SUMMARY
Peter De Proft joined buy-side trade body EFAMA as director
general in 2007 from Fortis
Investment Management Belgium
where he served as CEO for over
three years.
During his time at Fortis, he led
the implementation of the bank’s
global investment strategy at the
Belgian level.
As of 2014, Efama had grown
to 62 corporate members with 25
associate members including major
consulting firms such as PwC, KPMG
and Deloitte.
Prior to his role at Fortis De
Proft held the position of executive
director at Banque Nagelmackers
1747 from 1995 to 2004, having also
previously worked as director of the
fixed income department at Petercam
for seven years.
In addition, De Proft currently
serves as co-chair of the European
Parliamentary Financial Services
Forum (EPFSF) and as vice-chair
of ESMA’s Securities and Markets
Stakeholder Group.
De Proft also held a number of
senior board positions in the fund
and asset management industry,
including chairman of the board
of the Belgian Asset Managers
Association (BEAMA). n
PETER DE PROFT
KEY FACTS
JOB TITLE
Director general
COMPANY
European Fund and Asset
Management Association (EFAMA)
SUMMARY
Philippe Buhannic has been at the forefront of electronic execution
technology for over 15 years. In the face
of changing regulations, asset managers face the uphill task of navigating an
increasingly fragmented market.
He introduced the industry’s first
execution management system (EMS),
and now 15 years later, Buhannic has
built it into a universal platform for
global trading.
In 2015, TradingScreen became
the latest entrant in the competitive
fixed income electronic trading space,
launching what it called the first “
buy-side designed” trading platform for
corporate bonds.
The technology specialist has been
working with a group of large asset
managers to develop TradeCross, which
will provide trading across the credit
market.
Under Buhannic, TradingScreen
has increasingly diversified its services to meet regulatory demands, with
the launch of a market surveillance
tool for listed derivatives in November
last year.
He says: “Financial institutions and
the buy-side alike are under great pressure to provide market transparency and
best execution. The ability to spot issues
across all systems in an open manner is
essential to satisfy investors.” n
PHILIPPE BUHANNIC
KEY FACTS
JOB TITLE
Co-founder and chairman
COMPANY
TradingScreen