Tag: BlackRock
Salim Ramji named new Vanguard CEO
Vanguard has appointed Salim Ramji as the firm’s new CEO, effective 8 July.
Ramji, who will also become a member of the board, succeeds Tim...
BlackRock CEO backs blended active/passive bond portfolios
Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of investment giant BlackRock, has advocated the use of blended active and passive portfolios to optimise fixed income investments.
In...
Simon McGhee joins Virtu Financial
Simon McGhee has joined Virtu Financial, the electronic market maker, covering exchange traded products and fixed income sales trading. McGhee has worked in the...
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...
BlackRock veteran Mitchelson to join Bloomberg
Multiple sources have confirmed that Rob Mitchelson, formerly Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) head of fixed income and FX trading at BlackRock, is to...
FILS in Barcelona: No clear resolution on data ownership but much...
The challenges of data ownership and the commercial provision of data were tackled head on, at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Barcelona, with...
Putting cash to work: How bond ETFs reached flow parity with...
This year was a record start for bond exchange traded funds (ETFs), with US$170 billion of flows pushing assets under management to just over...
FILS US 2023: Technology tipping point was years ago, says BlackRock...
Stefano Pasquali, head of liquidity and trading research at BlackRock, told Coalition Greenwich’s Bob Fink that when it comes to technology, the focus now...
FILS USA 2023: Market volatility has tested e-trading and instrument selection
Having had a challenging and volatile first half of the year from a liquidity perspective, not least because of a crisis in US and...
FILS USA 2023: Macro effect on trading; BlackRock says higher rates...
The macro environment is having a major effect on the attractiveness of certain instruments, noted Sonali Pier, managing director and portfolio manager at PIMCO,...
