ConvergEx Group, a global brokerage and technology vendor, has added three industry veterans to its leadership line-up, hiring from Janney Montgomery Scott, Canaccord Genuity and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, officials say. Greg Voetsch is the new CEO of ConvergEx Execution Solutions and head of brokerage services while Charles Galligan is head of program trading…. Read More >>
Ex-CEO for LCM Joins ConvergEx
ConvergEx Group, which offers brokerage and trading-related services, has named Scott McLaughlin, the former head of equities and co-CEO for Lazard Capital Markets (LCM), to be managing director, global head of sales, officials says. In addition, Eric Soderberg, who has worked for Macgregor, ClariFI, NYFIX, Trepp and BondDesk Group, has been chosen as the next… Read More >>
Nasdaq Exec Moves to ConvergEx as Rick McCarthy Heads Buy-Side Sales at Misys
Nasdaq Exec Takes Top Post at ConvergEx Group A former senior executive at Nasdaq OMX, Eric W. Noll is the new president of ConvergEx Group, which offers brokerage and trading‐related services, officials say. Noll will also be taking on the role of CEO by the end of this year, succeeding Joseph M. Velli, the incumbent… Read More >>
Goldman Sachs FinTech Banker Joins FT Partners as Multex Founder Moves to Scivantage
FinTech Banker from Goldman Sachs Joins FT Partners Jeff Haughton, a Goldman Sachs banker who has overseen major initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions of financial technology companies, is the new managing director at investment bank Financial Technology Partners, whose specialty is backing companies that provide technology to the financial services industry, officials say. While… Read More >>
OpenLink Hires Ex-President of SunGard Global Services
OpenLink Hires Ex-President of SunGard Global Services OpenLink Financial, a trading and risk management software vendor, has appointed the former president of SunGard Global Services for the Americas Doug Wendler to be executive vice president (EVP), America’s Energy, effective as of July 30, officials say. Wendler left the SunGard post last year and was a… Read More >>
OMS, PMS Vendors Chase Middle- and Back-Office Opportunities
Order and portfolio management software providers are extending the reach of their offerings with features that address market challenges such as separately managed accounts (SMAs), middle and back office operations, and regulatory reporting requirements. Providers of order and portfolio management system (OMS and PMS) software are quickly moving to expand their offerings beyond the traditional… Read More >>
