Cantor Fitzgerald has further expanded its portfolio solutions team, hiring four professional from Northern Trust.
Filip Skala and Kenneth Wong have joined the New York office. Skala is the new head of US portfolio solutions with a focus on business development and implementation, and Wong is senior vice president and portfolio manager, focusing on the portfolio restructuring process, and on developing, managing and executing trading strategies for client events.
Previously, Skala led the US implementation and strategy team of transition management at JP Morgan. Wong held several senior positions in JP Morgan’s transition management and business intelligence group.
Khairul Hussain and Jemma Broadgate have joined Cantor Fitzgerald in London. Hussain will be director of IT, focusing on managing technology and developing applications for the portfolio solutions group, and Broadgate joins as director of institutional sales.
Hussain previously served on the transition management trading desk and electronic client solutions trading desk at JP Morgan. Broadgate also joins from JP Morgan, where she was head of pensions and charities in the investor services group.
Shawn Matthews, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, said: “These appointments demonstrate our ability to attract exceptional talent across the industry, and our continued commitment to providing clients with top notch service.”
Michael Gardner, global head of portfolio solutions at Cantor Fitzgerald, added: “The team has managed some of the largest and most complex portfolio transitions in the industry, and I expect them to expand and deepen our ability to serve the needs of our clients.”
