Cantor Fitzgerald, a global financial services firm, has expanded its asset management business with the appointment of Michael Gardner as senior managing director and global head of portfolio solutions.
Gardner will focus on assisting asset owners with monitoring, measuring and managing risk holistically across mandates, geographies and asset classes.
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Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. CEO Shawn Matthews said, "I am pleased to welcome Michael to Cantor. Michael’s appointment underscores our commitment to hiring talented and seasoned professionals, and I expect that his extensive experience and relationships will add tremendous value to our growing franchise. We anticipate considerable demand for tailored risk management and restructuring solutions, and will continue to expand our suite of products and services to serve the needs of our clients."
Gardner added, "We designed this offering as a distinctly separate business line, with the aim of creating highly customized services to meet investors’ specific risk, return, correlation and liquidity objectives, on a platform of their choice. I look forward to leveraging Cantor’s global distribution platform and market-making capabilities, and helping clients manage their portfolio assets."
Gardner previously served as global head of J.P. Morgan’s Transition Management Product. Prior to this, he served as manager of trading and operations for Russell Investment’s Transition Management offering.
Headquartered in London, Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (CFE) is an integrated mid-market investment bank offering clients corporate finance and corporate broking services, together with institutional cash equities, fixed income, equity derivatives and foreign exchange products.
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By GlobalDataCFE services some 70 corporate clients and makes markets in over 700 companies and investment trusts. CFE is an affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
