Management & Strategy
Fitch Names Filanowski President of Solutions Arm
Filanowski has spent almost 25 years in management and product management roles at all the major data vendors.
Maude ‘Boards’ Cboe as Data Sales Director
Maude brings more than 20 years of experience in fixed income and equities data sales roles to Cboe.
Cambridge Semantics Names Loughlin Head of Global Sales
Marty Loughlin will drive sales for the data and analytics vendor.
AlphaPoint Nabs R3’s Grayson for Enterprise Sales
Grayson's extensive experience and contacts within the fintech sector will help AlphaPoint expand its business, officials say.
LSEG Names New Data Head; Makepeace Becomes Non-Exec Chair
LSEG has named Waqas Samad group director of the information services division while Mark Makepeace will remain throughout 2019 in a non-executive chairman role.
Rebel Math: Robert and Richard Michaud, New Frontier Advisors
For over 50 years, modern asset management has been guided by the Capital Asset Pricing Model and the theories of Harry Markowitz. Yet, a father-and-son team in Boston says it’s wrong—and they can prove it.
Refinitiv Hires Global Head of Industry and Government Affairs
Sherry Madera will be responsible for boosting Refinitiv's participation across government, policy initiatives, industry trends, and regulatory developments.
Northern Trust Enlists St George to Slay Data Compliance Dragon
Prior to joining Northern Trust, St George has held senior data roles at CME Group, HyperFeed, and FutureSource
AxiomSL Hires Former Charles River CFO Weber
David Weber replaces Eyal Amsalem, who will transition to a new position.
Confluence Promotes Ionadi to BizDev VP Role
Ionadi will be responsible for overseeing North American business development.
Coleman Taps FactSet Vet Suppelsa for Research Management Biz
Suppelsa spent 21 years at FactSet before co-founding evaluated prices provider Best Credit Data.
Challenging US Exchanges Will be Uphill Battle for MEMX, Experts Warn
An industry initiative to start a new US exchange promises much, but it may struggle to deliver without a clearer purpose.
Cinnober Shareholders Approve Nasdaq Takeover
The US exchange group is to acquire the Swedish financial technology firm after submitting a revised offer.
UiPath Hires HP Exec Myers as New Finance Chief
Marie Myers joins the robotic process automation company from HP.
Startup Crypto Custodian Koine Taps FinTech Vet Hughes for Chairman, CEO
Hughes has spent more than 30 years in senior positions in the banking and financial technology industries.
Concannon Trades Cboe for MarketAxess
Former Bats exec will take on chief ops and president role at fixed-income venue.
The Year That Was in Fintech M&A
Calculating the effects of 2018’s spectacular industry-wide spending spree.
Top 10 European Stories of 2018
WatersTechnology recaps some of year’s top EU stories.
Data, Analytics Vet Manton Returns to SAS
Manton, who has spent two decades working in data management, analytics, and visualization technologies, rejoins SAS 20 years after his first stint at the vendor.
The Best Longform Stories of 2018
Collating the best of our features throughout the year.
FISD Parent SIIA Gets New CEO, Wasch Retires
Joseph has spent 20 years in strategic communications roles at industry associations, including the Consumer Technology Association and Biotech Industry Organization.
Cinnober Shareholders to Mull Revised Nasdaq Offer
US exchange group’s offer rejected by holdout investors who deemed Swedish fintech firm undervalued.
ISITC Taps Fiserv’s Iagatta for 2019-2020 Chair
Iagatta has spent more than 25 years in the finance and financial technology industries, at both investment firms and technology providers.
Citi's Chen Joins HKEx for Post-Trade BizDev
Cindy Chen will oversee HKEx’s blockchain-enabled post-trade allocation and processing platform project.