Exclusive: Carl James to leave Pictet Asset Management
Carl James, global head of fixed income trading at Pictet Asset Management is leaving the firm in April to take his first non-buy-side role...
UK’s FCA consults on liquidity stress testing for asset managers
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has launched a consultation regarding liquidity stress testing for asset managers, as part of its review into strengthening...
Report: China’s pension stress represents opportunity for global buy side
Global asset managers should take note of the investment opportunities presented by China’s pension fund market as the space embraces much-needed reform and technological...
Invesco joins Glimpse Markets as new membership continues to grow
Asset management giant Invesco has become the latest firm to join Glimpse Markets, the data sharing service for investment managers, banks, brokers and market...
AXA IM confirms it is offering outsourced trading
AXA Investment Managers has confirmed it has begun to offer outsourced trading to smaller firms.
“Due to the squeezing of margins and the need for...
FIX issues guide for MiFID II reporting of bond trades
By Flora McFarlane.
FIX Trading Community, which sets the messaging standard for trading messages sent between buy-side and sell-side firms, has published the final Recommended...
AllianceBernstein CEO calls for review of daily dealing bond funds
Seth Bernstein, CEO of buy-side firm AllianceBernstein, has called for a review of daily dealing for clients, for mutual funds, while maintaining support for...
Greenwich Associates: Growth of electronic trading for EM bonds
A new report from analyst house Greenwich Associates has found that electronic trading of emerging market (EM) bonds has reached 70% amongst US asset...
Deming joins CalPERS from Allianz GI
Amy Deming has been named investment director with responsibility for investment controls and operational risk at California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), the US...
Peter Metcalfe and David Matheson named co-CIOs at RPIA
RPIA, a Toronto-based fixed income specialist asset management firm has appointed Peter Metcalfe and David Matheson as co-chief investment officers (CIOs), effective 1 June,...