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Pine River's Rapid Current: CTO David Kelly
Expanding on famously effective relative-value strategies in fixed income and mortgage arbitrage, and operating with a fully global footprint, Minnesota’s Pine River Capital had an eye for a technologist who knows buy-side products, prime brokerage, and…
MoneyMate Hires Smith for European Sales
Ashley Smith, previously an IBM sales executive, joins MoneyMate to lead the data management provider's European sales
The Art of Communication—Not So Easy Across an Enterprise
At this year's North American Trading Architecture Summit conference in Midtown Manhattan, end users discussed the challenges involved in keeping everyone throughout the development cycle in the loop.
Morgan Stanley CTO: Crowdsourcing Key for Innovation
At this year's North American Trading Architecture Summit in Midtown Manhattan, keynote speaker Tsvi Gal of Morgan Stanley discussed how his firm has employed a new crowdsourcing platform to promote innovation.
The Art of Communication—Not So Easy Across an Enterprise
At this year's North American Trading Architecture Summit conference in Midtown Manhattan, end users discussed the challenges involved in keeping everyone throughout the development cycle in the loop.
CLS Elects Five to Board
CLS Group has announced five new additions to its board of directors after shareholder elections, which now totals 24.
SEC Names Co-Heads of Enforcement
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that George Canellos and Andrew Ceresney have been named as the co-directors of its Division of Enforcement.
Cangemi to Lead ConvergEx's European Broker
ConvergEx Group, a New York-based provider of brokerage and trading services, will appoint Joseph Cangemi CEO of the firm’s UK-based broker-dealer, ConvergEx Limited, subject to the approval of the Financial Conduct Authority.
Colby, Four Others Join DTCC Board
Finra's chief legal officer, Robert Colby, is joined by four representatives of financial firms' clearing agencies on the board of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation.
Equiduct's Howson Becomes BATS Chi-X Europe COO
BATS Chi-X Europe has appointed David Howson as COO, overseeing BATS Chi-X Europe’s software engineering, infrastructure and operational teams, effective in June.
What Can Hedge Funds Learn from Quinnipiac Hockey?
Finding talent is difficult, whether for hockey or for running technology inside a major buy-side institution. Anthony says following Quinnipiac hockey's lead may not be as crazy as it sounds.
NYSE Technologies Staffer Switches to Options
Ex-NYSE Technologies head of sales Tim Yockel has joined Options, a provider of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), as senior vice president of global sales.
Advent Appoints Two in EMEA Region
Advent Software, the San Francisco-based buy-side technology specialist, has made two appointments: Jad Fares has been appointed regional sales manager for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and will be based in the firm’s Dubai office,…
