NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CLSA Americas, the North American affiliate of Asia's leading independent brokerage and investment group CLSA, is pleased to announce the addition of four new hires in research, trading and salestrading within its institutional equity division, as well as the launch of an equity options trading desk in the first quarter of 2016.
Asit Sen joins CLSA Americas as a research analyst, covering US/European Major Oil companies and large cap E&P stocks. He was most recently with Cowen & Company where he followed integrated oil stocks and domestic/international E&Ps. Prior to Cowan, Mr. Sen was with Madison Williams, RNK Capital (a long/short global energy and Clean Tech private equity fund) and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Sen holds a BS in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and an MBA in finance from Baruch College, the City University of New York.
Rolf Edelman joins CLSA Americas as a salestrader and will be based in New York. He was most recently with Needham and Company as a high touch sales trader covering long/short and long-only accounts, along with event-driven/merger arbitrage funds with a focus on TMT, Consumer and Retail, and Healthcare. Mr. Edelman holds a BA in Management from Brown University.
Jared Simon joins CLSA Americas as a trader and will be based in New York. He was most recently with Point72 Asset Management, where he was a Senior Trader, focused primarily on the Industrial, Materials and Energy sectors. He also served as a trading assistant and trading clerk at Point72. Mr. Simon holds a BA in Business Administration and Management from Skidmore College.
Greg Henry joins CLSA Americas as a trader on the electronic trading team and will be based in New York. He was most recently with Societe General as the Deputy Head of Sales within the Global Execution Division. There he oversaw the direct sales and relationship management effort for the technology based global cross asset execution business, targeting North American based institutions and broker dealers. Prior to Societe General, he held senior positions at UBS and Liquidnet. Mr. Henry holds an MBA in Finance from Fordham University and a BA in Business Management from North Carolina State.
Dan Bystrom joins CLSA Americas as Head of the newly launched Equity Derivatives business and will be based in New York. Starting in early 2016, Dan and his team will create options-based strategies for clients to more efficiently implement market exposure. The team will leverage its volatility expertise to consult with clients on risk management and portfolio construction and can source liquidity to reduce trading costs. Prior to CLSA, Dan was Chief Investment Officer at Hawksfield Capital and Portfolio Manager at AM Investment Partners, both volatility-arbitrage hedge funds. Dan also served in senior positions in equity derivatives at Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas and MF Global. He holds a BA from Northwestern University.
Rick Gould, CEO of CLSA Americas commented, “I am very pleased to have Asit, Rolf, Jared, Greg and Dan join our team. With Asit, we are expanding our research product offering within energy, one of our key initiatives. With Rolf, Jared and Greg we are adding experienced professionals in three key areas – sales trading, cash trading and electronic trading. Lastly, a strategic equity derivatives business will provide our institutional clients with another investment avenue to leverage our world-class equity research. Dan is one of the most experienced, knowledgeable experts in this space and I am excited to add him to our team. I believe the years of experience and valuable relationships that all five of these professionals bring to the table will further enhance the strength of both our stellar research department and our growing trading platform, enabling clients to capitalize on opportunities in today’s dynamic and volatile marketplace.”
Gould added, “Best in class research, high quality execution and excellent client service are at the core of our vision for the growth of CLSA Americas, and we continue to invest in our equities platform to better service our clients and reach our long term goals.”
About CLSA Americas, LLC
CLSA Americas, LLC is the North American affiliate of CLSA Ltd (CLSA), Asia’s leading and longest-running independent brokerage and investment group. CLSA provides equity broking and execution services, capital markets and corporate finance, as well as asset management services to global corporate and institutional clients. CLSA established a US representative office in New York in 1986 to serve US fund managers investing into Asia and has the largest dedicated Asia-markets sales desk in North America. In 2009, CLSA initiated coverage on US equities and today a staff of more than 180 is headquartered in New York with additional offices in Boston, Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco, as well as Canada.
About CLSA Ltd.
CLSA is Asia’s leading and longest running independent brokerage and investment group. The company provides equity broking and execution services, capital markets & corporate finance and asset management services to global corporate and institutional clients.
Renowned for service excellence, product innovation and award-winning market intelligence, CLSA has provided research, sales and trading services to investors since 1986. CLSA has built its reputation on unrivalled equity research and economic analysis which is consistently ranked the best in Asia.
In 2014, Asiamoney recognized CLSA as the Best Broker in Asia for Combined Research and Sales over the past 25 years (1990-2013) in the Asiamoney 25 year Poll-of-Polls. With exchange memberships in every developed market in Asia and the USA, together with a dedicated team of experienced sales traders, CLSA is committed to delivering the best execution.
CLSA is headquartered in Hong Kong, and has over 1,500 dedicated professionals located in 25 offices across Asia-Pacific, as well as Europe and the USA. CLSA’s parent company is CITIC Securities International. Additional information is available at www.clsa.com.