He most recently worked as a trader and portfolio manager at Unigestion for one and a half years and before that worked in equity trading related roles at Citi. 

“We are pleased to announce a new appointment in our KCx team, Faruk Akar […] to help develop the Kepler Cheuvreux strategy of growing its execution footprint and expertise,” said Kepler in an announcement on social media. 

The firm also confirmed that PT is one of the 5 key strategic ambitions at KCx going forward.

Read more: Kepler Cheuvreux head of equity sales trading departs

Akar has also previously served as an associate, equities strategy, at quantitative investment management firm Winton.

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Oliveira originally joined BNP Baribas as part of its corporate and institutional banking division in 2017 as deputy head of Hispanic, LATAM CIB. Since joining he has served in a number of roles across FX, commodities, local markets and global credit, rising through the ranks to his most recent role as global co-head of global macro and global credit in 2022. Prior to joining BNP Paribas, he served for almost a decade at Credit Suisse as its co-head of Brazil FID.

Luke Holmes, head of equity sales trading, US clients at Kepler Cheuvreux left the firm after five years, as revealed by The TRADE. Holmes joined Kepler in 2019 having previously served in equity sales trading roles at Sanford C. Bernstein and Goldman Sachs. His next role is unconfirmed.

Cameron Beale, head of sales trading, UK clients at Kepler Cheuvreux has also left the firm for pastures new. Prior to joining Kepler in 2019, Beale spent more than 25 years at JP Morgan, serving as equities sales trader and executive director.  

Janus Henderson Investors appointed Francesca Alesi as a junior equity trader, based in London. Alesi joined the asset manager from GSA Capital, where she spent the last two years. Most recently, Alesi served as an execution trader – a position she held for just over a year. Prior to that, she served as an analyst at the firm.

Liquidnet appointed Amanda Lee Volk as trade coverage/execution consultant for its New York desk. As part of the role, Volk will focus on providing primary account coverage for Liquidnet ATS members, which includes institutional, hedge, quant, multi-strategy and index funds. Volk brings 18 years’ experience to the role from Nomura, with particular expertise in the ATS block and algo trading space.

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Holmes joined Kepler in 2019 having previously served in equity sales trading roles at Sanford C. Bernstein and Goldman Sachs. 

His next role is unconfirmed.

The TRADE also understands that Cameron Beale, head of sales trading, UK clients at Kepler Cheuvreux has left the firm for pastures new.   

Prior to joining Kepler in 2019, Beale spent more than 25 years at JP Morgan, serving as equities sales trader and executive director.  

Kepler Cheuvreux had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publishing.

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Jean-Pierre Ané

Following the completion of the transaction, the Trackinsight brand is set to be maintained and continue to operate independently as well as retaining its in-house teams. 

The move “reaffirms [Kepler’s] commitment to becoming the undisputed leader in the ETF sector”, said the firm.

The deal will provide clients with ETF selection tools for manager and fund selection, as well as innovative portfolio construction tools. 

“Technology and innovation in the service of clients are at the heart of our daily concerns,” asserted Philippe Malaise, chief executive and chair of Trackinsight. 

Over the last two decades the evolution of ETFs have reshaped the asset management sphere irrevocably, with an annual growth rate of 15% since 2010 – around three times the velocity of traditional mutual funds. 

Read more: Innovation in ETFs will lead to increased opportunities

Jean-Pierre Ané, deputy chief executive at Kepler Cheuvreux, said: “We aim to go [even] further by supporting our clients across the entire value chain, from selection to transaction. This acquisition strengthens Kepler Cheuvreux’s position as a key player in financial services.”

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Morgan Stanley appointed Pankaj Dhake as a new electronic sales trader, based in Mumbai. Dhake joins Morgan Stanley from CLSA, where he spent nearly seven years, most recently as an electronic sales trader. This followed a stint as an associate at CLSA – a position he held for nearly two years. Prior to joining CLSA, Dhake was a senior quantitative researcher at WorldQuant. Elsewhere in his career, Dhake served as a global equity derivatives trader at UBS.

Eric Kohler was appointed to Kepler Cheuvreux’s high touch trading team based in New York. Most recently Kohler worked as an international equity trader at Citi for more than three and a half years having previously served as a commodities sales and trading analyst at the firm. He has also served stints at both Morgan Stanley and UBS Wealth Management. In the role, he is set to help the firm grow its execution footprint and expertise across North America – a key strategic base for Kepler Cheuvreux.

Jamie Crank was named group executive technology and data at the Australian stock exchange, ASX. Prior to this appointment, he was general manager in the trading and markets division, and before that general manager of information and connectivity services for ASX.  He will officially begin his role on 9 September. According to ASX the appointment followed “an extensive external and internal search process”. Sydney-based Crank has worked in the industry across various exchanges for two decades. He has previously served at Chi-X Australia and the London Stock Exchange.

