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Estimize Taps Former S&P Research Director for PR, Research
New York-based crowd-sourced earnings estimates provider Estimize has appointed Christine Short──former director of earnings research at S&P Capital IQ──vice president of media and public relations, with additional responsibility for content generation,…
Nasdaq Index Head Jacobs Announces Retirement
John Jacobs, executive vice president of global information services at Nasdaq OMX and head of the exchange's index business, has announced he will retire from his current role effective Jan. 2, 2015.
Fitch Hires Ex-Thomson Reuters' Mattinson to Grow Biz
Fitch Solutions, the data vendor arm of ratings agency Fitch, has hired Ian Mattinson as head of product delivery and execution, responsible for accelerating the growth of the vendor's business and delivering new products to market.
Guggenheim's Joseph Lodato Pulls Tech, Compliance Together
Anthony Malakian sits down with Joseph Lodato, chief compliance officer at Guggenheim Securities, to discuss the need for compliance and technology to work together in the current regulatory environment. Photos by Timothy Fadek
Datactics Adds CTO, Board Member
Dale Richards, a financial industry operations consultant, has joined the data services provider in its new push into the industry
Bill Gross Departs Pimco, Joins Janus
The chief investment officer and co-founder of the Allianz-owned bond giant left today in a surprise move, and will join Denver-based asset manager Janus Capital.
Born Taps NYSE's Dimtsis for Canada Sales
Born Technology, a Chicago-based exchange connectivity and co-location technology provider, has hired Paul Dimtsis as managing director of sales, based in Toronto.
Groetch Lands Top US Role at Lombard Risk
Lombard Risk Management, the London-based provider of regulatory reporting, compliance and collateral management technology to the capital markets, has promoted John Groetch to MD for the Americas.
StatPro Taps Thompson for Client Integrations
Data and portfolio analytics provider StatPro has hired Ian Thompson as client integration director, responsible for helping the vendor's product development teams to smoothly transition clients to its cloud-based StatPro Revolution analytics platform…
Voltaire Keeps Up with the Jones
London-based valuation risk advisory firm Voltaire Advisors has appointed Peter Jones senior partner, with responsibility for creating and growing its online community of valuations and risk professionals, and for producing its Valuation Risk Briefing…
Teknometry Names Howland as Director
Performance analysis vendor Teknometry has appointed Anthony Howland as a director.
Cost Optics Taps Ex-Arcontech Exec Dass for Growth
Singapore-based expense management specialist Cost Optics, which provides a software-as-a-service platform for large expense categories, including market data, has hired Chandra Dass as global head of business development, responsible for building the…
SR Labs Names ex-NYSE Exec McIntyre European COO to Drive Wombat Growth
New York-based low-latency data platform and feed handler provider SR Labs has appointed former NYSE exec Ian McIntyre as chief operating officer in Europe, to spearhead the rollout of new capabilities as part of ongoing changes to the vendor's…
REDI Hires Three to Support Institutional Clients out of Boston Office
REDI Holdings, the provider of the REDIPlus execution management system (EMS), has appointed equity sales traders, Sean Graham and Roseann Hoffman Woodford, and software developer Jeremy Warburg, to support its sales, account management, and development…
Plunkett Joins WhaleWisdom for BizDev
WhaleWisdom, an aggregator of investor holdings data from 13F, 13D and 13G Edgar filings, recently hired Brent Plunkett as vice president of business development and a partner in the business with founder Daniel Collins, to market and improve the user…
Taylor to Lead CME Group's Technology and Platform Development
As part of a new leadership structure, CME Group announced Kim Taylor will now serve on its executive team as the president of global operations, technology and risk.
SmartStream Hires Nicholas as APAC Director of Professional Services
Transaction lifecycle management provider SmartStream Technologies has appointed Richard Nicholas as its new director of professional services for the Asia Pacific region.
NBAD Hires Yuen as Asia Chief
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has selected Susan Yuen to be its Asia CEO.
SEC Continues Data Focus with Risk Analytics Office
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the formation of a new office within the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (Dera), which will develop data-driven tools to support regulatory activities.
Liquid Adds Three to Risk Team
Jeremy Shaw, Richard Boesch, and Isaac Babani each join the provider's risk analytics team in a senior financial engineer role.
CME Europe Adds Vermaas as CEO
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME) has appointed Cees Vermaas as managing director and CEO of its London-based derivatives exchange, CME Europe.
REDI Appoints Lax as Head of Emea Sales
REDI Holdings, the provider of the REDIPlus execution management system (EMS), has announced the appointment of Michael Lax as its new head of Emea sales.
CME Lifts LSE's Stuart for Sales
CME Group has hired former London Stock Exchange exec Ross Stuart as senior director of information products management.
CFN Snares Scott for Sales
Low-latency fiber and microwave network provider CFN Services has hired Guy Scott as vice president of global sales for capital markets, responsible for sales activities supporting continued expansion of the vendor's Alpha Platform hosted trading…