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smartTrade Appoints Three New Managers to its Executive Leadership Team
smartTrade, the provider of electronic trading solutions, has strengthened its Executive Leadership Team with the appointment of Carine Denis as Global Head of Business Operations, Renaud Kerspern as Chief Financial Officer and Elise van der Schans as Chief Human Resources Officer. Denis joins from Finastra where her roles included those of Regional Operating Officer and…
Eventus Hires Nick Wallis as Managing Director, EMEA
Trade surveillance and market risk solutions vendor Eventus has appointed Nick Wallis as as Managing Director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Wallis has extensive experience in financial markets, energy derivatives and technology, including 12 years at Nasdaq, where he ran its surveillance sales and account management in EMEA, having moved into…
Cowen Launches Cowen Digital LLC, Providing Digital Asset Trading and Custody Solutions for Institutional Investors
Cowen Inc, the financial services firm that operates a broker dealer and an investment management division, has launched a new division, Cowen Digital LLC, offering institutional clients full-service trade execution and custody solutions for digital assets. Custody solutions are provided through Cowen’s strategic partnership with Polysign’s Standard Custody & Trust, and prime brokerage is provided…
Liquidnet Hires James Rubinstein to Head Execution and Quantitative Services, Americas
Agency broker Liquidnet has appointed James Rubinstein as Head of Execution and Quantitative Services (EQS), Americas, based in New York. Rubinstein will be responsible for setting and leading the strategic direction for Liquidnet’s EQS offering in the region, and will report directly to Rob Laible, Global Head of Equities. Rubinstein joins Liquidnet from BNP Paribas,…
BMLL Expands US Footprint and Hires Tim Baker as Senior Adviser
Data and analytics vendor BMLL has appointed Tim Baker as Senior Adviser. Based in New York, he will be responsible for growing BMLL’s US client base, developing and implementing the company’s growth strategy in the region, in response to increasing client demand for the company’s Level 3 Data and Analytics. Baker is a seasoned innovator,…
Pico Appoints Stacie Swanstrom as Chief Product Officer
Pico, a provider of technology services for the financial markets community, has named Stacie Swanstrom as Chief Product Officer. Following the company’s recent acquisition of Redline Trading Solutions, Swanstrom will lead Pico’s newly expanded product management team to deliver new product innovation through PicoNet, the company’s ultra-low latency global network. Swanstrom’s experience includes 27 years…
Eventus Hires Josh Bosquez as Chief Technology Officer
Trade surveillance and market risk solutions vendor Eventus Systems has appointed Josh Bosquez as Chief Technology Officer. Based in Frisco, TX, and reporting to CEO Travis Schwab, he will oversee the team of engineers that design and maintain the firm’s Validus platform. Bosquez joins with 24 years of software engineering experience, including more than 20…
Adaptive Acquires Real Logic; Thompson and Montgomery Join Management Team
Electronic trading consultancy Adaptive Financial Consulting has acquired Real Logic, a low-latency trading technology development firm founded by high-performance computing specialist Martin Thompson, who will be joining Adaptive’s management team as Head of Platform. Prior to setting up Real Logic in 2011, Thompson was CTO of financial exchange LMAX, and is seen as one of…
Etrading Software Expands Management Team with Two C-Level Appointments
Financial technology solutions provider Etrading Software has expanded its management team by appointing James Haskell as Chief Operating Officer and David Lane as Chief Technology Officer. Both will join the board. Haskell, who steps up from his role as Business Operations Officer at the company, previously spent 13 years at Goldman Sachs in various senior…
Eventus Appoints Jeff Bolke as Chief Revenue Officer
Trade surveillance and market risk solutions provider Eventus Systems has hired Jeff Bolke as Chief Revenue Officer, based in Austin, Texas. Bolke has held a number of executive and sales leadership roles at firms including Accruent, IBM and Tibco, and was most recently EVP, sales, at Planview Inc., a provider of portfolio and work management…