London’s ISPrime hires former CFH executive Zeynep Ertan
London based prime of prime brokerage ISPrime continues to expand, hiring former Borsa Istanbul and CFH Clearing bright spark Zeynap Ertan to enhance the firm’s global footprint
In London, the center of global institutional FX, the prime of prime brokerage sector is burgeoning this year, a particular example being ISPrime, which is now about to commence its third year since having been established in 2014 by Jonathan Brewer and Raj Sitlani.
The company, which caters exclusively to a large spectrum of institutional investors, is continuing its growth, exmplified by today’s appointment of Zeynap Ertan, who joins the firm from CFH Clearing.
FinanceFeeds spoke today to Raj Sitlani, Managing Partner at ISPrime, who explained “We are very pleased to announce that Zeynep Ertan has joined the Electronic Trading team at IS Prime. Zeynep will focus on all aspects of client coverage with a particular focus on our rapidly growing Turkish client franchise.”
“Zeynap joins IS Prime from CFH and is a welcome addition to the IS Prime business as we continue to expand our global footprint” concluded Mr. Sitlani.
ISPrime, which is part of Lord Stanley Fink’s ISAM enterprise, has made a few interesting appointments recently, a notable example being Robert Buxton, who spent 8 years at Bloomberg before joining ISPrime in July.
Before joining ISPrime this week, Zeynap Ertan was Client Service Representative at CFH Clearing for just under two years, based in London, following four years at Borsa Istanbul in her home country of Turkey.
At CFH Clearing, Ms. Ertan managed relations with clients and resolved cases regarding trading and technology issues as well as supported and operated the live FX and CFD trades using various tools including MT4, FIX Protocol and CFH Systems products.
During Ms. Ertan’s four years at Borsa Istanbul, Ms. Ertan spearheaded over 10 regulatory improvements through profound analyses of Turkish and international capital markets, as well as implemented tests, configurations, and releases during transition processes including FIX, and Genium INET.
Fluent in Turkish and English, Ms. Ertan was educated at Boğaziçi University where she has an MBA in Business Administration, having graduated in 2009 following her Batchelor of Science degree at Bilkent University, graduating in 2007.
