Trade Informatics (TI), an independent provider of quantitative analytics and systematic trading solutions to institutional asset managers, has appointed Andrew Shortland as Chief Executive Officer EMEA. Shortland will be responsible for the continued expansion of Trade Informatics’ international client base as well as building a team of data analysts and client service professionals to provide local support to the clients based outside of the US.   Based out of the London office, Shortland will report to Matthew Celebuski, Global CEO of TI.   Prior to joining TI, Shortland was Head of International Equities at Jefferies and helped build the firm’s

Maitland, a global family office, administration and advisory firm, has appointed David Hathorn as Deputy Chairman with effect from 1 February 2019 as part of the firm’s ongoing succession planning. Hathorn has been a non-executive Director of Maitland International Holdings plc and Chairman of its Audit and Risk Committee since May 2017. Prior to his appointment to the Maitland Board, Hathorn was CEO for 17 years of FTSE 100 packaging and paper giant Mondi plc, which is dual listed in London and Johannesburg. Michael Solomon, Maitland Chairman, says: “We are delighted that David has agreed to take on the Deputy

Helen Doody has re-joined Abbey Capita as Head of Abbey Capital (US), assuming responsibility for the US Sales team, based in New York.  Doody will re-join the management team and will report to, Páraic Cosgrave, Global Head of Sales, based in Dublin.   Tony Gannon, CEO & CIO of Abbey Capital, says: “We are delighted that Helen has re-joined Abbey Capital in a pivotal role for the company. Helen will continue to develop and oversee our business in the US, much of which she was responsible for during her previous tenure at the company. Helen’s return is a great endorsement

StatPro Group, an AIM-listed provider of cloud-based portfolio analysis and asset pricing services for the global asset management industry, has appointed Michael Anderson CFA as Sales Director for the Asia Pacific region. Anderson has experience as a sales executive having delivered solutions to a wide range of investment industry clients including asset owners & managers, custodians, banks, consultants and brokers. Michael joins us from MSCI (Barra/RiskMetrics) where he was the Head of Client Coverage for Australia and New Zealand. His previous experience includes roles such as Head of International Equities at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Portfolio Manager and Analyst of Asian Equities,

Cobalt, a foreign exchange (FX) infrastructure based on shared ledger and high performance technology, has hired five experienced professionals to lead its drive to ‘re-engineer the FX market’. Cobalt says that post-trade FX is currently riddled with complex legacy systems and manual processes, creating unnecessary cost and risk across the market. The new hires bring a wealth of FX experience to the company and will play an important role in the rollout of Cobalt’s shared infrastructure which aims to optimise risk management and cut costs by up to 80 per cent.   Bob Linton, based in New York, has become head

GAMCO Investors has appointed Howard M Green CPA as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Green has more than 25 years of experience in leadership roles as a senior financial executive in wealth management, FinTech and international financial firms, including broker dealers and asset managers. Most recently, he was the Global Controller and Managing Director with Cantor Fitzgerald. Prior to Cantor, he was CFO and Managing Director with Convergex Execution Solutions. Green was also the CFO at Canaccord Genuity (Collins Stewart LLC) and Arnhold & S Bleichroeder, both in the asset management space. Following his graduation from SUNY Albany, Howard

Itiviti, a technology and service provider to financial institutions, has appointed Robert N Mackay as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer, starting 1 April. The Itiviti Board of Directors has carried out a thorough search process to find a new CEO. Mackay was selected for the position by virtue of his experience as a successful industry executive with a strong track record and customer focus. Mackay joins Itiviti from Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), the world’s largest provider of banking technology solutions. He brings decades of experience and most recently was Chief Operating Officer for the FIS Cross-Asset Trading & Risk

Philip Niemeyer has been appointed as Head of Markets of Bedford Row Capital and will also be the general manager of the firm’s Amsterdam office. Until last month Niemeyer (pictured), who has longstanding experience in connecting institutional capital with the real economy credit demand in various European countries, was VP Business Development at CrossLend.   With offices in London, Amsterdam and Tallinn, Bedford Row Capital is a fixed-income boutique with a global service offering. Bedford Row Capital offers banks and insurance companies access to conventional debt, commercial paper and sharia-compliant sukuk through the debt capital markets. This gives institutional investors

Manuel Baptista has joined Broadridge Financial Solutions as Managing Director, Head of Investor Communication Solutions International (ICSI) Sales. Baptista (pictured), will lead the sales team and support the expansion of Broadridge’s ICSI suite of services. He will work closely with issuers, custodians and intermediaries, and institutional investors to navigate regulatory and market change such as the amended EU Shareholder Rights Directive.   Prior to joining Broadridge, Baptista was head of ISS’s Global Proxy Distribution where he lead overall strategy. Baptista brings with him over 20 years’ experience, having held positions in Operations, Communications, and Sub-custodian Network Management at Euroclear and

Theta Capital Management, one of the oldest and largest independent hedge fund specialists in the Netherlands, has appointed Marc de Kloe as a Partner.  De Kloe’s role at Theta will be to further develop the firm’s offering to an expanding client base and to work with the current team to provide additional robustness to the investment and operational processes.    De Kloe brings a great deal of industry experience, relations and knowledge in the hedge fund space as well as private credit, private equity, and traditional investments.    Marc is well known in the Netherlands as the former Head of