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Market Stucture Consultancy KOR Group Launches
The advocacy and consulting firm, led by Christopher Nagy and David Lauer, will cover the intersection of market structure, policy, and financial technology, and will push an agenda of greater transparency in the industry.
Electra Taps Rhodes as COO
A software solutions provider for asset managers, Electra Information Systems has appointed Scott Rhodes as chief operations officer, to be based in New York.
IDC's Russell Takes ‘Evangelist' Role at Tradier
Tradier, a provider of cloud-based brokerage infrastructure platforms and applications, has hired Craig Russell as senior vice president of product and chief evangelist to lead the vendor's sales, marketing and client and partner engagement activities…
Fixnetix Co-Founder Moore Becomes Non-Exec
Alasdair Moore, a co-founder of UK-based low-latency data and trading infrastructure provider Fixnetix is stepping down from his executive role as business development director at the vendor and will take up a new non-executive position on Fixnetix's…
Kellner Replaces Kondo as Instinet CEO
Instinet, the New York-based agency-only broker arm of Nomura, has appointed Jonathan Kellner as CEO. He replaces Fumiki Kondo, who has been made head of Nomura Asset Management’s overseas client division in Tokyo.
Kinetix Taps Swaps Broker Bullingham for Compliance Solution Sales
Data-driven trading and risk systems provider Kinetix Trading Solutions has hired John Bullingham as New York-based director of sales, responsible for promoting the vendor's Monaco trade management system and its PTV (Pre-Trade Verification) compliance…
SwapClear Names Daniel Maguire as Global Head
Daniel Maguire has been named the global head of SwapClear, LCH.Clearnet's global interest rate swap clearing business.
SFI Taps Vets Miller, Hillier-Brook for UK, Euro BizDev
Startup data technology vendor Simplified Financial Information has hired two veteran data industry executives─Andrew Miller and Ian Hillier-Brook─as managing directors in London, responsible for business development throughout the UK and Europe.
Former BondDesk CEO Joins Algomi as Strategic Advisor
London-based fixed-income technology provider Algomi has appointed Howard Edelstein, former chairman and CEO of BondDesk Group, as strategic advisor.
CLS Appoints Ken Harvey Chairman of the Board
Ken Harvey has been appointed chairman of the board of directors of CLS Group and CLS Bank International, bringing over 30 years of financial expertise to the role.
Bats Chi-X Europe Hires Jill Griebenow as CFO
Bats Chi-X Europe has appointed Jill Griebenow as chief financial officer with immediate effect. She will be responsible for all financial controls and human resource functions, including financial planning and reporting.
KKR's Colorful Personality: CIO Ed Brandman
Ed Brandman’s friendly quirks don’t conjure the conventional image of an IT chief, especially at KKR, one of the more white-shoe firms in a space famous for them. But don’t let the CIO’s charms fool you. He effectively redefined enterprise-grade…
Charles Thomas Appointed Wells Fargo CDO
Charles Thomas, who has worked at the United Services Automobile Association since 2008, will take up the role of chief data officer at Wells Fargo in March
Feldstein Fits at BAML
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has appointed Josh Feldstein as vice president of market data sourcing, based in New York.
Recognia Names CFO MacAskill New CEO
Ottawa, Canada-based technical analysis software vendor Recognia has appointed Kenneth MacAskill chief executive, replacing founder Rick Escher, who has stepped down from the CEO role but will remain actively involved in the company and its board of…
BNY Mellon Acquires HedgeMark, Appoints Lapkin
BNY Mellon has announced it will acquire the remaining 65 percent stake in HedgeMark International, a current affiliate and provider of hedge fund managed accounts and risk analytics services.
Pastro To Lead Development At Interactive Data
Interactive Data has hired Al Pastro, previously a managing director at Morgan Stanley, to oversee product technology initiatives
Interactive Data Names Brown, Pastro to Senior Roles
Interactive Data last month appointed Sean Brown as president of its 7Ticks low-latency infrastructure unit in Chicago and Al Pastro as chief information officer of application development, based in New York.
Pickles Leaves BT, Sets Up Independently
Chris Pickles has left BT and plans to work as an independent consultant specializing in mobility, security, identity management and regulatory compliance, among other functions
Morningstar Plots Brilliant Australasia CEO Path
Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar has appointed Heather Brilliant and Mark Roomans-currently global director of equity and corporate credit research, and chief operating officer of Morningstar Europe, respectively-as co…
Lucena Taps Smallwood for Southeast US BizDev Role
Atlanta, GA-based decision support analytics provider Lucena Research has hired Todd Smallwood as vice president of business development for the Southeast US region, based in Atlanta, Georgia, and reporting to Lucena chief executive Erez Katz.
Uberoi to Lead S&P Capital IQ’s Global Comms
New York-based S&P Capital IQ, an operating unit of McGraw Hill Financial, has appointed Sunny Uberoi vice president, global communications.
Parkins to Lead Lombard Risk’s Sales Efforts
Lombard Risk Management, the London-based provider integrated regulatory reporting, compliance, and collateral management technology and services to the capital markets, has appointed Simon Parkins as the firm's global sales director as part of its…