Saxo makes key appointments
Multi-asset trading and investment specialist firm, Saxo Capital Markets, has appointed a new Australian chief executive.
The company announced this week it had appointed Ben Smoker to the role with Nik Kritikos also named as the new local head of Saxo's institutional business.
Confirming the appointments this week, Saxo Capital Markets Asia Pacific chief executive, Adam Reynolds, said they reflected the group's strategy to grow its suite of services for institutional clients, which include multi-asset execution, prime brokerage and its trading infrastructure offering for white-label clients.
"Our main goal in the institutional space is to facilitate and grow existing partner relationships and to enhance our position as a leading fintech innovator and enabler of new business in this dynamic market," he said.
Reynolds said the appointment of Smoker and Kritikos would resonate with clients and further strengthen the local institutional business, as well as Saxo's established private client offer.
Smoker brings over 20 years of experience in financial services to his new role, having previously been country head of GAIN Capital Australia and Head of Sales Trading for Equity Derivatives and Structured Products at Royal Bank of Scotland.
Kritikos was previously an executive director of global cash equities for JP Morgan working in Hong Kong, New York, and Australia.
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