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Cobalt Expands with New Hires
The vendor recently entered into a partnership with IHS Markit for post-trade services in currency markets.
Barnett's Big Plans for Rimes
Former LGIM CDO Andrew Barnett has a vision for his new job as head of product strategy at Rimes Technologies.
Itiviti Nabs FIS’ Mackay for CEO Role
Swedish vendor appoints trading and risk systems veteran as new chief executive.
Tiger Snares Keegan for Strategy
The crypto trading tech startup has enlisted former Omega One dark pool co-founder Alan Keegan as chief strategy officer.
Dash Names Venu Palaparthi as Compliance Chief
The former Tagomi exec will head regulatory affairs at the agency broker.
LiquidityBook Opens Sydney Office
Tech vendor’s new Sydney office will serve as a springboard into the rest of Asia-Pacific.
Bobby Bhakar Joins Instimatch as CTO
The Swiss vendor has hired a number of senior personnel recently and has been steadily growing its institutional client base.
The Hard, Human Lessons of RPA
Robotics’ promise to revolutionize operations by automating tasks and accelerating processes is hitting implementation roadblocks.
The Change Manager: Fabrice Silberzan, BNP Paribas Asset Management
Fabrice Silberzan is playing a key role in the transformation of BNP Paribas Asset Management. With his background working across different cultures and various roles, from IT to securities and HR, the opera-loving Frenchman has a lot of lessons to share…
HKEx Lays Out Three-Year Technology Plan
Exchange says upcoming Ronghui Tongjin acquisition will enhance its own IT strategy.
Lou Maiuri Named COO of State Street
Maiuri was 'instrumental' in State Street's acquisition of Charles River Development.
Jonathan Kellner to Lead MEMX
The former CEO of Instinet is named as the head of the newest US stock exchange.
Dinneny to Lead Fonetic’s US Expansion
The former JP Morgan and Thomson Reuters executive will focus his activities on Canada and the US.
ChartIQ Nabs Ex-Bloomberg Product Guru Sorenson to Drive Expansion
Sorenson's experience in driving product strategy for analytics applications will help ChartIQ accelerate its expansion.
ICE Taps Ex-Budapest Exchange Exec for CEE Data Sales
With almost 30 years' experience in the banking and data industry, Lusztig will be responsible for sales of ICE's pricing and analytics in Central and Eastern Europe and Africa.
Going Slower to Go Faster: Mizuho CDO Gary Goldberg
Gary Goldberg is chief data officer for Mizuho Securities EMEA. Here is how he built the data department from the ground up. Photos by Jonathan Goldberg.
Stock Exchange of Thailand Hires New Head of IT
Nat Luengnaruemitchai will be instrumental in driving the exchange’s technology vision.
Truvalue Taps ESG Vet Kuh for Indexes
With years of experience creating ESG benchmarks, Kuh will lead Truvalue's entry into providing ESG indexes.
The Problem Solver: Paul Bari, Nordea
Paul Bari’s career has taken him across oceans and continents, but his true north has always been a fascination with mathematics. Now, he’s tackling not only the future of one of Northern Europe’s largest banks, but its employees, too
Qaravan Founder Joins OTC Markets Group After Acquisition
Anthony Hodson is senior vice president of market data at OTC Markets Group following its acquisition of Qaravan.
ChartIQ Preps Growth Spurt, Product Expansion Following New Funding
The $17.4 million investment will drive growth across all areas of the company, officials say.
No-Deal Data Pacts Fail to Quell Hard Brexit Fears
UK and EU regulators agree to share data post-Brexit, but trading firms say this doesn’t go far enough.
ICE’s Belcher Skates to London to Head EMEA Data Biz
After several years at ICE Data Services and Interactive Data in New York, Belcher returned to London last year to take up a new role heading ICE's data business in EMEA.
SEC Taps FIF Vet Kimmel to Oversee CAT Implementation
After a decade leading data industry association the Financial Information Forum, Kimmel is well-versed in directing industry-wide initiatives.