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Algomi Chief Takes Non-Exec Position at Baymarkets
Stuart Taylor will become a non-executive director of derivatives, fixed income and commodities software vendor Baymarkets AB, the firm has announced.
Doctoroff Stepping Aside as Bloomberg Rejoins
Michael Bloomberg will resume the post of CEO at the eponymous company he founded in 1981, having finished his term as mayor of New York City.
Morningstar IM Promotes Earnshaw, Hires Fane
Morningstar Investment Management, the consulting arm of Chicago-based investment research and data vendor Morningstar, has appointed Diane Earnshaw head of UK Consulting, and has hired Edward Fane as senior investment consultant and portfolio manager to…
SimCorp Appoints Corrigan as MD of North America
SimCorp has named James Corrigan the managing director of its North American operations.
SR Labs Taps Lava Founder for CEO, Post-Wombat Buy
New York-based low-latency data platform and feed handler provider SR Labs has appointed veteran technology industry executive Richard Korhammer as chief executive, following its recent acquisition of the Wombat data platform business from…
Saxo Appoints Ex-FOA CEO
Saxo Capital Markets UK has announced that Anthony Belchambers, former CEO of the Futures and Options Associations (FOA) will join the firm as a non-executive director.
Interactive Data Lures Vendor Vets Babarinde, Burtsal for EMEA Sales
Interactive Data has hired data industry veterans Olakunle Babarinde and Richard Burtsal as head of sales for real-time feeds and 7Ticks EMEA, and sales manager for trading solutions, respectively.
Corlito's Way: BTG Pactual COO Dayna Corlito
Thousands of miles from Copacabana Beach, BTG Pactual is doing things a once-small banking partnership from an emerging market shouldn’t be able to—managing a diverse group of admired hedge funds. Yes, the firm’s successful foray into asset management…
State Street Appoints Keogh Head of Alternative Investment Solutions for APAC
State Street Corporation has appointed Bob Keogh as its head of Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS) for Asia Pacific on the back of rising demand for alternative investment servicing in the region.
Deutsche Bank Appoints Massion as Japan GTB Chief
Deutsche Bank has appointed Peter Massion as its head of global transaction banking (GTB) and head of trade finance and cash management corporates (CMC) in Japan.
Opening Cross: You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks... But New Tricks Still Need Old Dogs
It takes a certain blend of skills to combine the experience that comes with age and the dynamism of youth. For eternity, mankind has tried both to put old heads on young shoulders, and find ways to teach old dogs new tricks and recapture the energy and…
AlphaSense Taps Trio of Sales Execs
San Francisco-based AlphaSense, a provider of a financial search engine for indexing and extracting structured and unstructured data from corporate documents and filings, has bolstered its sales team with several recent hires to meet increased client…
Dalglish to Head SmartStream’s Transformation Services
SmartStream Technologies has announced the appointment of Tom Dalglish as a senior vice president and global head of transformation services.
Statistical Data Products Vet Goldberg Climbs at CBOE
The Chicago Board Options Exchange has promoted 34-year CBOE veteran Alicia Goldberg to vice president of statistical analysis.
Little Boxes
One of the big perks of this job is the amount of people that you get to meet and speak to, all over the world. A case in point was talking to the president of the Taiwan Stock Exchange this morning, last week it was a conversation with a technology…
Former CFTC Commissioner Chilton to Advise HFT Lobbying Firm
Bart Chilton, one of the commission's most vocal opponents of high-frequency trading (HFT) during his time with the regulator, will now serve as an advisor to Modern Markets Initiative (MMI), a group which advocates on behalf of and is backed by a…
EPFR Jumps for Joyce
Cambridge, Mass.-based fund flows data provider EPFR Global has hired data industry vet Larry Joyce as sales director, based in New York, and focusing on sales to asset managers, mutual funds and hedge funds in the New York tri-state area.
Crowdnetic 'Braggs' About New European Sales Hire
New York-headquartered private equity and crowdsourcing market data startup Crowdnetic has hired Adam Braggs to head up European sales of its equity and debt crowd funding and peer-to-peer lending global market data.
Leila Fourie Appointed to JSE Board
Leila Fourie, director of post-trade and information services at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, was this week appointed to the bourse’s board as an executive director.
LCH.Clearnet Appoints Robinson to Head SwapClear Australia
LCH.Clearnet has announced the appointment of Marcus Robinson, who will fill the role of CEO for SwapClear Australia.
Broadridge Bags Thomson Reuters' Perry
Christopher Perry, former global managing director of the risk segment in Thomson Reuters' financial and risk division, is to join financial technology and investor communications service provider Broadridge Financial Solutions next month as president of…
Chief Information Officer Bayer To Depart SEC
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that chief information officer, Thomas Bayer, will step down from his role leading the SEC’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) in October, after joining the agency in 2010.
Broadridge Pegs Perry as New President of Global Sales, Marketing and Client Solutions
Broadridge Financial Solutions announced the hiring of Christopher Perry as its new president of global sales, marketing and client solutions.
Montag Becomes Sole COO at Bank of America
Thomas Montag will become the only chief operating officer (COO) at Bank of America after his co-COO, David Darnell, accepted a new title at the tier-one firm.