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SmartStream Expands Hong Kong Office, Hires Murphy
London-based SmartStream Technologies, a financial transaction management vendor, plans to expand its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region and has appointed Steve Murphy as regional manager for Hong Kong.
A New Voice
Anthony discusses the evolution of the Waters Cover Profile and previews the April issue.
Icap Appoints Patrick Birley as ISDX CEO
Inter-dealer broker Icap has appointed Patrick Birley as CEO of its securities and derivatives exchange, ISDX.
Schwartz Jumps From Markit to Alpha Omega Sales
Stuart Schwartz has been named managing director and head of sales at San Francisco-based post-trade technology provider Alpha Omega Financial Systems.
Challenge Accepté: AXA Investment Managers CIO Hervé Morel-Derocle
During one of his frequent trips to London, AXA Investment Managers CIO Hervé Morel-Derocle spoke to Marina Daras about the bold moves he made when faced with the looming obsolescence of the firm’s desktops.
Standard Chartered Hires Nelson in Hong Kong
Barnaby Nelson, previously an executive at BNP Paribas who worked on messaging standards issues, has joined Standard Chartered in a managing director role
ISITC Honors Shay for Standards Work
Jamie Shay, a former head of standards at Swift, and 40-year veteran of the industry, received the organization's Standard of Excellence Award
Swann Glides into Xtrakter Data Role
European fixed-income trade matching and regulatory reporting service provider Xtrakter has appointed Kevin Swann as head of data, responsible for the development and commercial direction of the company's data products.
Solace Signs Clarke… Again
Crispin Clarke has rejoined hardware messaging platform provider Solace Systems in Toronto as senior vice president of its global accounts team, responsible for ensuring the vendor's internal resources—from sales and support to professional services,…
Nasdaq OMX Launches Global Market Services Business
The Nasdaq OMX Group has announced the formation of a new entity, Global Market Services, to combine its US and European transactions, clearing and settlement businesses.
OTAS Hires Lieder as Head of US Sales
London-based analytics provider OTAS Technologies has hired Nick Lieder as head of its US sales, based in New York.
Stoxx Names Former Banker Andreetto Sales Head
European index provider Stoxx has hired Matteo Andreetto as global head of sales, based in London, with responsibility for the strategic positioning of the vendor's indexes, and for leading sales activities with sell-side and buy-side clients.
Equinix Appoints Li China MD
Datacenter provider Equinix has appointed Sainti Li as its managing director for China, responsible for expanding the company's business in the region.
White Leaves Avox for Fenergo
After eight years as head of UK sales at Avox, Oliver White has joined Fenergo
Von Rahden to Head Up SmartStream's Frankfurt Operation
London-based SmartStream Technologies has appointed Marcus von Rahden to manage the increased demand in Germany for the vendor’s back-office processing solutions and data management services.
Dickey to Direct OPRA
Market data industry veteran Steve Dickey has been appointed director of the Options Price Reporting Authority, which manages the OPRA consolidated feed of US exchange-traded options quote and trade data.
Deutsche Börse Replaces Steinicke with Freis in Compliance Top Spot
James H Freis Jr will become the new chief compliance officer at Deutsche Börse, replacing Michael Steinicke in the role, effective from April 1, 2014.
Byrne Leaves SunGard for Confluence
After almost 20 years at SunGard, Hugh Byrne has taken responsibility for Confluence's European sales
Confluence Taps SunGard Vet Byrne for EU Sales
Pittsburgh-based fund data management software vendor Confluence has hired former SunGard executive Hugh Byrne as managing director of sales, responsible for driving Confluence's strategic sales and growth strategy in Europe.
Ladd Replaces Spanbroek to Lead Prop-Trading Body
The European Principal Traders Association (Epta), a subsidiary of the Futures Industry Association (FIA), announced today that Johannah Ladd has taken on the role of secretary general at the lobby group.
EDM Council Adds Kendall to FIBO Efforts
Elisa Kendall of Thematix Partners will work with EDM Council executive Dennis Wisnosky under a contractual arrangement
Hill to Lead SimCorp in UK, Ireland, Middle East
Peter Hill has replaced Klaus Andersen as managing director for the UK, Ireland and the Middle East
Morningstar Names Charlson to Head Alternatives Research
Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar has appointed Josh Charlson director of alternative funds research, responsible for the vendor's alternative investment research analyst team and for editing the vendor's Alternative…
Van Diamandakis to Drive Corvil Marketing
Dublin-based latency management technology vendor Corvil has appointed Van Diamandakis as its new chief marketing officer, responsible for expanding the company's analytics and monitoring platforms beyond the financial services industry.