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Moving Office on Monday 3rd July

We are moving offices on Monday 3rd July. Our new address will be 7 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3LT and our new contact telephone number will be +44 (0)20 7392 2644.

Senior Relationship Manager - RIE - London

A European Recognised Investment Exchange (RIE) seeks a London based Senior Relationship Manager to play a key role in increasing revenue flow from their customers across Europe. Typically these are the major financial institutions, and it is important that candidates have a good track record of success in this environment.  It is likely that you will have worked in a sales or business development role within a bank, broker, or possibly a financial systems vendor.

For more information please contact Paul Chambers in London.

Sales Trader - European Cash Equities - Monaco

A rapidly growing European execution broker is opening an operation in Monaco. This is an opportunity for an experienced sales trader with a strong book of business to move to a tax efficient, high commission environment. Assistance with relocation costs will be offered.

For an initial discussion please contact Paul Chambers.

Product Manager - Securities Services - Dublin or London

The company is a global leader in offering financial processing services within the securities industry. The Global Product Management Group is a newly created strategic unit within the organisation and is tasked with defining and delivering market leading product enhancements. We seek a Senior Product Manager with a good understanding of the securities industry, preferably including aspects of Transfer Agency, Fund Accounting or Custody. The position is based in Dublin or London and the appointee will become a highly visible member of the European Management team.

For an initial discussion please contact Paul Chambers in London on + 44 (0)20 7392 2644 or paul@freshman.co.uk

Sales Analyst - US Equities - European Stockbroker

Our client is a leading Global Stockbroker headquartered in London. We seek a Sales Analyst to support a US Equities trading team and their clients. You will pull together various sources of information including an in-house proprietary research tool, Bloomberg, Reuters etc and provide added-value trading ideas. You will have 1) strong analytical skills (incl. company evaluation using advanced evaluation tools), 2) very good client relationship skills and 3) sound markets experience and the issues affecting US corporates and valuations. For more information, please contact Aine Hall.

Thomson Financial to acquire AFX

 Thomson Financial has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AFX News from Agence France-Presse.The press release states the acquisition further develops Thomson Financial's European proprietary real-time news offering which is targeted to clients in the business and financial communities. The deal is expected to be finalised at the end of next month subject to regulatory review. The acquisition will complement existing news services including Thomson Financial News, Thomson Merger News, and Thomson Investment Management News. The companies haven't revealed the price but paidContent.org say a source close to the deal estimates it is worth just under USD20mn.

Mysis Approached by Private Equity Firms

Finextra reported on Friday that some senior management members of Mysis, the UK banking systems vendor, are exploring the possibility of making an offer for the company. Today we read that Mysis has received a separate approach from private equity groups General Atlantic Partners and Permira, according to a Financial Times report. Click for update.

E-FX Spending to Increase

We read an article today outlining that sell-side firms spend around $400 million annually on electronic FX trading technology. A UK research consultancy, ClientKnowledge, estimates this will almost double by 2010. Daily currency trading volumes could reach more than $3,000 billion a day by 2010, says ClientKnowledge, with electronic transactions representing a growing proportion of these trades. Currently, around 50% of client business is conducted electronically. This is expected to rise to more than 75% by 2010. Click link for the article.

Fund Information Sales - London based

Our client is a global business with off-the shelf and fully customisable fund data products. We are looking for a New Business Sales Executive to sell to buy-side firms in the UK and Italy. We seek candidates with at least two years´ sales experience selling above target as well as excellent market contacts. This is an excellent opportunity to build a revenue base by cross-selling this product to existing clients within the organisation. Basic salary up to £50K with bonus. To apply contact Aine Hall.

NYSE and Euronext in USD20bn merger

The New York Stock Exchange has agreed to buy the pan-European Euronext Exchange to create the first transatlantic exchange. The new group will be named NYSE Euronext. One report states the combined entity will create the first global stock exchange. It says globally it will re-define the marketplace for trading cash and derivatives securities, producing significant benefits for shareholders, issuers and users. The deal also ends the bid by the NYSE for the London Stock Exchange, paving the way for a merger between the NASDAQ and LSE. A couple of days ago, one Bloomberg columnist expressed his own opinion in wondering if any of the (then) anticipated stock exchange mergers would actually create stronger companies.