On The DESK: Kirstie MacGillivray, CEO and head of investment dealing, Aegon AM UK
As CEO of Aegon UK and its head of investment dealing, Kirstie MacGillivray has a unique perspective across the front office and the board room...
On The DESK: Chris Perryman: Boxing clever through emerging markets
Chris Perryman combines the brains to integrate quant strategies with the brawn of strong relationships ensuring PineBridge delivers best execution for investors.
Biography: Chris Perryman...
On The Desk: Carl James: On changing trader culture
Moving to a data-led model of trading requires a change in culture across the desk, as Pictet Asset Management’s head of Fixed Income Trading...
Michelle Neal: On taking great responsibility
Having managed the market divisions at several top-tier financial institutions, Michelle Neal is now responsible for supporting the most significant fixed income market in...
On The DESK: Sharon Ruffles
Sharon Ruffles, head of fixed income trading, EMEA at State Street Global Advisors, outlines her ongoing strategy to expand the scale, capabilities and reach of her team.
Which...
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: Divide and conquer
The DESK interviews the team delivering continuous management of trading, for the world’s largest collective assets under management.
• Dan Veiner is Co-Head of Global...
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...
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...













