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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...
On the Desk: Malin Norberg on buy-side trading with a P&L

On the Desk: Malin Norberg on buy-side trading with a P&L

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Norges Bank Investment Management’s almost unique position, managing a fund with a single owner, allows it a very innovative way of trading into the...
Lars Salmon: On internal strength

Lars Salmon: On internal strength

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Fidelity International has homegrown internal expertise and tech, to support a fixed income trading team that can weather all markets. Lars Salmon is head of...
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...
Karim Awenat – naturally curious

Karim Awenat – naturally curious

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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 : Alex Brause : The central bank’s buy-side trader

On The DESK : Alex Brause : The central bank’s buy-side trader

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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 : Cathy Gibson : Royal London

On the DESK : Cathy Gibson : Royal London

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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...
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...
Matt Howell: Building a centre of excellence for derivatives trading

Matt Howell: Building a centre of excellence for derivatives trading

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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...
Joeri Wouters:  On the millennial trader

Joeri Wouters: On the millennial trader

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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...

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