NEW YORK and DUBLIN, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading global financial services firm, today announced that it has acquired Dolmen Stockbrokers, one of the largest independent stockbrokers in Ireland.  The transaction expands Cantor’s capacity to provide sales and trading, research and advisory services to clients in Ireland as part of the continued growth of its global capital markets […]

NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., (“Cantor”) a leading global financial services firm, and BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) (“BGC”) today reiterated that they had requested Moody’s Investors Service to withdraw coverage of Cantor and its affiliate, BGC, on July 5, 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110721/MM39818LOGO ) Later that month, Moody’s placed Cantor on review for possible downgrade. In October […]

NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading global financial services firm, announced the appointment of Dave Goldfarb as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Business Development.  Mr. Goldfarb is responsible for business and strategic development and expansion of the firm’s full service platforms.  Mr. Goldfarb will be based in New York. (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110721/MM39818LOGO ) “Dave brings tremendous expertise […]

NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors, L.P. (“CFIA”), a registered investment advisor and a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., today announced plans to assume the investment management responsibilities for the fund of hedge funds products of Coast Asset Management, broadening the scope of asset management services Cantor Fitzgerald offers to its clients.  (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110721/MM39818LOGO ) […]

NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., a leading global financial services firm, announced that it is strengthening its Debt Capital Markets’ Municipal Bond Division with the addition of seasoned veterans Jim Dolan, John Donovan, Susan Marron and Dennis DiCicco, who are joining Cantor from Sterne Agee & Leach, Inc.  Mr. Dolan joins as a Managing Director and […]

NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., a leading global financial services firm, announced the opening of a new office in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  Joaquin Iglesias, formerly of Oriental Financial Services  and Carlos Ramos, formerly of the Puerto Rico Retirement System Administration, will head operations for the new office and are focused on serving […]

NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading global financial services firm, announced today the appointment of Marc A. Bender as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Acceleration and Seeding.  Mr. Bender will be responsible for building an acceleration, incubation and seeding platform that leverages Cantor’s established infrastructure, global distribution and strong capital base.  (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110721/MM39818LOGO ) […]

NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., a leading global financial services firm, announced today that, together with its affiliate BGC Partners Inc., approximately $12 million was raised for charities globally at the companies’ annual Charity Day on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC donate 100% of their global revenues on their annual Charity Day to the Cantor Fitzgerald […]

NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., a leading global financial services firm, announced that Michael Rowe and Luiz Schlittler, formerly of Jefferies & Co., have joined as Managing Directors in the Debt Capital Markets’ Emerging Markets group.   The addition of Mr. Rowe and Mr. Schlittler enhances Cantor’s sales and trading coverage in fixed income securities. […]

TORONTO, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation, part of the leading global financial services firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., today announced that it has entered into agreements to hire the sales and trading, research, and investment banking team of Versant Partners Inc., a  prominent Canadian institutionally focused investment dealer, and to acquire certain other assets of the […]

NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Cantor Fitzgerald announced today that Steven Kantor has been appointed Chairman of Cantor Commercial Real Estate (CCRE), and Jeffrey Lumby and Charles Edelman have been appointed as Co-Heads of Cantor’s Investment Banking business. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110721/MM39818LOGO ) Shawn P. Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., stated, “Cantor’s Investment Banking business aligns our underwriting, sales and trading, […]

NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., a leading global financial services firm, plans to launch Cantor Clearing, a service providing clearing, settlement and technology solutions for financial services firms.  Subject to FINRA approval, Cantor Clearing will provide a comprehensive suite of services to correspondent clearing firms including institutional broker dealers, online direct […]