VTFinTech, a technology provider of index management and research evaluation services, has appointed Amar Rajani to its Board with immediate effect. Rajani is the Founder and Managing Director of Argella, an advisory firm specialising in fintech with specialist knowledge
Pennington Fund, a private, non-ETF hedge fund for high net worth and institutional investors, has appointed Yusuf Yasseen as an Investment Adviser serving South Africa. Yasseen is a financial investment professional with more than 12 years of experience in South
Otkritie Securities has appointed Howard Snell as executive chairman. In a series of internal appointments, the company has also promoted Evgeny Kunts to deputy chief executive officer. In addition to the new management appointments, Otkritie will be building up
Rapid Ratings, an independent ratings, research and analytics firm, has appointed Jeffrey Gibb as Senior Vice President of Strategic Relations & Head of Legal Operations. Gibb, a former practicing attorney, in-house counsel for GE Capital and entrepreneur, will have a
Powernext is to introduce financially settled LNG contracts on its trading platform PEGAS, expanding its extensive European offering for spot and futures gas trading with a globally traded commodity. This is another significant step for EEX Group as it moves
genesis, an international capital markets software firm, has made two senior hires following a sustained period of growth and investment. Simon McDowell has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer and Darren Newby joins as Solutions Director, to support the company’s long
Equity portfolio trading portal BidRoute has gone live to coincide with the introduction of the European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, which requires dealers to be ab
BTIG has appointed Jennifer Bloom and Rachel Lucas, Managing Directors, as Co-Heads of US Capital Introduction. Bloom and Lucas have been instrumental in building the Capital Introduction business, holding key leadership roles within the division for nearly a decade. In
The SEC has issued and settled charges against professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr and music producer Khaled Khaled, known as DJ Khaled, for failing to disclose payments they received for promoting investments in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). These are the SEC’s
Henderson Global Investors has appointed Stephen Thariyan as head of credit, in charge of the firm’s 17-strong credit alpha team of portfolio managers and credit analysts responsible for m
