The Cürex Group, an institutional foreign exchange execution services and data analytics company, has just announced the appointment of Richard Daniels as Managing Director, Data Products and Sales.
Reporting directly to James Singleton, Cürex Group’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Daniels will be driving new business opportunities for Cürex’s unique streaming FX data set, live data analytics and associated trading tools.
Daniels brings more than two decades of capital markets experience primarily focused on electronic trading in the US, UK and European equities markets. Prior to joining Cürex Group, he served as Vice President, Electronic Trading at Fidelity Investments. Before that, he was a Senior Analyst at TABB Group, LLC, and previously a Vice President at Intercontinental Exchange [NYSE Group] both in London, UK and New York.
James Singleton
We have brought Rich onboard to build a business based on Cürex’s differentiated FX data and the unique pre- and post-trade data products we have developed over the past two years. Rich’s expertise, primarily in equities, gives us an informed perspecitive on the opportunities to capitalize on the institutional market’s need to improve its FX market performance and evolve their analytical tools,” said Singleton. “Rich’s successful track record and extensive experience in product management will help us expand our our data business and contribute to our firm’s growth.
Daniels began his career at Putnam Investments, Inc. in Boston. From there, he joined Merrill Lynch in New York, as an Assistant Vice President, International Equity Trading. In addition, he has held additional roles as Director of Sales at IHS Markit and Principal Advisor at ViableMkts LLC.
Richard Daniels
Cürex is a team of seasoned foreign exchange professionals with an unwavering drive to provide the buy-side with greater efficiency, access to high-quality data and intelligence to foster best execution,” stated Daniels. “I am truly excited to join Cürex with the mandate to develop its data business and execute on a strategy that will take the firm to the next level.