OpenFin, the operating system of finance, has appointed Vicky Sanders as Chief Digital Officer. Sanders, an entrepreneur and experienced industry operative, will drive digital transformation across the company’s ecosystem of buy-side and sell-side institutions, along with the global vendor community. The appointment is a strategic decision for OpenFin, aligning with its vision to unlock opportunities for its community of users, accelerate collaboration and further enable interoperability for the benefit of all industry participants. The appointment follows the recent announcement that ING Ventures invested $10million into OpenFin to accelerate the expansion of OpenFin OS throughout the financial industry. As the roll-out of

Saxo Bank, a fintech specialist focused on multi-asset trading and investment, has appointed Christine Kiener as its new head of sales for the institutional business at its UK subsidiary, Saxo Markets UK. Kiener brings with her a wealth of experience in fintech sales, particularly for digital platforms, having previously worked for Bravura Solutions, Bloomberg LP and Interactive Data for nearly 20 years – with much of this time spent in leadership roles. Kiener joins Saxo Markets from Bravura Solutions, where she was EMEA Head of Business Development leading sales efforts across all product lines.   Kiener will be based in

Apex Group (Apex) has appointed Aneeqa Zamal as compliance executive in its Global Compliance Solutions business. Apex Group’s expanding Global Compliance Solutions team offers a global network of compliance experts, supporting clients to meet their operational and regulatory obligations across international financial hubs. Clients include leading fund and asset managers, placement agents, FX brokers, fund distribution platforms and investment advisors.   Initially based in Apex Group’s London offices and supporting global clients, Zamal will report to Hari Bhambra, Global Head of Compliance Solutions. She will be responsible for advising and guiding clients through UK and cross-jurisdictional compliance matters, licensing and

United Fintech, the fintech one-stop-shop for banks, hedge funds, and asset managers, has expanded its team in New York with two new appointments, Mitch Vine as head of new business sales in the Americas and Danny Finnerty as a sales executive.

Gen II Fund Services (Gen II), an independent private capital fund administrator, has appointed Michael Abatemarco as head of credit, effective 9 August.

Rishi Kohli has been appointed as as chief investment officer-hedge fund strategies at InCred Alternatives Investments Pvt Ltd, the alternative assets arm of InCred Group, according to a report by Mint. In his new role, Kohli, a hedge fund veteran with owe 21 years of experience in Indian capital markets, will assume responsibility for leading InCred’s first quant fund with the firm having already made forays into long-short equity, venture capital, and structured credit investing. Prior to joining InCred, Kohli was associated with Avendus having launched India’s first quantitative hedge fund in 2007, and the first systematic managed futures fund

Latitude Investment Management, a London-based boutique investment partnership with £400m assets under management, has expanded its investment team with the appointment of Mike Totton as a senior analyst. Totton joins from Liontrust Asset Management. Prior to this, he spent nine years at Majedie Asset Management where he was a portfolio manager and analyst within the UK equity teams. He has also previously held roles at Deloitte and the Royal Bank of Scotland between 2009-13.     Totton will work across both the multi-asset Latitude Horizon Fund and the Latitude Global Fund – the firm’s concentrated global equity portfolio.

Nick Young, a managing director in Goldman’s New York markets strategies group has joined hedge fund Balyasny Asset Management as head of macro technology, according to a report by eFinancialCareers. Young is the latest recruit by Mike Grimaldi, the former head of technology at JPMorgan’s corporate and investment bank between 2017 and 2021, who joined Balyasny as chief information officer in September last year. Since then he has recruited several senior staff from both JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs.  Young spent five years at the latter and also previously worked for both JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley.

Citadel has appointed Willis Kidd as its new head of agriculture after Robert Crosby left the firm. Kidd, who joined the $53 billion hedge fund in 2014, is running the agriculture team from Chicago having been promoted to portfolio manager, according to a report by Reuters.

Janet Olsen, who served as senior vice president, HR business partnering, North America & Caribbean at The Citco Group Limited, has joined Opus Fund Services as global head of human resources. Reporting to Robin Bedford, CEO, Olsen will be based in Opus’ Halifax, Canada office, where she will focus on refining and executing the company’s strategy, corporate culture, and leadership initiatives. Olsen worked at Citco for 11 years, progressing from HR partner, to senior vice president of HR business partnering. Prior to Citco, she worked at Novartis, a multinational pharmaceutical corporation, and Expertise Limited. Opus currently employs over 270 people