LMAX Exchange appointed Daniel Lavigne as head of buy-side sales for Canada. Lavigne brings more than 25 years of buy-side experience, with relationships across the FX market spanning peers, banks and platforms, the exchange said. He joined LMAX Exchange from Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), where he served as director of trading, responsible for FX trading and products. LMAX Exchange added that Lavigne’s appointment will help improve its global sales and product coverage model as it continues to expand and diversify its suite of global FX trading and liquidity solutions.  

Clear Street hired four trading and execution experts into its UK leadership team as it seeks to bolster its presence in the jurisdiction.  Among the new appointments is Luke Holmes, former head of equity sales, US clients at Kepler Cheuvreux, who joined the firm as managing director, sales trading. Clear Street also named Matthew Cyzer head of markets execution. He joined from TD Cowen Execution Services where he most recently served as chief executive. Also from TD Cowen is Tarquin Orchard who was named global head of event-driven strategies. In addition, Phillip Hylander was appointed managing director, execution, following two years as chief executive of OREGEN Technologies. 

Autonomous, the financial services research business division within Bernstein, appointed two new US bank analysts. Ken Usdin was appointed co-head of the Autonomous US business, covering large-cap banks. He brings 27 years’ worth of experience in equity research, having most recently served at Jefferies. Elsewhere, Casey Haire was appointed managing director to cover US mid-cap banks. Haire brings 20 years’ worth of experience, also joining Autonomous from Jefferies.   

Longfellow Investment Management appointed Allison Goldie as fixed income trader. Goldie joined the investment manager from Morgan Stanley where she spent the last three years. During her tenure at Morgan Stanley, Goldie most recently served as a trader, a position she held for over a year, having previously worked as a portfolio management associate. Elsewhere in her career, Goldie held various portfolio management-related roles at Eaton Vance.  

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Awan previously spent 17 years at Fidelity International, serving in a range of senior positions.  

Most recently, she served as head of strategic initiatives for global trading. Prior to that, she worked as global trading business manager.  

Further roles at Fidelity International include stints as fixed income trading business manager, senior fixed income change manager, and senior fixed income portfolio analyst.   

Before joining Fidelity International, Awan spent two years at Royal London Asset Management.  

While at the asset manager, she held a fixed income and derivatives front-office support role, and also previously served as a securities processing analyst.  

Awan announced her appointment in a social media post.  

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