Eventus Systems, a global trade surveillance and risk management software platform provider, has appointed Joseph Schifano as Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, Mikhail Gasiorowski as Sales Director, North America, and Diane Imas as Director of Marketing. Schifano is an attorney with more than 20 years of experience in market surveillance matters, most recently as Deputy General Counsel and Global Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of Tower Research Capital in New York, along with senior regulatory roles at two global banks and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).   Schifano, Gasiorowski and Imas are all based in New York and report respectively to

LiquidityBook, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, has appointed Cash Lafferty as Head of Business Development – West Coast.Based in California, Lafferty will oversee all sales activities in major West Coast markets including San Francisco and Los Angeles. With 20 years of industry experience across a variety of sales, trading and technology roles, he will play an instrumental role in communicating the value of LiquidityBook’s industry-leading POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) platform to fund managers and financial institutions of every description. After beginning his career as a trader, Lafferty decided he wanted to be

AlgoDynamix, a financial instrument price movement forecasting analytics provider, has extended its reach across North America and Asia. 

QMA, PFGIM’s multi-asset and quantitative equity specialist has appointed George Patterson as its new CIO.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…

Cowen Inc has announced several key hires and a significant product enhancement in response to strong growth at UK-headquartered trading platform Cowen Execution Services Limited (CESL).  Since launching with an experienced team of trading professionals in October 2019, CESL has seen impressive growth in the depth and breadth of trading on its platform, already executing USD75 billion in non-dollar trades.   Matt Cyzer, CEO of CESL, says: “Over the past four months, as the pandemic has caused such volatility in global markets, institutional clients have consistently turned to Cowen, resoundingly validating our core, collaborative culture and value proposition. Today, more than ever,

Independent investment manager, Cerno Capital Partners (Cerno) has appointed Richard Chenevix-Trench, to its Investment Advisory Committee.Chenevix-Trench was previously CIO and partner of hedge fund, Sloane Robinson, which specialises in emerging and Asian markets equities. He has also held senior roles with Baring Asset Management in Asia and the UK, running its Asia Pacific and Hong Kong funds, and with SG Warburg. Cerno’s Investment Advisory Committee comprises: Miles Geldard, Russell Napier and Richard Oldfield.  Nicholas Hornby, Managing Partner, Cerno Capital Partners, says: “We are thrilled to welcome someone of Richard’s experience and expertise to our Investment Advisory Committee. His immense knowledge of global

Sucden Financial, a global multi-asset execution, clearing and liquidity provider, has appointed Alan Burr for LME metals and options trading at its Hong Kong subsidiary.Sucden Financial says Burr’s appointment will help enhance the Hong Kong hub’s market making to add liquidity in the region. He will primarily focus on LME metal products, including options and average price contracts, working directly with the category one LME member’s London trading team. In time, Burr will look to add precious metals and iron ore. Prior to joining Sucden Financial, Burr was Director and Head of Metals Trading at Société Générale in Hong Kong

LiquidityBook, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, has appointed Chris Junge as Vice President of Customer Success.Junge will oversee all aspects of the customer support process, working closely with the product and deployment groups to ensure a seamless experience for clients. Through its web-delivered model and tightly integrated client service, product and technology teams, LiquidityBook’s industry-leading POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) platform is ideally suited for the rapid implementation of client-driven development priorities.] Based in New York, Junge joins LiquidityBook from Eze Software Group, where he spent nearly 20 years. He last served as

Mark Lacana has been appointed as Chief Revenue Officer at Fund Recs, a cloud-based reconciliation platform for the global funds industry which helps fund administrators, depositories, fund managers and audit firms reconcile complex data.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…