NEW YORK and LONDON, Sept. 8,
2016 /PRNewswire/ -- BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC
Partners," "BGC" or "the Company"), a leading global brokerage
company servicing the financial and real estate markets, announced
today that Michael "Mike" Morris will join FENICS Market
Data as Head of Sales for the Americas. He will be based in
New York and will report to
Elliott Hann, Global Head of Sales
at FENICS Market Data.
Mike Morris joins BGC from
Bloomberg L.P. in New York where
he was Global Head of Data Acquisition since 2012, and has led Data
Acquisition Sales in various capacities since January 2006.
"We are delighted to welcome Mike to the team. He brings to BGC
Partners a wealth of industry knowledge and leadership from his 20
years with Bloomberg," said Elliott
Hann. "Mike's experience of working with a global vendor
will be invaluable, as the FENICS Market Data business continues to
grow and expand into new asset classes and market segments."
"The FENICS Market Data business continues to go from strength
to strength. The increased investment in staff and technology helps
us attract top industry talent, exemplified by professionals like
Mike," added Richard Brunt, Managing
Director, FENICS.
FENICS Market Data is a leading provider of real-time,
executable, indicative, end-of-day and historical OTC market data.
Our data is sourced directly from the voice and electronic trading
venues, and pricing analytics of the global brokerage operations of
BGC partners including GFI, MINT, RP Martin, Freedom, Remate and
BGC Liquidez, providing a comprehensive solution for independent
and verifiable OTC pricing.
About BGC Partners, Inc.: BGC Partners is a leading
global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate
markets. BGC owns GFI Group Inc., a leading intermediary and
provider of trading technologies and support services to the global
OTC and listed markets. The Company's Financial Services offerings
include fixed income securities, interest rate swaps, foreign
exchange, equities, equity derivatives, credit derivatives,
commodities, futures, and structured products. BGC provides a wide
range of services, including trade execution, broker-dealer
services, clearing, trade compression, post trade, information, and
other services to a broad range of financial and non-financial
institutions. Through brands including FENICS, BGC Trader, and BGC
Market Data, BGC offers financial technology solutions, market
data, and analytics related to numerous financial instruments and
markets. Real Estate Services are offered through brands including
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank,
Newmark Cornish & Carey, ARA,
Computerized Facility Integration, Landauer Valuation &
Advisory, and Excess Space. Under these names, the Company provides
a wide range of commercial real estate services, including leasing
and corporate advisory, investment sales and financial services,
consulting, project and development management, and property and
facilities management.
BGC's customers include many of the world's largest banks,
broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds,
governments, corporations, property owners, real estate investment
firms. BGC's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market
under the ticker symbol (NASDAQ: BGCP). BGC also has an outstanding
bond issuance of Senior Notes due June 15,
2042, which trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol (NYSE: BGCA). BGC Partners is led by Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick.
For more information, please visit http://www.bgcpartners.com.
BGC, BGC Trader, GFI, FENICS, FENICS.COM, Capitalab,
Swaptioniser, Newmark, Grubb & Ellis, and Grubb are trademarks,
registered trademarks and/or service marks of BGC Partners, Inc.
and/or its affiliates. Knight Frank is a service mark of Knight
Frank (Nominees) Limited
Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements about BGC
Partners
Statements in this document regarding BGC's
businesses that are not historical facts are "forward-looking
statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. Except as
required by law, BGC undertakes no obligation to release any
revisions to any forward-looking statements. For a discussion of
additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking
statements, see BGC's Securities and Exchange Commission filings,
including, but not limited to, the risk factors set forth in its
public filings, including the most recent Form 10-K and any updates
to such risk factors contained in subsequent Forms 10-Q or Forms
8-K.
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