Equities

Move comes as investors increasingly seek customised equity exposures that mirror their respective stock portfolios.

Incoming appointment previously held positions at Capstone Investment Advisors and Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank.

New appointment previously served at Instinet, Goldman Sachs and Comgest in equity related roles.

The past week saw appointments across equities, exchanges, and technology.

New indices will help capture individual factors and attributes that propel top-performing companies, said Bloomberg.

The joint venture (JV) participants include: BME, Deutsche Boerse Group, Euronext, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, and Nasdaq.

New additions have previously served at Mariana Capital, GFI Group, Citi, Liquidnet, Goldman Sachs, ConvergEx Group, and RBS.

New appointments previously served at Credit Suisse, Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Bank, and Mosiac Finance.

The TRADE speaks to Brian Hyndman, chief executive of Blue Ocean Technologies, about the drivers behind increased trading hours for US equities, the benefits this can provide retail and institutional investors, and how trading desks can adapt to this change.

Follows the addition of Kepler Cheuvreux, UBS Asset Management and Pictet Asset Management as founding members late last year.