LaCapra named Bloomberg team leader for digital assets and payments

Lauren Tara LaCapra has bene named team leader for digital assets and payments at Bloomberg News. She will start her new position on Sept. 8. She has been team leader for leveraged finance and private credit and joined Bloomberg in February 2024. LaCapra previously was at The Information as its lead Wall Street reporter. She has […]
ETF.com sold to events industry execs

The parent of ETF.com, which provides news about exchange traded funds, has sold a majority stake to two entrepreneurs with a background in the events business. Terms were not disclosed. ETFS Capital has retained a minority stake. One of the buyers, Matt Middleton, will become CEO of the company. He is the founder and CEO […]
Fintech Takes hires Haslett for bank newsletter

Fintech Takes has hired business journalist Kiah Haslett to start a banking newsletter. She was Bank Director’s banking and fintech editor. She has been with the publication since 2019 and previously was managing editor. Haslett has been a banking reporter for S&P Global Market Intelligence since 2011. She wrote a variety of articles covering topics that affect U.S. financial institutions, from […]
Bank Director seeks banking and fintech editor

Bank Director is looking for a great writer and business journalist to help us grow our sister publication, FinXTech. Currently, we offer a website, monthly newsletter, conferences and webinars that help technology leaders at banks and credit unions solve problems, learn from one another and connect with companies at the forefront of innovation. Rather than […]
Gregory joins InsuranceAsia News as senior reporter

Aidan Gregory has joined InsuranceAsia News in Hong Kong this week as its new senior correspondent. He previously covered the insurance industry for Thomson Reuters in London, and served as equity capital markets editor of GlobalCapital. Gregory has been a financial journalist for over a decade having started his career as a news intern at […]
Pensions & Investments hires CNBC’s Pound

Pensions & Investments, a Crain publication, has hired Jesse Pound as an asset management reporter. Pound has been at CNBC covering market-beating fund managers and investing trends. He has worked at CNBC since June 2019, first as a newsroom fellow and then as part of the markets team. He got his master’s degree in finance from Villanova […]
Bank Director’s Haslett departs for new opportunity

Bank Director banking and fintech editor Kiah Haslett has left for a new opportunity. She has been with the publication since 2019 and previously was managing editor. Haslett has been a banking reporter for S&P Global Market Intelligence since 2011. She wrote a variety of articles covering topics that affect U.S. financial institutions, from breaking news to earnings stories to […]
FT hires Al-Khalaf to cover banking and fintech

The Financial Times has hired Laith Al-Khalaf as a banking and fintech reporter. He previously was a business reporter for The Sunday Times, where his writing included stories about professional services, outsourcers and pharmaceuticals.
9fin hires Han to cover leveraged finance

Zoe Han has been hired by 9fin to cover leveraged finance. She has been covering breaking news for Semafor. She previously was at MarketWatch.com as a personal finance reporter. She has been a part-time assistant producer and audio intern at the Financial Times. Han graduated from New York York University with a master’s degree and graduated from Boston […]
City AM seeks a senior business reporter

City AM is looking for a Senior Business Reporter to join its team of business journalists, based in the City of London newsroom. Applicants should have at least three years experience of full-time business and financial journalism, covering corporate and financial news, and a deep interest in the UK’s financial institutions and large listed and […]