ADAM Appoints Eventus’ Mike Castiglione as Chair of New National Security Working Group

ADAM (The Association for Digital Asset Markets) has appointed Mike Castiglione, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Digital Assets at Eventus, as Chair of its new National Security Working Group. Castiglione, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer, brings broad national security experience to the role. Building on its previous efforts in the national security space, ADAM…

Trading Technologies Appoints Nick Garrow as EVP Multi-Asset & Buy Side

Trading software, infrastructure and data solutions vendor Trading Technologies, has appointed London-based industry veteran Nick Garrow in the newly created position of EVP Multi-Asset & Buy Side. Garrow has more than 20 years of senior management experience in capital markets and prime brokerage, most recently at Societe Generale (SG) Prime Services in London, where he…

Axe Trading Appoints Greville Lucking as CEO

Fixed income trading software company Axe trading has appointed Greville Lucking as its new Chief Executive Officer. Lucking has been with the firm since 2018 in the role of Head of Customer Support & Integration. Earlier in his career, Lucking was Chief Operating Officer of EMBonds until their acquisition by BGC Partners in 2018. He…

smartTrade Appoints Three New Managers to its Executive Leadership Team

smartTrade, the provider of electronic trading solutions, has strengthened its Executive Leadership Team with the appointment of Carine Denis as Global Head of Business Operations, Renaud Kerspern as Chief Financial Officer and Elise van der Schans as Chief Human Resources Officer. Denis joins from Finastra where her roles included those of Regional Operating Officer and…

Eventus Hires Nick Wallis as Managing Director, EMEA

Trade surveillance and market risk solutions vendor Eventus has appointed Nick Wallis as as Managing Director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Wallis has extensive experience in financial markets, energy derivatives and technology, including 12 years at Nasdaq, where he ran its surveillance sales and account management in EMEA, having moved into…

Cowen Launches Cowen Digital LLC, Providing Digital Asset Trading and Custody Solutions for Institutional Investors

Cowen Inc, the financial services firm that operates a broker dealer and an investment management division, has launched a new division, Cowen Digital LLC, offering institutional clients full-service trade execution and custody solutions for digital assets. Custody solutions are provided through Cowen’s strategic partnership with Polysign’s Standard Custody & Trust, and prime brokerage is provided…

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Liquidnet Hires James Rubinstein to Head Execution and Quantitative Services, Americas

Agency broker Liquidnet has appointed James Rubinstein as Head of Execution and Quantitative Services (EQS), Americas, based in New York. Rubinstein will be responsible for setting and leading the strategic direction for Liquidnet’s EQS offering in the region, and will report directly to Rob Laible, Global Head of Equities. Rubinstein joins Liquidnet from BNP Paribas,…

BMLL Expands US Footprint and Hires Tim Baker as Senior Adviser

Data and analytics vendor BMLL has appointed Tim Baker as Senior Adviser. Based in New York, he will be responsible for growing BMLL’s US client base, developing and implementing the company’s growth strategy in the region, in response to increasing client demand for the company’s Level 3 Data and Analytics. Baker is a seasoned innovator,…

Pico Appoints Stacie Swanstrom as Chief Product Officer

Pico, a provider of technology services for the financial markets community, has named Stacie Swanstrom as Chief Product Officer. Following the company’s recent acquisition of Redline Trading Solutions, Swanstrom will lead Pico’s newly expanded product management team to deliver new product innovation through PicoNet, the company’s ultra-low latency global network. Swanstrom’s experience includes 27 years…

Eventus Hires Josh Bosquez as Chief Technology Officer

Trade surveillance and market risk solutions vendor Eventus Systems has appointed Josh Bosquez as Chief Technology Officer. Based in Frisco, TX, and reporting to CEO Travis Schwab, he will oversee the team of engineers that design and maintain the firm’s Validus platform. Bosquez joins with 24 years of software engineering experience, including more than 20…