First Names Group has appointed four client service directors to its offices in Guernsey, Jersey, Singapore and Switzerland. All appointments are effective immediately. To its Private Client service line, First Names Group has appointed Sean Breslin in Geneva, Carola Zoni
Neudata has appointed alternative data specialist Ian Webster as a Senior Vice President. In this London-based role Webster (pictured), will focus on building relationships with the firm’s savvy buy-side investment management clients, as well as the expanding roster of alternative
IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO), a specialist in critical information, analytics and solutions, has announced the appointment of Deborah Orida as an independent director to its board and the retirement of Richard Roedel from the board. Orida’s appointment increases the size
Independent futures brokerage and clearing firm RJ O’Brien & Associates (RJO) has chosen the ION Global Trading Platform (GTP) for its cleared derivatives business. RJO was committed to providing their global client base with an electronic trading platform that delivers
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has canceled its meeting to vote on proposed rule changes to its whistleblower program. According to the SEC’s open meeting website, the meeting, previously scheduled for October 23rd, is “Cancelled.” It is reported that
Multi-boutique investment company BennBridge is launching a new boutique asset management business, Skerryvore Asset Management, in partnership with emerging market equities manager Glen Finegan. BennBridge, which has established offices in London and New York, is part of the BFM Group
IHS Markit is using advanced analytics to more than double the number of companies covered by its Dividend Forecasting service. The expanded global service covers an unparalleled 28,000 stocks in more than 90 markets, providing up to five years of
River and Mercantile Derivatives, part of River and Mercantile Group, has been awarded a GBP1.2 billion structured equity options mandate for Worcestershire County Council Pension Fund (the Fund). The Fund was seeking downside protection for its passive UK, US and
Vela, an independent provider of trading and market access technology for global multi-asset electronic trading solutions, has integrated its Metro trading platform with its SuperFeed and DMA Platform, to provide expanded market data coverage and risk management capabilities respectively. Vela’s
Well over half of asset managers at financial services firms (58 per cent) say that recent industry regulations have resulted in their organisation either investing in new technology or bringing in a third party to help meet new data management
