NEW YORK, July 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., a leading global financial services firm, today announced that it was named “Best Broker Dealer” at this year’s GlobalCapital Securitization Milestones Awards (formerly known as EuroWeek/Total Securitization) held on June 18, 2014 in New York City.  The firms receiving awards were decided by a market-wide poll “for their commitment to the product and dedication to revitalizing the market in the wake of the crisis.”

“Cantor Fitzgerald has been recognized as an expert in the securities industry across the entire credit spectrum, which is attributed to our deep knowledge of the fixed income markets and underlying debt securities.  This award highlights the value we deliver every day to the institutional investment community, and is a testament to our trading experience and leading global distribution platform,” said Shawn Matthews, Chief Executive officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. “We are extremely pleased to receive this recognition and would like to thank our clients for their continued partnership with Cantor.” 

Published by Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, GlobalCapital is a leading news and data service focused on the international capital markets, providing readers with coverage of key markets and topics including investment strategies, hedge funds, asset management, catastrophe bonds and securitized markets. GlobalCapital is the new name for EuroWeek, which recently took over Total Securitization in the US.

About Cantor Fitzgerald

Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation has been a proven and resilient leader for over 65 years. Cantor is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 7,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, prime brokerage, and commercial real estate finance and for its global distribution platform.  Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of 22 primary dealers authorized to trade U.S. government securities with The Federal Reserve Bank of New York.  Cantor Fitzgerald’s 1,600 employees serve clients through 35 locations, including major financial centers around the world in the Americas, Europe, Asia/Pacific, and the Middle East. For more information please visit www.cantor.com.  

Note to Editors: Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick, is the parent entity of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., led by Chief Executive Officer Shawn P. Matthews.

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