Societe Generale hires Anu Iyanda
Societe Generale has appointed Anu Iyanda as an emerging markets credit trader in London.
Iyanda joins from HSBC, where he spent over three years trading...
“Artificial Intelligence won‘t replace actual intelligence”
Rising stars of the industry are keen to embrace new technology and work with senior colleagues – and if given the right opportunities, their...
FI at “beginner’s stage of execution automation”
Traders are increasingly using new technologies to aggregate data, identify trends, and improve execution performance. The industry has long trailed equities in its adoption...
Majdalani joins BNPP
Ray Majdalani has joined BNP Paribas as an emerging markets credit trader. He is based in London.
BNP Paribas reported €10 billion in net banking...
Why humans give the best execution
Understanding best execution requires an understanding that both explicit and implicit costs can have a serious impact on investment goals, and these often reach...
Strategically automate and allocate to survive
There is a lot to be afraid of in the modern world. Geopolitical shocks, inflation and black swans abound, and the old ways do...
Quant funds assess the value of trading
There are huge variations in investment and trading activity across quantitative strategies, the Fixed Income Leaders Summit heard in Amsterdam on Wednesday, and the...
PMs say treat LLMs like interns while vendors build on it
At the Fixed Income Leaders Summit (FILS) in Amsterdam, artificial intelligence (AIs) and large language models (LLMs) were referenced in most panels but two...
Fund managers report more certainty in EM than in developed markets
The key takeaway from the first plenary session at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Amsterdam was clear; in 2026, uncertainty has become a...
Data and diversification key to solving liquidity woes
The market is fond of complaining about the lack of liquidity in markets. But panellists at this year’s FILS Europe argued that there is...
