Trading Places: SafeCharge Taps New CFO, CTFC Gets New Chairman

This week we saw a number of new hires at companies such as Cinnober, Banca IMI, and Citigroup. There were also departures from ADS Securities London and Swiss Fintech Fintech Financial Technology (fintech) is defined as ay technology that is geared towards automating and enhancing the delivery and application of financial services. The origin of the term fintechs can be traced back to the 1990s where it was primarily used as a back-end system technology for renowned financial institutions. However, it has since grown outside the business sector with an increased focus upon consumer services.What Purpose Do Fintechs Serve?The main purpose of fintechs would be to suppl Financial Technology (fintech) is defined as ay technology that is geared towards automating and enhancing the delivery and application of financial services. The origin of the term fintechs can be traced back to the 1990s where it was primarily used as a back-end system technology for renowned financial institutions. However, it has since grown outside the business sector with an increased focus upon consumer services.What Purpose Do Fintechs Serve?The main purpose of fintechs would be to suppl Read this Term provider Knip.

Monday, June 26, 2017

Louisa Kwoks, ADS Securities London

Louisa Kwoks has stepped down from her role as Head of Prime of Prime Sales at ADS Securities London. Mrs. Kwoks held the position for about eleven months after departing from her former role of European Head of Client Solutions and Fixed Income Client Clearing at BNP Paribas.

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Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Alex Li and Italo Lombardi, Crédit Agricole CIB

Last week, Crédit Agricole CIB hired two senior executives, Alex Li and Italio Lombardi. Mr. Li will act as Head of US Rates Strategy, while Mr. Lombardi will assume the role of Latin American (LATAM) economist and strategist. The hires were said to be designed to enhance the company’s research team.

Remo Fritschi, Banca IMI

Banca IMI, the London-based subsidiary of Intesa Sanpaolo, has tapped Remo Fritschi as Managing Director. Institutional Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term veteran Mr. Fritschi recently stepped down from his role as Manager of Institutional Sales at ADS Securities for his new position with Banca IMI.

Ben Tobin, Capitolis

Capitolis has hired institutional sales veteran Ben Tobin as its new Global

Head of Sales. Mr. Tobin will be based out of London, and will enter the new role immediately. Mr. Tobin has about 28 years of experience in the financial industry.

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Mattias Grunland, Cinnober

Cinnober has tapped Mattias Grunland as its new Deputy Chief Technology Officer (CTO), part of the firm’s aggressive expansion of its team this year. Mr. Grunland will be based out of Stockholm, and will be working alongside Peter Lenti, Cinnober Group’s co-founder and CEO.

Toby Ali, CitiGroup

Toby Ali stepped up as CitiGroup’s new Co-Head of Leveraged Finance in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Mr. Ali will run the department alongside Simon Francis. Both gentlemen will be reporting to Philip Drury, the Head of Capital Markets Origination for EMEA. CitiGroup has also expressed its intention of establishing an EMEA debt financing steering committee, with Ali as the acting chairman.

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Tsach Einav, SafeCharge International Group Limited

SafeCharge has welcomed Tsach Einav back into his role as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), which will come into effect September 1, 2017. Mr. Einav will also act as a board member effective immediately. He will be replacing Tim Mickley, who expressed his intention to step down from this role in order to participate in new entrepreneurial opportunities.

Christopher Giancarlo, CTFC

The United States Senate confirmed that Christopher Giancarlo has been chosen to act as Chairman of the Commodity Futures Commission (CTFC). Mr. Giancarlo has been holding this position since January 2017, after the preceding Chairman Timothy Massad stepped down when former Barack Obama ended his presidency.

Friday, June 30, 2017

Dennis Just, Knip

Dennis Just, Swiss digital insurance firm Knip’s founder and CEO, has decided to depart from the company. The company will soon go through a merger with Komparu, a technology firm based in the Netherlands, which Mr. Just is not willing to be part of. Mr. Just and other senior Knip executives tapping out will allow Komparu’s leadership to take over.

Paul Turner and Sagie Govender, Fullerton Markets

Fullerton Markets, a New Zealand based broker, has promoted Paul Turner from Senior Compliance Manager to Executive Director. The successor to the former role is Sagi Govender who previously worked at the Financial Markets Association, the financial regulator of New Zealand, for 6 years.