Source: Saxo Bank
Saxo Bank, the Danish investment bank and leading E-FX trading provider, has appointed Hugh Taggart as Head of Financial Products based in London.
The hire reflects the bank's increased focus on expanding its existing product range, to create a truly multi-asset platform.
Mr. Taggart was formerly Product Manager and Sales Specialist for Dow Jones' machine readable news. He will head up the bank's financial product management team, with members based both in Denmark and the UK, and will help to direct future product strategy.
Mr. Taggart joined Dow Jones in 1999 as a journalist, having been a commodity broker in his native Zimbabwe, eventually becoming Head of EMEA markets coverage across asset classes. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Business and a Masters degree in Investment Management from Cass Business School (City University London).