Hugh Spencer

As trading shifts from a support role to a core driver of business strategy, how do you design a desk that reflects the full ambition of the firm? In this opening address, Hugh Spencer shares how Janus Henderson is integrating fixed income and equities into one platform- underpinned by co-location, common systems, and a unified ideology. Beyond workflow change, the transformation is about aligning the desk with the firm’s broader strategy: product innovation, distribution, and risk. Hugh will offer candid lessons on dismantling asset-class silos, reskilling talent, and embedding technology foundations that enable adaptability. He will also explore the cultural challenges of change management and why the true measure of success is not just execution quality, but how trading influences client outcomes and firm-wide impact.