The Headhunter

Data Manager - Financial Services - London

Our client is a privately owned business and has experienced significant growth in the past 2 years.

We seek a Content Manager to manage a small team. You will oversee all the processes and techniques once banking/partner data is received into the organisation. You will also implement methodologies to clean and distribute the data to product teams. Our client is looking for innovation and strong project management skills.

For more information, please contact Aine Hall on +44(0) 20 7392 2644.

LSE to Offer Equity Research on Smaller Firms

Finextra reports that the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is launching an equity research service that will provide information and analysis on smaller companies.

The exchange has recruited New York's Argus Research, Chicago's Pipal Research and UK-based Independent International Investment Research to produce standardised equity research for the service, called PSQ Analytics.

Companies will be allocated one of the three providers on a pre-determined basis to ensure impartiality of the research, says LSE.

The research will be distributed free of charge via Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and a dedicated Web portal. The LSE says it will not be taking any revenue from the service and its role will be to provide marketing and facilitate the distribution of the research.

New Business Sales - Financial Research - New York

This is an opportunity to join a small but high growth company as it builds its presence in North America. The company has seen sales increase by more than 100% in the past year and is currently generating revenues of USD 30m worldwide.  The company markets online financial research which measures performance in key areas of portfolio management activity.

Headquartered in Europe they have established a sales office in New York and are looking for someone to lead and build a sales operation servicing the North America region. We seek a driven, highly focused senior sales professional who has an excellent record of success in sales to the buy side.

Remuneration is negotiable and will include stock options.

For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact Paul Chambers on +44 (0)20 7392 2644.

New Document Exchange Service from Markit

Banking Technology reports that a group of investment banks has backed a new document exchange service from Markit, the data, valuation and trade services specialist. The service is called Markit Document Exchange. It is backed by Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, the combined RBS/ABN Amro, Eton Park Capital Management and Pimco.

Markit says that the service allows buy-side and sell-side institutions to comply with regulatory requirements and industry best practice relating to compliance, credit and regulatory documentation. By automating Know Your Client, Anti-Money Laundering and Compliance Certification processes, it will reduce the risks associated with these documentation requirements and bring operational efficiency and cost savings to the process.

Click here for the Markit press release.