Merlin Securities appoints new market strategy chief
25 October 2011 New York
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Merlin Securities has announced the appointment of Rick Bensignor as chief market strategist to address the prime brokerage services firms' increasingly sophisticated client base.
Prior to joining Merlin, Bensignor worked at Morgan Stanley as a strategist and is a widely followed behavioural economist. As an adjunct instructor at New York University, he taught behavioral economics and finance theory as well as trading and technical analysis courses.
In his new role at Merlin based in New York, Bensignor will produce behavioral market strategy research focused on a wide variety of asset classes and macro-economic commentary.
Stephan Vermut, founder and managing partner of Merlin Securities, said, "Fund managers benefiting from our powerful reporting systems, risk analysis, and comprehensive fund workflow solutions will now also be able to take advantage of Rick's market analysis, trading strategies and investment acumen. Having this type of seasoned professional as a resource is an incredible value-add for our clients."
Prior to joining Merlin, Bensignor worked at Morgan Stanley as a strategist and is a widely followed behavioural economist. As an adjunct instructor at New York University, he taught behavioral economics and finance theory as well as trading and technical analysis courses.
In his new role at Merlin based in New York, Bensignor will produce behavioral market strategy research focused on a wide variety of asset classes and macro-economic commentary.
Stephan Vermut, founder and managing partner of Merlin Securities, said, "Fund managers benefiting from our powerful reporting systems, risk analysis, and comprehensive fund workflow solutions will now also be able to take advantage of Rick's market analysis, trading strategies and investment acumen. Having this type of seasoned professional as a resource is an incredible value-add for our clients."
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