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Austin-based Eventus Systems, a global trade surveillance and market risk software platform provider, has appointed two executives to key new roles at the firm. Eric Einfalt has joined as Chief Strategy Officer, and David Mitchell as Regional Sales Executive, North America. Together, they bring more than 45 years of financial services and markets experience.
Both based in Chicago, Einfalt reports to Eventus CEO Travis Schwab, and Mitchell reports to Scott Schroeder, Managing Director and Global Head of Sales.
The firm announced last month the completion of a USD10.5 million Series A funding round to enable Eventus to grow its
Avalon Capital Partners Limited (Avalon) has hired five senior cash equity salespeople as it continues with rapid expansion plans across both Event Driven and International Equities.In the Event Driven division, Aaron Sawyer, Holger Klees and Gregory Lafitte have joined the team to bolster Avalon’s already considerable presence in this market.
In the International Equities Division, Conor Smith and Gavin Atkins join from Cantor Fitzgerald to lead the build out of an institutional cash equity desk, providing liquidity to an international client base.
“The continued expansion of Avalon with these hires is demonstration of our commitment to the Equity space. Where
Seth Merrin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Liquidnet, has announced the promotion of President Brian Conroy to the role of CEO. Merrin will remain as Executive Chairman of the Board.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Spanish value manager Azvalor has appointed Paul Gait as a Senior Analyst in the UK. Gait joins Azvalor from Sanford Bernstein where he’s been working in a similar role in Metals and Mining since 2011.Gait began his career in financial services in 2000 as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company, he was then recruited by the HM Treasury as a Tax Policy Advisor before joining Anglo American in 2003. He left Anglo American in 2011 to join Sandford Bernstein.
Gait holds a double 1st bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences and a master’s degree in Experimental & Theoretical Physics from
Global Digital Finance (GDF), an industry body advocating and accelerating the adoption of digital assets, has partnered with Washington-based advisory and advocacy firm FS Vector, and made four new senior appointments.
John Beccia of FS Vector will lead US Regulatory Affairs for GDF. European public policy specialist Lavan Thasarathakumar of Thasa Consulting, who is also a consultant at GDF founding member Hogan Lovells, will take ownership of EMEA Regulatory Affairs.
Malcolm Wright, Chief Compliance Officer of digital asset financial services and advisory company Diginex, has been elected Chair of the GDF member based Advisory Council. He is joined by
UBS O’Connor (O’Connor), the multi-strategy hedge fund manager within UBS Asset Management, has hired Ken Geren as a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of the firm’s newly formed, absolute return strategy which will incorporate the impact of environmental issues into its investment process.
William Blair Investment Management has confirmed the appointment of an addition to its Emerging Markets Debt (EMD) team, with Johnny Chen joining as a portfolio manager.Chen joins William Blair from NN Investment Partners, where he was a portfolio manager responsible for Asian rates and currencies for the company’s pan-Asian and Global Emerging Market Debt portfolios. He previously worked at ING Investment Management. Chen has an MSc in Financial Computing and a BSc in Economics from the University College London (UCL).
In his new role, Chen will focus on Asian sovereign debt markets. The appointment further strengthens William Blair’s emerging markets
Global law firm Ropes & Gray has appointed Egan M Cammack and Laura M Hirst to the firm’s asset management practice as counsel in Boston.
genesis, the international capital markets software firm, has appointed Felipe Oliveira as Global Head of Sales & Marketing, following a sustained period of growth and investment. Oliveira will be instrumental in delivering genesis’ mission to help the capital markets community innovate at speed. genesis works with a wide range of financial institutions including buy-side, sell-side, execution venues and clearing houses, providing a Low Code Application Platform, built specifically for capital markets. The platform enables the creation of products and solutions without having to write substantial lines of code, making the development of solutions much faster and much simpler. It is the
Sara Gilbert has been appointed as head of business development for Northern Trusts’ alternatives asset servicing business in Europe.
