profiles

Lynn Challenger: Riding out historical volatility

UBS AM’s trading team is designed to engage by choice, not necessity, allowing it to move in heavily directional markets for the advantage of...

James Wallin: On valuing the desk

Proving and demonstrating the value of the trading desk at the very highest levels of the organisation creates a virtuous circle of investment and...

Karim Awenat – naturally curious

Karim Awenat, Invesco's head of fixed income trading, London discusses the skillsets, culture and technology needed to navigate the bond markets. What are the challenges...

On The Desk: Paul Squires: On calm and the storm

AXA Investment Managers’ global head of trading & securities financing displays a steady hand as his trading function begins servicing new investment models while...

On The DESK : Gianluca Minieri, Pioneer Investments

The Greatest Concentration of Risk Gianluca Minieri has been the global head of trading at Pioneer Investments since 2011, driving reform across trading operations, including...

On The DESK : Nick Cox : J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Nick Cox: Engaging a moving target Nick Cox is the global head of fixed income trading at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, one of the largest...

On the DESK : Lee Sanders, AXA Investment Managers

Lee Sanders, head of Head of Execution at AXA Investment Managers believes that increasing automation is the biggest issue on buy-side trading desks. How has...

On The DESK : Stuart Campbell : BlueBay Asset Management

STUART CAMPBELL: OUTPERFORMANCE AND AUTO-EXECUTION. Leading the charge into electronic trading, Stuart Campbell tells The DESK how he has set up his team to prevail. Which characteristics...