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ICE Chief Development Officer Chris Edmonds Steps Up to Lead Fixed Income and Data Services Business

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has named Christopher Edmonds, currently chief development officer, to succeed Amanda Hindlian and lead the company’s Fixed Income and Data Services (FIDS) business. FIDS is the company’s second largest business segment and was founded on ICE’s October 2015 $5.2 billion acquisition of Interactive Data Corporation. Edmonds has held several roles at ICE…

Sales Unplugged: Everything You Need to Know About FinTech Sales – and More

By Michael Walford-Grant They say that in life timing is everything. And so it was that in February 2020, after more than 30 years’ working in sales for financial data management and technology companies, including PolarLake, AIM Software, SunGard and FIS, I decided to start my own sales consultancy. Within a month, the UK was…

A-Team Group Announces Winners of Data Management Insight Awards – USA 2023

A-Team Group has announced the winners of its Data Management Insight Awards – USA 2023. The awards recognise both established solution vendors and innovative newcomers providing leading data management solutions, services and consultancy to capital markets participants across the USA. The awards were presented by Andrew Delaney, president and chief content officer at A-Team Group,…

SmartStream Names Akber Jaffer as CEO

SmartStream Technologies has named Akber Jaffer as CEO. He replaces Haytham Kaddoura, who held the post for over seven years and now becomes an advisor and board director at the company. Jaffer has several years of experience working with start-ups and scaling software and technology businesses, and most recently spent a year as a freelance…

LSEG Appoints Irfan Hussain as Chief Information Officer

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has announced the appointment of Irfan Hussain as its new Chief Information Officer, with effect from January 2024. Based in New York, Hussain will lead LSEG’s technology division and will be part of the Executive Committee, directly reporting to CEO David Schwimmer. Before joining LSEG, Hussain held prominent positions…

Solidatus Research Suggests ‘Data Distress’ Could Cause Data Leaders to Quit Jobs

Research by Solidatus among 300 senior data leaders in financial services across the UK and US suggests data leaders are experiencing stress in the workplace that could lead them to quit their jobs. Describing the problem as ‘data distress’, the research cites three causes: too many disparate and siloed sources of data; having to establish…

Broadridge Financial Solutions Names Karin Yorfido as President of Broadridge Canada

Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Karin Yorfido as president of Broadridge Canada. Yorfido succeeds Michael Dignam, who will become vice chairman of Broadridge Canada and take on an advisory role. Based in Toronto, Yorfido will lead Broadridge’s Investor Communication Solutions (ICS) Canada and Global Technology and Operations (GTO) Canada businesses, reporting to Chris Perry, president…

Harrington Starr Publishes Financial Technology Salary Survey 2023/24

Harrington Starr has released its Financial Technology Salary Survey 2023/24 – and the news is both good and bad. While the company describes the financial technology market as ‘in the grip of a generational opportunity driven by game-changing market forces’ and ‘extraordinary advances in tech’,  particularly in AI, digital assets, cloud and data, firms that…

NeoXam Names Daniel Joseph as Country Lead for Australia

NeoXam has named Daniel Joseph as country head for Australia. His responsibilities include running the Australian office, growing the local team, winning new clients, managing client accounts and developing the NeoXam brand and reputation. Joseph reports to Tim Versteeg, head of sales and general manager of the Asia-Pacific region at NeoXam, and has more than…

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…