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Our profile interviews with senior buy-side traders or heads of trading.

On The DESK: Putting trading at the head of the table

On The DESK: Putting trading at the head of the table

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Frans de Wit’s elevated role as head of trading at PGGM Investment Management will help improve execution quality and trading efficiency for end investors. What has...
Landazabal to lead trading at GAM

Landazabal to lead trading at GAM

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Juan Landazabal is to join Swiss asset manager, Global Asset Management (GAM), as global head of trading, according to an email seen by The...
EXCLUSIVE: abrdn’s automation journey sees no-touch jump

EXCLUSIVE: abrdn’s automation journey sees no-touch jump

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Louise Drummond, global head of investment execution at abrdn, discusses the firm’s path towards workflow automation – an achievement that has been almost a...
On The DESK : Gianluca Minieri, Pioneer Investments

On The DESK : Gianluca Minieri, Pioneer Investments

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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: David Walker – Trading with your feet on the ground

On the Desk: David Walker – Trading with your feet on the ground

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David Walker, head of fixed income trading at M&G Investments, discusses no-ego trading, the importance of direct contact with markets, and strong banks relationships. How...
Louise Drummond – Honesty, trust and common sense

Louise Drummond – Honesty, trust and common sense

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As global head of investment execution at Aberdeen Standard, Louise Drummond has risen through the ranks to become an industry leader and ambassador for the...
Marc Wyatt, T. Rowe Price: On Reputation

Marc Wyatt, T. Rowe Price: On Reputation

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Marc Wyatt, head of Global Trading at T. Rowe Price explains why, in an industry under pressure, standing up to your commitments is fundamental...
On The DESK: Trading and Technology collaborating for the future

On The DESK: Trading and Technology collaborating for the future

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Erik Tumasz and Josh Grodin of Wellington Management on honing trillion-dollar Wellington Management’s technology-driven edge in trading. How do you structure your trading desks? Josh Grodin:...
On the Desk: Engineering better trading

On the Desk: Engineering better trading

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Honing the trading function is an art; it requires an engineer’s eye for improving systems but a leader’s eye for putting the team first. How...
On The Desk: Christine Kenny : Loomis Sayles

On The Desk: Christine Kenny : Loomis Sayles

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KNOWLEDGE AS AN ASSET (FROM DESK TO MANAGEMENT). Christine Kenny, managing director, senior fixed income strategist, compliance officer and head of the London office at Loomis, Sayles...

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