The international arm of RBC Wealth Management has appointed Wasim Afzal as a manager in structured notes and fixed income, advisory. Afzal will be responsible for developing RBC Wealth Management’s structured notes offering for its high net worth and ultra
Maxim Group, an investment banking, securities and wealth management firm, has appointed Gregory Simons as a managing director and head of electronic trading. Simons brings over two decades of institutional sales and trading experience in both high touch execution and
Carmignac Group has appointed Obe Ejikeme as a quantitative equity analyst in the firm’s fund management team. Ejikeme spent seven years as a research analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he was head of European equity and quantitative
Redline Trading Solutions, a provider of ultra-low latency market data and order execution systems, has appointed Richard J Harrington to the firm’s board of directors. Harrington served as president and chief executive officer of The Thomson Corporation (now Thomson Reuters
Cantor Fitzgerald has appointed Noel Kimmel as senior managing director to head its new prime brokerage business.
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has appointed Trevor Spanner as managing director of post-trade services, a key step in the LME’s project to take greater control of its clearing business. Spanner is currently chief operating officer at European Central Counterparty
Confluence, a provider of data-driven solutions to optimise asset management operations, efficiency and control, has appointed Irfan Salim to its board of directors. Salim brings with him more than 30 years of experience leading fast growing business software companies.
Hermes BPK Partners (Hermes BPK), the USD1.6 billion alternative advisory boutique and fund of hedge funds, has appointed Robert F Wescott as its new Chairman. With a highly distinguished career spanning more than 30 years, DrWescott is Founder and
Sprott Asset Management’s senior portfolio manager, Jean-Francois Tardif, has expressed his intention to retire on 7 July.
Franklin Templeton Investments today announced that David E Smart has been named Global Head of Sovereign Funds and Supranationals, responsible for
