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

On The DESK: Sharon Ruffles

On The DESK: Sharon Ruffles

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  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...
On the DESK : Vincenzo Vedda : DWS

On the DESK : Vincenzo Vedda : DWS

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  Heading into a stormy 2019, traders need both confidence and evidence to achieve their goals. What do you think a bond trader in 2018 needs...
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...
Liontrust – The trading team built for growth

Liontrust – The trading team built for growth

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Matt McLoughlin, partner and head of trading at Liontrust Asset Management, explains why expanding trading capabilities to match AUM and asset class growth needs...
Profile : Paul Squires : Navigating uncharted territory

Profile : Paul Squires : Navigating uncharted territory

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Paul Squires, Head of the EMEA Equities and Henley Fixed Interest dealing teams at investment management company Invesco discusses the benefit of experience, the...
On The DESK: Leaders in bond trading pinpoint risks and opportunities

On The DESK: Leaders in bond trading pinpoint risks and opportunities

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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: Carl James:  On changing trader culture

On The Desk: Carl James: On changing trader culture

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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...
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...
Michelle Neal: On taking great responsibility

Michelle Neal: On taking great responsibility

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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 : Dwayne Middleton : Morgan Stanley

On the DESK : Dwayne Middleton : Morgan Stanley

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The modern trader needs an all-rounder mentality, considerable flexibility and the power to be a decision maker. Dwayne Middleton is head of US fixed income...

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