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The Battle for Top Talent: Trends Uncovered in Harrington Starr’s Latest Financial Technology Salary Survey
Leading recruitment specialist Harrington Starr has published its highly-anticipated Financial Technology Salary Survey 2023/24, an in-depth report that provides detailed salary trends, hiring demands, and gender diversity statistics across a wide range of job roles in the financial technology industry. A key finding of this year’s report is that following 2022’s boom year for recruitment…
Broadridge Names Mike Sleightholme as President of Broadridge International
Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Mike Sleightholme as president of Broadridge International. Sleightholme, who is based in London, will be responsible for delivering the company’s capital markets technology and data solutions throughout the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions. Sleightholme first joined Broadridge in 2022 as president of its Asset Management Solutions business where he was…
BNP Paribas Appoints New Co-Heads of Data & Digital Services
BNP Paribas’s Securities Services business has named Jean-Marc Friess and Thomas Durif as joint heads of its Data & Digital Services department, to advance the company’s data and digital services strategy, in line with BNP Paribas’s 2025 strategic plan. Friess, the new Chief Digital Services Officer, will lead digital channels and services and take charge…
Trading Technologies Unveils New TT FX Unit and Appoints Industry Veteran Tomo Tokuyama as Head
Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), provider of technology platforms for global capital markets, has unveiled a new foreign exchange business unit, TT FX. The company made the announcement at the outset of the FIA International Derivatives Expo (IDX) in London, appointing Tomo Tokuyama, a seasoned FX trading expert, as the head of the newly established…
Bloomberg, MarketAxess, and Tradeweb Form Joint Venture to Pursue EU Fixed Income Consolidated Tape Provider Role
Bloomberg, MarketAxess, and Tradeweb have signed a joint venture agreement to form an independent company to participate in the public procurement procedure to become the fixed income consolidated tape provider (CTP) for the European Union, all of which will be subject to regulatory approvals. Neil Ryan, who has over three decades of experience in the…
TS Imagine Appoints Simarjit Johal as Head of Asia Pacific
TS Imagine, the global cross-asset class provider of trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions, has announced the promotion of Simarjit (Sim) Johal to Head of Asia Pacific (APAC). Currently serving as Co-Head of Professional Services & Account Management, Johal will assume the new role in September 2023, relocating to Hong Kong and joining TS Imagine’s…
Julian Chesser Appointed as Delta Capita’s New Regional Head of APAC
Capital markets consulting, managed services and technology provider Delta Capita, the financial services division of Prytek, has appointed Julian Chesser as its new Regional Head of APAC, based in Singapore. Chesser will oversee all aspects of the business across the region, contributing to regional strategy development and future business expansion. His addition to the global…
Avelacom Appoints Lorenz Voss as US Managing Director, Opens Chicago Office
Ultra-low latency network provider Avelacom is broadening its US operations and has appointed Lorenz Voss as the new Managing Director for the US market. Voss, who brings over 15 years of experience in the telecom and capital markets industries, joins Avelacom from Tower Research Capital. Voss will be responsible for expanding Avelacom’s market share in…
American Financial Exchange Names John Shay as CEO Following 7RIDGE Acquisition
The American Financial Exchange (AFX), an electronic exchange for direct lending and borrowing for US banks and financial institutions, has appointed veteran financial services executive John Shay as CEO. The announcement comes after the recent acquisition of AFX by 7RIDGE, a growth equity firm investing in transformative financial services technologies. With decades of experience in…
Adaptive Financial Consulting Bolsters Board with Two Non-Executive Directors
Adaptive Financial Consulting has announced the appointment of two Non-Executive Directors, Dr Stephen Norman and John O’Hara, to its Board. Dr Norman, who brings two decades of capital markets experience and has held senior roles at RBS Global Banking and Merrill Lynch, will succeed Janhavi Dadarkar as Chair of the Board. John O’Hara, a co-founder…