Bryan Blake joined ITG as chief executive of of TriAct Canada Marketplace, the firm's Canada-based exchange and TMX Group competitor. TriAct Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITG, is the operator of MATCH Now, Canada's premier broker-neutral dark book for registered investment dealers and their clients. Blake took up his role two weeks ago and joined from Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Toronto, where he served as vice president of electronic trading sales. Blake started his career at Manulife Financial in 1998.
Agency-focused brokerage Convergex has hired Jason Emerson as a managing director and head of operations and strategic planning. In this new position, Emerson is responsible for overseeing the firm's global operational initiatives. He's also a member of the executive committee, and will play an instrumental role in developing Convergex's overall business strategy.
In a wave of moves inside ITG, Maureen O'Hara and Chris Dodds will be retiring from the firm's Board of Directors. O'Hara joined the Board in 2003 and has served as Chair since 2007. She will retire from the Board effective January 15, 2016.
As reported previously, Chris Dodds will retire from ITGs Board of Directors. Commenting on his retirement, Dodds said, "Due to demands from my other professional responsibilities, I have concluded, after several weeks of deliberation and discussion with the company, that it is time for me to retire from the Board. I wish the firm success in the years ahead."
Boutique investment bank Mischler Financial Group hired a four-member team of financial industry veterans who specialize in international equities trading and portfolio solutions.
The new hires include Timothy Casey (pictured), a 25-year industry veteran from Cabrera Capital Markets. Other hires include Managing Director Lawrence Peruzzi, a 20-year global trading market veteran from Standish Mellon and The Boston Company Asset Management and Asian Equities specialist Jeanne Austin, one of Wall Streets most respected women traders who has led trading desks for Susquehanna International Group, KCG Holdings and Citigroup during her 30 year career. The new traders will operate from Mischlers Boston trading desk and lead the firms 24- hour, agency-only execution in Asian, European, Latin American and Canadian equities for institutional clients.
Patrick Morrissey appointed vice president - European Equities for Mischler Financial Group. He brings 16 years of buy-side trade desk fluency courtesy of his role as senior equities trader for The Boston Company during the earlier part of his career. In 2009, Tim migrated to the sell-side; client accounts he brings to Mischler include institutional investment managers and leading hedge funds. During the past 8 years, Tim has served in senior institutional sales/ equity trading roles for select, boutique BDs, including Jones Trading, and he too joins us from Cabrera Capital.
This team operates out of Mischler Financial Groups Boston office and will report directly to Mischler CEO Dean Chamberlain
The former chief investment officer of global equities at Pimco, who left the bonds giant after it cooled its diversification into stocks earlier this year, has returned with her own consulting boutique. Virginie Maisonneuve has launched Maisonneuve Global Investors, based in the City of London, to advise investment boutiques and investment teams at large asset managers on global thematic trends, business leadership and digital innovation. Maisonneuve left Pimco at the end of June after the $1.5 trillion bond specialist decided to retrench from equity investing and close four active funds. The move came roughly a year and a half after Maisonneuve had joined in a high-profile switch from Schroders, where she had been head of global equities.
Olmstead Associates, a strategic and advisory consulting firm, has hired Rob Hegarty as president. Hegarty will oversee all functions and personnel at the firm, driving growth and expansion across its advisory, consulting, and professional development businesses.
