The ‘ One to Watch ’ 2017 : Cathy Gibson , head of FI trading UK at Deutsche Asset Management
“ Thank you for this award and to my peers who voted , I am honored to be the recipient . The ‘ One to Watch ’ 2017 : The pressure is definitely on now ! I would like to take this opportunity to thank K & K Global Consulting for hosting another successful Alpha Trading forum , it was a well balanced event , run with the utmost of professionalism .”
Pioneering Foreign Exchange Trader 2017 : Christian Schoeppe , head of FX trading at Deutsche Asset Management
“ I ’ m very proud to receive this prestigious award on behalf of Deutsche Asset Management ’ s Foreign Exchange Trading Team , which has been working very hard alongside the partner teams of our Trading and Product Management division to meet the needs of our clients and leverage eFX migration . Thanks very much to all buy-side peers who voted for us !”
The Alpha Trader for Fixed Income 2017 : Sharon Ruffles , head of fixed income dealing at State Street Global Advisors
" What a great honour to be nominated and an even bigger honour to win the K & K Global Consulting (“ K & KGC ”) award for Fixed Income . I ’ ve found the K & KGC Alpha Trader Forum to be one of the most valuable events I can attend in any given year . I have made some solid connections with not only my industry peers , but also with the interactions we have with the Forum Sponsors . I think the open roundtable format works really well and allows for a candid exchange of views and opinions . All of which allows us , as a buy-side community , to work towards a better outcome for our clients in what can often be challenging financial markets . Thank you to everyone that voted and I look forward to continuing to exchange view points and opinions in the year to come ."
Inspirational Buy-Side Lifestyle Award 2017 : Toby Baker , senior FX trader at T . Rowe Price
" It was an honor to win the inaugural Inspirational Buy-Side Lifestyle Award 2017 . It was the perfect finish to a fantastic day of networking with my peers . As I mentioned when receiving the award , I truly thank all my buy side peers that voted for me as an individual but I was accepting the award as part of a great team event . The cycle to Paris event covered by K & K Global Consulting in the Buy-side Perspective magazine was a huge success both financially for the Royal British Legion charity and spiritually / physically and mentally for all the riders involved . I look forward to reading more buy-side stories of Inspiration in 2017 and good luck to everyone taking part in events outside of the workplace ."
24 www . buysideintel . com March 2017