BNY
BNY has named Laide Majiyagbe global head of markets, following five years with the business.
Her appointment is part of a wider executive shake-up aimed at accelerating growth across its wealth and managed accounts businesses.
Majiyagbe, currently global head of liquidity, financing and collateral, will also join BNY’s executive committee as part of her new role.
Specifically, she will oversee execution services, liquidity, financing and global collateral, serving institutional clients including asset managers, asset owners, banks and broker-dealers.
New York-based Majiyagbe previously spent 14 years at Goldman Sachs, most recently as MD, corporate treasury – global head of liquidity projections.
Cboe
Natan Tiefenbrun, president of Europe and global head of cash equities, confirmed his departure “to pursue new opportunities”.
As part of a reshuffle of Cboe’s equities business, Alex Dalley has been elevated to senior vice president to run its European equities business.
Dalley, currently head of European equities, will take on the expanded role subject to regulatory approval. He is set to co-lead the London office alongside Jon Weinberg, global head of FX and off-exchange trading at Cboe.
The new regional office leadership model is designed to support its global expansion.
Additionally, Weinberg has expanded his leadership role, overseeing Cboe’s global FX and off-exchange trading business lines.
Elsewhere, Cboe also appointed Heidi Fischer as global head of equities and spot markets, whileScott Johnston was named chief operating officer in a wider executive overhaul.
Fischer will be based in New York and joins from TMX Group, where she was most recently managing director and president of TMX Alpha US. She previously held senior roles at Deutsche Bank, Instinet and Tucker Alan and will lead strategy, product development and client engagement across Cboe’s equities and spot markets.
Dalley and Weinberg will both report to Fischer in their new roles.
Johnston replaces current COO Chris Isaacson, who plans to retire from the role on 6 March and remain with the company as an adviser through the end of 2026 to support the transition. Fischer will assume oversight of Cboe’s global cash equities and spot markets, responsibilities previously held by Isaacson.
Tourmaline
Elijah Diallo has been named director of trading at outsourced trading firm Tourmaline Partners, based in Dubai, as revealed by The TRADE.
The hire has been made as part of the firm’s expansion across the Middle East, The TRADE understands.
In the role, Diallo is set to assume the responsibility for trading and supporting Tourmaline’s regional growth and will report to Kish Desai, senior executive officer, Tourmaline Europe, who is leading the expansion in the region.
Diallo has worked in a range of senior buy-side roles across firms including: Magellan Capital, ADQ, Azimut Investments, and Avalon Capital Markets.
Previously in his career, he has also served at Mubasher Financial Services, EFG Hermes, Exotix Capital, and Convergex.
In 2021, Diallo was named one of The TRADE’s Rising Stars of Trading and Execution , a recognition which celebrates up-and-coming talent across the buy-side.