Crédit Agricole appointed Ryan Jones vice president, Latin American (LatAm) RFX trader, based in New York. Jones joins Crédit Agricole from Natixis Corporate and Investment Banking where he spent nearly three years, most recently as vice president, LatAm FX trader. Prior to that, Jones held the same position as an associate. Before joining Crédit Agricole, Jones spent three years at Standard Chartered Bank – also based in New York – most recently as a LatAm RFX trader.

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Didier Gaffinel

Through the partnership, Kepler Cheuvreux has established a local presence in the UAE through the opening of a new office in the Dubai International Financial Centre and will initially cover equity research and distribution in the Gulf region including the UAE and Saudi Arabia. 

The move follows the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) granting Kepler Cheuvreux has been a license to operate as an authorised firm and provide equity research and distribution on 26 July this year. 

Didier Gaffinel, deputy general manager and head of global coverage and investment banking at Crédit Agricole CIB, said: “[The] partnership with Kepler Cheuvreux has proven to be highly successful in Europe with a number of flagship transactions. The extension allows us to further strengthen our client offering in the MENA region.

“We are fully committed to the success of this new initiative and are strongly convinced of the value-add we bring to MENA ECM issuers through our platform.”

Crédit Agricole CIB already has an established presence in MENA, with offices in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar and through this partnership with Kepler is set to further strengthen its offering in the region through the addition of equity capital markets activities. 

Read more: Kepler Cheuvreux extends equity research deal with CIBC

“The extension of our ECM partnership with Crédit Agricole CIB allows us to respond to the strong interest from institutional investors in the MENA region where ECM activity is booming. This new step in the history of Kepler Cheuvreux demonstrates the efficiency of our model and strengthens the group’s multi-local position,” asserted Laurent Quirin, chair of the supervisory board of Kepler Cheuvreux.

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Most recently Kohler worked as an international equity trader at Citi for more than three and a half years having previously served as a commodities sales and trading analyst at the firm. 

He has also served stints at both Morgan Stanley and UBS Wealth Management. 

Read more: Vanguard’s Robert Miller departs for Kepler Cheuvreux

In the role, he is set to help the firm grow its execution footprint and expertise across North America – a key strategic base for Kepler Cheuvreux.

Miller is joining a team which operates across Europe and the US, with key teams based in: Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Madrid, Milan, New York, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, Vienna, and Zurich.

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He was previously head of international trading analytics and strategy at Vanguard, having joined in 2019.

Miller replaces Byron Griffin in the role following his departure in May for ODDO BHF as head of execution sales and microstructure. Byron Griffin had been with Kepler for eight and a half years, assuming the role of head of market structure and liquidity solutions in 2022.

His new role will see Robert take charge of the firm’s market structure content and “provide key regulatory insights to assist clients in navigating the complexities of the equities trading ecosystem”.

KCx has continually shared that its current strategy is to expand its execution footprint and expertise on a global scale.
 
Miller is joining a team which operates across Europe and the US, with key teams based in: Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Madrid, Milan, New York, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, Vienna, and Zurich. 

He has previously served as an equity algo trade specialist at Berenberg, multi-asset trader and quantitative analyst at Edmond de Rothschild, and assistant portfolio manager at ARIA capital management.

Before that also worked as an investment fund specialist at Aviva Investors and as a stockbroker at Redmayne Bentley.

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The partnership will enable Kepler Cheuvreux to offer broader coverage of the S&P 500, which aims to meet increasing client demand.

“Argus Research’s proposition allows us to significantly enhance our US equity research offering, providing our clients with unparalleled access to top performance and independent analysis,” said Laurent Quirin, chair of the supervisory board at Kepler Cheuvreux.

With coverage of over 500 stocks, Argus Research claims to provides research on 90% of the S&P 500 market capitalisation.

Argus Research consists of a team of 20 analysts which deliver research and insightful analysis spanning across stock, sector and macroeconomic research.

“Argus Research is excited to partner with Kepler Cheuvreux to expand our reach into Continental Europe. I have come to realise that our firms have much in common, including long-time industry leadership and a clear focus on and alignment with the interests of our investor clients,” said John Eade, president and chief executive at Argus Research.

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He joins as head of execution sales and microstructure.

Griffin left Kepler in May after over eight years with the broker dealer. He is currently on gardening leave set to join ODDO in the coming months, The TRADE understands.

“I’m really looking forward to joining the team at ODDO BHF and continuing to build a best-in-class execution business,” Griffin told The TRADE.

Griffin originally joined Kepler in 2016 as its head of portfolio and electronic sales trading, later assuming his most recent role as head of market structure and liquidity solutions in 2022.

He has an extensive trading career, joining the industry in 1999 as a product controller at Credit Suisse before moving into a series of arbitrage trading roles at Stafford Trading Europe and Nomura Securities.

He later took on a role as a director of execution sales trading at Barclays Capital in 2004, going on to serve in a similar capacity at Curzon Securities and as head of equities and transaction products at Thomson Reuters before joining Kepler.

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