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Bloomberg promotes internally for EMEA buy-side fixed income electronic trading sales head. Individual steps into role after 12 years in several sales-based positions at the firm; has previously worked at MUFG and JP Morgan. Caroline Francillette has stepped up as EMEA head of buy-side fixed income electronic trading sales at Bloomberg, marking an extension of her ongoing 12-year tenure at the firm. London-based Francillette initially joined Bloomberg in 2014, and during her time at the firm has worked across various sales-related roles, most recently as a regional sales manager for France, BeLux, Geneva and Monaco. Prior to this, she spent more than three years at Japanese bank MUFG, where she worked in a position covering credit sales. Earlier in her career, Francillette spent four years at JP Morgan. Bloomberg had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publication. Most recently, Bloomberg named Arif Merali as the firm's new global head of rates electronic trading. The appointment followed a five-year stint at the Bank of England, where Merali served as a senior advisor, providing technical advice and policy support to the bank's executive director of markets, as well as the wider markets directorate. The TRADE > Leaders in Trading New York 2026 > Leaders in Trading New York 2026: Buy-Side Awards nominations now open! Leaders in Trading New York 2026: Buy-Side Awards nominations now open! Voting is now open! Industry participants are invited to nominate their winners - whether that be yourself or your peers - for Leaders in Trading New York 2026; vote closes 15 September 2026. The TRADE is delighted to officially open nominations for its Leaders in Trading New York 2026 Buy-Side Awards. Its North American iteration of its Leaders in Trading awards gala is back for its third year. The awards will once again recognise the outstanding achievements of individual traders and desks over the past 12 months across six categories: Trader of the Year (long-only and hedge fund), Trading Desk of the Year, Fixed Income Trading Desk of the Year, plus more. The night will also celebrate five Rising Stars of Trading and Execution North America, recognising up-and coming talent on the buy-side. Click here more information about the 2026 event. Voting is now open, and industry participants are invited to nominate their winners - whether that be yourself or your peers - with the vote closing on 15 September 2026. The winners across each of the six categories will be decided upon by an editorial panel and will be announced at The TRADE's Leaders in Trading New York 2026 gala awards night, held at Chelsea Piers on 19 November 2026. Read more - The TRADE announces Leaders in Trading New York 2025 award winners Last year's Trader of the Year award went to Michael Roberts of Columbia Threadneedle - Long Only, and Trader of the Year - Hedge Fund respectively. Elsewhere within the buy-side category, Legal & General Investment Management took home the award for Trading Desk of the Year, while BlackRock was awarded Fixed Income Trading Desk of the Year. Susan Joyce from AllianceBernstein was also recognised for Buy-Side Market Structure Expert of the Year. For your chance to have a say in this year's winners, nominate here. Should you wish to attend the awards, please contact Daljit Sokhi: [email protected] or Serena Franklin: [email protected] to book a table for the dinner. If you are a member of the buy-side community and would like information on attending Leaders in Trading New York as a guest of The TRADE please contact Karen Delahoy: [email protected].

Brandes Investment Partners selects Bloomberg Buy-Side Solutions to modernize investment management. Aug 26, 2026, 09:00 ET Integrated portfolio management, order management and trading solutions deliver a connected workflow, trusted data and a scalable operating model for global investing NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Bloomberg today announced that Brandes Investment Partners ("Brandes"), a global value investing specialist managing equity and fixed income assets for institutional and individual investors, has expanded its adoption of Bloomberg's buy-side solutions to support an integrated investment management workflow across its global equity business. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in San Diego, Brandes is recognized as a pioneer in value investing. Brandes recently implemented Bloomberg's portfolio and order management solutions (PORT Enterprise and AIM) alongside Bloomberg's Execution Management System (EMSX) to support electronic execution workflows. The firm also implemented Bloomberg Transaction Cost Analysis (BTCA), to provide insight into trading costs and execution performance, and has deployed Bloomberg Indices tools across its fixed income business. "Bloomberg's integrated investment solutions enable us to bring together order management, trading and risk analytics within a single workflow," said Carlos Oliveira, Head of Trading Analytics and Market Structure at Brandes Investment Partners. "These investments will enhance operational efficiencies and workflows and improve portfolio analytics capabilities so that we can continue to deliver best-in-class outcomes to our clients around the world." Following the successful implementation of Bloomberg's order management solution, integrated with EMSX to support execution management and access to liquidity, Brandes expanded its investment management solution with advanced portfolio analytics and risk capabilities. This connected workflow enables the firm to bring portfolio management, order management and execution more closely together. Transaction cost analytics further support the trading process by helping Brandes evaluate trading costs, inform execution strategies and assess execution performance. "We are pleased to deepen our relationship with Brandes Investment Partners as they continue to modernize their investment management operations," said Jose Ribas, Global Head of Buy-Side Enterprise Solutions at Bloomberg. "By bringing together trading, portfolio analytics and trusted data within a connected workflow, Bloomberg helps firms improve decision-making, operate more efficiently and scale their investment processes as their business grows." About Bloomberg Bloomberg is a global leader in business and financial information, delivering trusted data, news, and insights that bring transparency, efficiency, and fairness to markets. The company helps connect influential communities across the global financial ecosystem via reliable technology solutions that enable our customers to make more informed decisions and foster better collaboration. For more information, visit Bloomberg.com/company About Bloomberg Buy-Side Solutions Bloomberg Buy-Side Solutions deliver multi-asset capabilities across the full investment lifecycle. With a modular and flexible approach, Bloomberg Buy-Side Solutions offer research management, order and execution management, portfolio and risk analytics, trade compliance and operations capabilities. Integrated with the Bloomberg Terminal service, these solutions provide consistency and quality that enable accurate and transparent decision making, informed investment analysis, and scalable workflows across the enterprise. For more information, visit professional.bloomberg.com/solutions/buy-side/. About Brandes Investment Partners Brandes is an independent boutique investment advisory firm, managing global equity and fixed-income assets for clients worldwide. Since the firm's inception in 1974, Brandes has consistently applied the value investing approach pioneered by Benjamin Graham to security selection and was among the first investment firms to invest globally using a value approach. The independently owned firm manages a variety of active investment strategies and applies its investment philosophy consistently in all market conditions. Headquartered in San Diego, Brandes and its related entities currently have offices in Milwaukee, Toronto, Dublin, and Singapore. SOURCE Bloomberg

Bloomberg hires Beltran as global business editor. August 19, 2026. Posted by chris roush. Lizeth Beltran has been hired by Bloomberg News as a global business editor. She has been with The Wall Street Journal as a news editor since 2021 working on health and science coverage. Beltran previously was associate editor at Crain's New York Business, where she assisted in the planning, assigning, and editing of daily stories for the website and newsletters. She also drives digital initiatives and oversees all aspects of web production. Prior to joining Crain's, Lizeth covered breaking news and politics on the video desk at The Daily Beast. She also worked at NBC News, where she assisted in the production of short documentaries and helped launch new verticals. Beltran holds a master's degree from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in business and economics reporting, with a specialization in video journalism.