On The DESK: Leaders in bond trading pinpoint risks and opportunities
We asked the buy-side traders we have profiled on The DESK for the past ten years to discuss the biggest changes they thought had...
On The DESK : Alex Brause : The central bank’s buy-side trader
Balancing leadership and discipline with greater autonomy in trading. Alexander Brause speaks to The DESK and explains his role as head of fixed income...
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: Christoph Hock: On building efficiency
Union Investment’s development of a multi-asset trading team and segregation of high and low touch business is allowing it to focus trading resource where...
On The Desk: Jim Switzer: On taking control
The AllianceBernstein credit trading desk has been refocused to handle market fragmentation and the withdrawal of dealer liquidity, giving its traders a commanding presence...
Matt Howell: Building a centre of excellence for derivatives trading
Matt Howell reveals how T Rowe Price optimised its derivatives trading capabilities ahead of the expected boom in trading activity this year.
How are the...
On the DESK : Cathy Gibson : Royal London
The buy side must be an active participant in shaping market structure if investors are to achieve the best returns, says Cathy Gibson.
Biography: Cathy...
Landazabal to lead trading at GAM
Juan Landazabal is to join Swiss asset manager, Global Asset Management (GAM), as global head of trading, according to an email seen by The...
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...
Joeri Wouters: On the millennial trader
Balancing a trader’s discipline and the curiosity of the millennial generation is creating a strong approach to negotiating the evolving fixed income landscape.
What are...
