Exclusive FNG… FNG has learned that FX and finance industry veteran Paul Anderson has joined Velocity Trade as Senior Vice President Institutional Sales. He will be based in Geneva for his new role at Velocity Trade.
Paul Anderson joins Velocity Trade after spending the past two years with BGC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGC), as Senior Vice President Cross Sales Asset. He previously worked at Makor Group, Raymond James, NBF International and Legg Mason in various senior sales positions.
Headquartered in Toronto, Velocity Trade employs more than 200 professionals who provide execution and custody services to corporate and institutional clients in a variety of global over-the-counter (OTC) and listed markets. Velocity Trade offers services in a wide range of markets, including: (i) foreign exchange hedging, trading, settlement and prime of prime; (ii) global equities, fixed income, equity, structured products; and (iii) corporate finance and consulting. Velocity Trade has offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, London, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Bridgetown, Sydney and Auckland. Late last year, US-based Wedbush Financial made a “significant investment” in Velocity Trade, making it Velocity’s largest outside shareholder.