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HSBC's Chung Moves to Product Management
Michelle Chung of HSBC's Hong Kong office has changed roles, becoming senior product manager, market data
McCarthy Joins UBS As Program Manager
Jim McCarthy, a reference data project manager and business analyst with extensive experience at Thomson Reuters and Deutsche Bank, has joined UBS
Markit's McPherson Returns to NewOak
Neil McPherson, former managing director and global head of structured finance at Markit, has rejoined New York-based risk advisory and asset management firm NewOak--where he previously served as a managing director between October 2008 and April 2009-…
US Treasury's OFR Welcomes Brown
Tom Brown, a longtime financial industry data standards professional, has left dual roles at ISITC and Brook Path Partners to join the US Treasury's Office of Financial Research
DTCC Hires Shuman As Counsel
Ann Shuman, previously an attorney and managing director at CME Group, has joined DTCC as managing director and deputy general counsel
LME Names Sloan and Lester as COO and CFO
Continuing its leadership revamp under new ownership, London Metal Exchange (LME) has announced it has appointed two senior executives, Stuart Sloan and Catherine Lester to become chief operating officer (COO) and chief financial officer (CFO),…
LPFA Appoints Martin as CEO
The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) has announced the appointment of Susan Martin, who takes over as the scheme's permanent chief executive.
Hilgers Takes Over as Optiver Chief
Paul Hilgers has become the new CEO of proprietary trading firm Optiver, the company announced, taking over from outgoing head Johann Kaemingk.
SFI Adds Killeen as FTE
Jocelyn Killeen has joined Simplified Financial Information-the startup usage monitoring and data capture and replay technology provider set up by industry veteran Emilio Mercado-full-time as lead business analyst, after working with the company on a…
2013 Review: Herd in Review: Necessity Is the Mother of Invention
As we take today to celebrate and surround ourselves with friends and family, it's worth remembering the difference that the actions of other people make--in the data industry as well as in our everyday lives. So in IMD's final 2013 Year in Review…
Season's Greetings from Inside Market Data
I remember Christmas as a child, being overpowered by the sights, smells and sounds, from bright tinsel and baubles on the tree to the aroma of sizzling turkey, and carol singers─and of course, a pile of presents beneath the tree.
2013 Cover Stories: The Buy Side
As 2013 draws to a close, we look back over the year's coverage, and focus on the buy-side executives profiled for the magazine's monthly cover story.
2013 Cover Stories: The Sell Side
As 2013 draws to a close, we look back over the year's coverage, and focus on the sell-side executives profiled for the magazine's monthly cover story.
Bloomberg Names Risk and Compliance Exec
Bloomberg is making good on its promise to beef up compliance and data security measures-following the revelation earlier this year that its journalists were able to access some client terminal usage data-by hiring Paul Wood as the vendor's first chief…
Kaplan Swaps Telx for Equinix
Shawn Kaplan recently joined datacenter and hosting provider Equinix as sales director for the vendor's major accounts team covering financial services, a newly-created role leading a sales team focused on building strategic relationships with Equinix's…
Numerix Names Carley as EMEA MD
Analytics provider Numerix has announced the appointment of Tim Carley, who will become the firm's managing director of the EMEA sales territory.
Numerix Catches Carley for EMEA Sales
Derivatives valuation and analytics provider Numerix has hired Tim Carley as EMEA managing director to oversee the vendor's direct sales operations in the region, covering its London, Paris, Frankfurt, Milan, Stockholm and Dubai sales and development…
Michael Villain Joins NanoSpeed as Head of Business Development
Low-latency FPGA provider NanoSpeed has appointed Michael Villain as global head of business development.
Aquis Exchange Appoints Graham Dick to Lead Sales
Pan-European equities trading venue Aquis Exchange has hired Graham Dick, co-founder of consolidated tape think-tank The COBA Project, to head its sales team.
Generalists, Business Analysts to Get More Tech Jobs in 2014
Two themes emerged when C-level technologists on a panel at the Waters USA conference revealed what skills they will be looking for in jobseekers in 2014. The first was a shift from preferring specialist programmers and developers to those with a broader…
ESMA Seeks Data Expert Advisors
European regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is recruiting market data reporting experts to advise on potential complications stemming from the overlap of recent EU financial regulation.
Talking State Street's Global Exchange with Ivan Matviak
Ivan Matviak, senior vice president at State Street, talks with Waters' Tim Bourgaize Murray at the annual Waters USA conference in New York City.
UBS CTO Correy Voo on Data Sovereignty
Waters' Tim Bourgaize Murray catches up with Correy Voo, CTO for platform services and applied innovation at UBS, at the annual Waters USA conference in New York City.