BNP Paribas
Ben Chan has joined BNP Paribas in Hong Kong, stepping into the role of head of Asian equity agency program trading.
Chan has worked across capital markets for more than two decades, serving in various trading-based roles on both the buy- and sell-side.
He joins BNP Paribas from the Societe Generale and AllianceBernstein joint venture, Bernstein, where he spent almost two years as head of Asia execution sales.
He also previously served at Sanford C. Bernstein – later known as Alliance Bernstein following acquisition by Alliance Capital – where he held a managing director role, working across algo, portfolio sales and trading.
Prior to this, Chan served in trader roles at firms spanning Fidelity and TT International, and earlier in his career, worked across hedge fund sales and convertible bond sales at Credit Suisse and ABN AMRO.
Australian Securities Exchange
Anthony Attia is set to join the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) as managing director and chief executive, after a 12-year tenure at Euronext.
As part of the move – effective 1 September 2026 – Attia will relocate from Paris to Sydney, bringing almost three decades of international exchange experience spanning primary markets to post-trade services to his new position.
According to David Clarke, chair of ASX, Attia’s appointment followed a comprehensive global search process for the position.
Attia initially joined Euronext in 2000 based in Paris, before later rejoining as chief executive of Euronext Paris and global head of listing and post-trade in 2014.
Most recently he served as global head of derivatives and post-trade at the exchange, which he will continue in until his transition to ASX.
During his time at Euronext, Attia supported the firm’s pan-European build-out and also oversaw the development of the firm’s proprietary trading platform, Optiq, as well as the expansion of Euronext Clearing.
Prior to this, he also spent a year at ICE as a senior vice president, as well as five years at NYSE in various roles, notably as chief of staff to the president and deputy chief executive.
Coatue Management
American investment manager Coatue Management has named Colin Cortes as its new head of trading and risk.
Cortes brings more than 15 years of capital markets experience to his new role, spanning both the buy- and sell-side.
He joins from Junto Capital Management, where he spent almost nine years as a trader.
Prior to this, he held various roles at Goldman Sachs, initially joining as an analyst within the firm’s securities division in 2011.
Cortes later moved into an equity sales trading role, which he held for three years, before stepping into an equity derivatives sales-based position.