LSEG
LSEG has named Tom Stenhouse as chief executive of the firm’s pan-European trading venue, Turquoise.
In his new role, London-based Stenhouse will also continue his former responsibilities as head of product, and will manage Turquoise Europe, as well as work to build out the venue’s footprint and growth across Europe.
Stenhouse’s new appointment marks an extension of his ongoing career at LSEG, having initially joined the group working in product development in 2007, before working his way up the ranks to his most recent position as co-head of equities trading and head of product.
Invesco
Robert Pemble has been named head of US equity trading at Invesco, stepping up to the role after 22 years at the asset manager.
He initially joined the firm in 2004 as a senior equity trader, working for Oppenheimer Funds before the company was acquired by Invesco in 2019.
The new position marks a promotion for New York-based Pemble, who most recently spent two years as head of quantitative equity trading at the firm.
Pemble has worked extensively across capital markets for more than two decades, and prior to his time at Invesco, held various equity trading roles at firms spanning Caldwell & Orkin Funds, Bulldog Capital, Hovde Capital Advisors and William R. Hough & Co.
Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald has bolstered its global equities franchise with a senior hire from Barclays as well as several internal promotions, in a bid to align its sales and trading organisations.
The reshuffle is expected to support the firm in enhancing its insight, execution and connectivity offering for its clients, The TRADE understands and will see Joe Kelly joining the firm as co-head of New York advisory sales after nearly 16 years at Barclays.
Elsewhere, Cantor Fitzgerald is also focusing its expansion efforts on Europe, with Chris Spinks and Jonathan Meltzer set to step into the positions of co-heads of European high touch execution.
New York-based Kelly most recently served as a director in institutional equity sales at Barclays, where he was recognised as a top salesperson across equity long/short, multi-strat and quant clients.
In his new role at Cantor Fitzgerald, Kelly will co-lead New York advisory sales alongside Jared Demark, with both set to report to Alexander Englander, global head of equity distribution. Alongside these new roles, Eric Lastres has also been promoted to head of US sales trading, marking a step up from his most recent role as head of Miami equities at Cantor Fitzgerald.
Citadel
Antonia von Specht has joined Citadel in London as a credit trader after nearly 10 years at Morgan Stanley.
She brings extensive experience working across credit sales to her new role at the hedge fund, and most recently served as a vice president at Morgan Stanley, working across the hedge fund and banks offering.
Having initially joined the sell-side investment bank in 2016 as an analyst, von Specht later became an associate, covering Germany and Nordics-focused credit sales before being promoted to her most recent role.
Previously in her career, she also gained early industry experience at Deutsche Bank.
Polen Capital
Adam Gaskill has joined global asset manager Polen Capital as a trader, after nearly 13 years at Stewart Investors.
Gaskill will be based out of London in his new role, having worked across capital markets for more than 15 years over the course of his career.
He initially joined Stewart Investors in 2013, and most recently served as a senior equity trader at the firm.
Rosenblatt Securities
Rosenblatt Securities has named Claire Lynch as managing director and head of New York institutional sales.
Lynch brings almost two decades of institutional equity sales experience to her new role, where she is set to support the firm in boosting its client service offering.
She joins the broker after 17 years at Stifel, most recently serving as a managing director in institutional equity sales.
Prior to this, she also worked as a sales assistant in the same field at Bear Stearns and began her industry career in the finance department at Carnegie Hall in 2002.
Commerzbank
Vadim Nechaev has joined German bank Commerzbank as a structured credit trader, based out of London.
Nechaev has worked across the sell-side for more than a decade, with key expertise in credit trading and European markets.
His appointment at Commerzbank marks a return to the firm, which he had initially joined in September 2016 as a XVA and legacy credit trader, before working his way up the ranks to become a structured credit trader in the Treasury investment office.
Following this, he had two year-long stints at Morgan Stanley and BNP Paribas CIB, working as a credit default swap (CDS) trader at both firms, before now returning to Commerzbank.
Previously in his career, he gained early industry experience working as a credit research analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.