New hire, who worked extensively at Bank of America Merrill Lynch previously in his career, brings almost 20 years of convertible bonds sales and trading experience to the role.
New hire has worked across pan-European and US equity markets for more than two decades, and previously served at firms including Rothschild & Co, OpenExchange, Mediobanca, HSBC and UniCredit.
This past week saw a series of senior appointments across global equities trading, electronic execution and repo.
The integration makes use of proprietary generative AI capabilities and is expected to enhance FactSet’s European equity coverage and research footprint across the continent.
New hire brings more than 30 years of trading experience to the new role, and is set to support the expansion of Kepler Cheuvreux’s execution strategy.
The firms have entered into a announce a strategic collaboration - effective immediately - designed to leverage Kepler Cheuvreux’s research expertise.
While the US consolidated tape emerged alongside centralised exchanges, the challenge for Europe’s long-awaited iteration lies in its being built after fragmentation became entrenched in its markets, said panellists speaking at the Equities Leaders Summit in Miami on Tuesday.
The new offering is set to enhance ETF market access, liquidity and execution quality for institutional clients, and is also supported by research from the firm’s subsidiary, Trackinsight.
The TRADE sits down with Jean-Pierre Ané, deputy chief executive at Kepler Cheuvreux, to discuss the current outlook for ETFs, how demand is shifting and what new trends are influencing the landscape.
The two appointments will focus on Italian clients in particular, and are set to reinforce a collaborative, pan-European credit sales platform, the firm tells The TRADE.