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Product Manager/Project Manager - Ratings Agency - London

Our client is a global ratings agency. We seek an Associate Director working across product-related projects in various business units including Financial Institutions, Corporates and Sovereigns. You will be responsible for managing your own projects dealing with senior personnel and clients across the globe. You will have very strong communication skills and be able to drive projects forward. You will also be able to grasp new domain areas quickly. Projects include new product launches, product enhancements, competitor intelligence, market research and partnership management. You will juggle multiple projects and have a keen eye for detail.

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

Reuters and CME's FX MarketSpace Goes Live

Finextra reports that Reuters' and CME's joint venture FXMarketSpace (FXM) has gone live this week and is fully operational with customer numbers exceeding expectations. A Reuters' report says that the two partners have estimated that the project needs around USD40 million, broken down as approximately 2 percentage points of market share, to break even some time next year. The launch press release states that FXM has the potential to transform the institutional foreign exchange market through its centrally cleared credit model which includes broader access, trading anonymity, greater transparency and robust, scaleable technology.

Senior Sales Executive, Hedge Funds - ECN, London and New York

A leader provider of automated trading solutions seeks Senior Sales Executives to join their London and New York teams. This is a high growth organisation which is acknowledged to have market leading products in the foreign exchange and treasury arena.

Potential candidates should be able to demonstrate a record of success in selling to the hedge fund community and should have a strong network of contacts.

Remuneration is negotiable.

Please contact Paul Chambers on +44 (0)20 7392 2644 for a confidential discussion.

Senior Account Manager - Buy-Side Applications - London

Our client is a global firm with equity and fixed income data and applications used by investment managers and hedge funds. Their European headquarters are based in London. They are building revenues both through acquisition and developing products in-house.

We seek a Senior Account Manager to build and grow revenues in their top billing London major accounts by up-selling existing products to new end users or by cross selling new products to existing users. You will have a very good understanding of the whole investment process within a buy-side firm and will have an excellent network of contacts. You will be able to demonstrate past successes in selling similar products to the buy-side community. You will join a small team and so being a team player will be very important.

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

Bloomberg Launches Electronic Forex Market

An article on Reuters reports that Bloomberg Tradebook has launched an electronic foreign exchange platform to tap into the USD2 trillion-a-day currency market. The platform, to be known as Bloomberg Tradebook FX, creates a marketplace targeted to institutional traders with the ability to trade foreign currencies whilst preserving their anonymity from other market participants. Here is the press release.

This will compete with FXMarketSpace a collaboration between Reuters and CME.

New Business Sales - Buy-Side - London

Our client sells off-the-shelf and customised data products to buy-side firms globally.

We seek a Sales Executive to sell to new clients across the buy-side community. You will be exceeding sales quotas in your current role and will bring existing client relationships with you. You will also be used to managing a consultative sales process.

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

Senior Reporter - Institutional Equity Markets - London

Our client publishes an equity news product that covers intra-day institutional equity markets. They have a well-established client base. We seek a Senior Reporter to cover intra-day markets as well as write more in-depth daily strategy pieces. You will have a strong contact base and excellent writing skills. You will be very pro-active and will produce your stories by interacting directly with market players. This is not a management role but you will mentor junior members of the team. European languages will be beneficial.

For a confidential discussion please contact Aine Hall on +44 (0)20 7392 2644.

Business Development Manager - Reference Data - London

Our client is growing their European Reference Data business.

The newly created position of Business Development Manager in London will help drive the execution of sales in this business area. You will identify, support and direct new product and content enhancements. This will involve rolling out training, building sales collateral, managing the strategic marketing focus and delivering on business revenue goals.

You will have detailed knowledge of reference data as well as commercial experience in this space.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Aine Hall on +44 (0)20 7392 2644

European Communications Director - Data Vendor - London

A leading global data vendor seeks a Director of Communications for its European operations. Based in London the role will involve actively promoting the company's PR activities across different markets and asset classes. You will develop and execute strategic PR campaigns to build and enhance our client's reputation in Europe. Good communication skills, credibility at board level and an ability to lead and co-ordinate complex PR programs are all essential.

For a confidential discussion about this role, please call Aine Hall on +44 (0)20 7392 2644