Man Group hires Janus Henderson junior equity trader. Based in London, new appointment has also worked in trading and analyst roles at GSA Capital and was previously one of The TRADE's Rising Stars of Trading and Execution in 2025. Man Group has appointed Francesca Alesi as an alpha capture specialist, based in London. Alesi joins the investment management giant after two years at Janus Henderson, where she served as a junior equity trader. During her tenure at Janus Henderson, she was named one of The TRADE's Rising Stars of Trading and Execution in 2025, an award which celebrates promising talent on the buy-side. Prior to this, Alesi spent two years at GSA Capital, having initially joined as an analyst, specialising in alpha capture across equities, derivatives, high and low touch trading. She later stepped up as an execution trader at the firm in 2023. Man Group declined to comment when contacted by The TRADE. Alesi's appointment marks the latest hire for Man Group, and in October, Michael Lam joined the firm as a senior trader. He most recently spent two years at TT International, where he also served in the same position. The TRADE > Leaders in Trading 2026 > Baillie Gifford's Adam Conn takes home the Industry Person of the Year Award 2026 Baillie Gifford's Adam Conn takes home the Industry Person of the Year Award 2026. Conn won the award following a live industry vote during the Leaders in Trading awards gala last night. Adam Conn, head of trading at Baillie Gifford, was named Industry Person of the Year last night at The TRADE's Leaders in Trading Awards. The award was determined by a live vote of more than 300 industry attendees throughout the evening, with the winner revealed on stage as the final announcement of the night. Now in its fourth year, the award recognises individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to their organisation and the wider industry, demonstrating a commitment to driving positive change and helping shape the future of financial markets. Following a closely contested vote, Conn was announced as the winner before collecting his crystal and delivering an insightful speech, where he looked back on his markets career to highlight how the industry has changed for the better and become more diverse, the people that have supported him throughout his tenure, and look ahead to what may come next for the industry. Conn is a buy-side trading veteran with more than four decades of industry experience. He currently serves as head of trading at Baillie Gifford, a role he has held since 2016. In the position, he has oversight across all asset classes, and has since established its trading desks in Hong Kong and New York and integrated trading data analytics into its offering. Prior to joining Baillie Gifford, Conn spent six years as head of dealing at Baring Asset Management where he set up a centralised dealing desk in Seoul. Before that, he was global head of trading at hedge fund Atticus Capital, where he built trading desks in London and New York, and earlier at Instinet and GT Management. A prominent buy-side voice on various topics - in particular, market structure and regulation - Conn chairs the Investment Association's Equity Trading Committee and has been a leading advocate for automating the IPO and placement process. He has also spoken widely on shorter settlement cycles, data ownership and the UK's capital markets reforms. Other nominees for the award included: Eglantine Desautel, chief executive, EuroCTP, Paul Humphrey, chief executive, BMLL Technologies, Chris McConville, global head of execution services and trading, Kepler Cheuvreux, and Peter Whitaker, market structure strategist, Jane Street. The TRADE would like to extend its congratulations once again to Conn for his award!

HashKey Exchange collaborates with Baillie Gifford to explore potential opportunities in tokenised investment products. HONG KONG, November 2, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / - HashKey Group (3887.HK), a leading digital asset financial services group in Asia with a global footprint, today announced that its licensed trading platform, HashKey Exchange, is advancing its collaboration with Baillie Gifford, a globally recognised asset manager. The two firms will explore models of collaboration between traditional asset managers and compliant digital asset platforms, with the aim of providing professional investors in Hong Kong with a broader range of asset allocation options. The collaboration focuses on combining traditional investment products with blockchain technology, exploring applications for tokenised products in investor outreach, product distribution and digital asset management. Tokenisation could enable traditional asset managers to use digital asset infrastructure to deliver investment products to target investors more efficiently and in a digital format. Founded in 1908 and headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, Baillie Gifford is an established investment management firm with a history spanning more than a century and a long-term investment philosophy. It opened an office in Hong Kong in 2015 to serve clients across Asia. This collaboration marks an important step in HashKey Exchange's efforts to strengthen partnerships with leading international asset managers. It reflects Baillie Gifford's recognition of HashKey Exchange's standing in the industry and represents a further step in advancing the platform's "Asia Connect" strategy. Haiyang Ru, Chief Executive Officer of HashKey Exchange Business Group, said: "This collaboration marks an important step in strengthening our cooperation with international asset managers and exploring financial innovation. We look forward to working with Baillie Gifford to further integrate traditional asset management with digital asset infrastructure and pursue innovation within a compliant framework." Rita Xiao, Baillie Gifford Head of Greater China, stated: "Asia is a priority as we develop our tokenised investment offering, and working with partners in the region is essential to making it relevant to clients. Our collaboration with HashKey Exchange provides an opportunity to explore how our complementary expertise can broaden investment choice for professional investors in Hong Kong. Our ambition is to make our investment capabilities available through new digital channels, while maintaining the investment discipline and client protections that underpin our approach. We look forward to building this relationship as part of our long-term commitment to the region." HashKey Exchange will continue to advance its "Asia Connect" strategy, expand its network of partnerships with international financial institutions and strengthen its institutional ecosystem. Through collaboration with traditional asset managers such as Baillie Gifford, HashKey Exchange will further connect institutional resources across Asia and international markets. It will continue to explore innovative ways to integrate traditional finance with digital asset infrastructure within a compliant framework, offering professional investors a broader range of services. About HashKey Exchange HashKey Exchange is a digital asset exchange under the listed company HashKey Holdings Limited (3887.HK), dedicated to setting new benchmarks for virtual asset exchanges in compliance, fund protection, and platform security. Hash Blockchain Limited (HashKey Exchange) is among the first batch of licensed retail virtual asset exchanges in Hong Kong. It currently holds Type 1 (Dealing in securities) and Type 7 (Providing automated trading services) licenses under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO), as well as the Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (AMLO) granted by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong. HashKey Exchange has obtained ISO 27001 (Information Security) and ISO 27701 (Data Privacy) management system certifications. In compliance with laws and regulations, HashKey Exchange does not provide services to users in Mainland China, the United States, and certain other jurisdictions. Riley Chen Hashkey Group Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.

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