Susquehanna
Institutional broker dealer Susquehanna International Securities has appointed Matt Coupe to its fixed income trading team.
Coupe most recently served at Barclays as global head of cross asset market structure, departing the bank last year after a nine-year stint.
In his new role, Coupe will be responsible for working with market participants to help them “capture unique opportunities” on securities trading platforms.
Coupe has also worked in various roles across NICE Actimize, Redkite Financial Markets, FTEN, Turquoise and Ullink.
Commenting on his appointment, Coupe said he was “thrilled to be joining Susquehanna; it is a company which I have long admired, and it is a firm that is constantly evolving and developing alongside the changes that we are seeing in market structure.”
During his career, Coupe has served on several industry committees, including the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Secondary Markets Advisory Committee, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Global Market Structure Sub-Committee, and the board of the Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB).
SEC
David Saltiel, The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) acting director of the trading and markets division is set to leave the regulator.
Saltiel will depart 4 July 2025 having served as acting director since December 2024. He also previously served a separate stint as acting head of the department in 2021.
SEC chair Paul Atkins said: “Throughout his career at the SEC, David’s steady leadership has clearly demonstrated his commitment to the core mission of the agency, the highest ethical standards, a dedication to rigorous data-driven policymaking, and a strategic mindset. David’s contributions have made our markets stronger. The SEC will lose an outstanding resource; nevertheless, I wish him the very best in his next pursuits.”
The SEC’s existing employee, Jamie Selway is set to take over from Saltiel as head of the division from July.
Saltiel’s tenure at the watchdog includes a stint as deputy director of the trading and markets division, and before that as associate director of the division’s office of analytics and research since 2016.
Prior to the SEC he served as chief economist for the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.
Speaking about his departure, Saltiel said: “I want to thank Chairman Atkins, all the commissioners, and my colleagues in the division as well as across the SEC. The staff in the division are smart and dedicated people of integrity. It’s been an honour to work with them and learn from them.”
Duco
Duco has appointed Anthony Northam as the firm’s new chief operating officer.
He joins from London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), where he served as group head of customer strategy and solutions for more than four years.
He also played a key role in the integration of Refinitiv into LSEG, covering managing director positions.
Speaking to his appointment, Northam said: “I look forward to leveraging my experience in scaling operations and building market presence to help Duco reach its next phase of growth and deliver even greater value to our customers.”
Northam brings more than 25 years of experience in financial data, technology and capital markets to his new position, which will see him working out of London.
Earlier in his career he has served at Thomson Reuters, based out of Singapore, where he headed up market development roles for Asia.
Michael Chin, chief executive at Duco, said: ”Anthony’s proven track record in scaling operations and driving strategic growth at leading financial data and technology organisations will benefit Duco as we rapidly expand our footprint across the capital markets ecosystem.”