NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwire) — 11/15/11 — , a full-service independent broker-dealer and investment-banking firm located in New York City-s Financial District, announced today that it has appointed Jim Kane as Managing Director of Fixed-Income Securities as the latest development in its ongoing expansion.
Mr. Kane joins John Thomas Financial with over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, with a strong expertise in bonds. Mr. Kane is welcomed following a successful career with Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, an institution historically renowned as one of the largest specialist firms on the .
Upon developing a sizeable and successful niche book for UK & Europe-based flow, Mr. Kane launched a direct sales and trading desk for SLK in London. He grew the desk to a staff of 25 and returned to the United States upon the acquisition by to continue his role with SLK/Goldman and subsequently SLK/FTN.
Having spent decades as a market maker in the bonds market with Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, Mr. Kane brings his knowledge base, fundamental and technical skill-set and deeply rooted global relationships to John Thomas Financial.
“John Thomas Financial is pleased to be able to offer our clients a platform that is supported by Jim Kane-s specialized knowledge and understanding of fixed-income securities. His highly unique skill-set enables our firm to remain steady on its path of strategic growth,” said John Thomas Financial CEO .
John Thomas Financial has made several strategic hires in 2011. Earlier this year, as Managing Director of Institutional Sales and as President of its affiliate, JTF Private Wealth Management.
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About John Thomas Financial
, a member of FINRA and SIPC, is an independent broker-dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in New York City-s Wall Street district. Emphasizing a client-centric approach to managing all aspects of its business, John Thomas Financial and its affiliates offer a full complement of retail brokerage, , and corporate advisory services tailored to the unique needs of its clients. The firm publishes the a unique daily indicator that looks at government spending and its impact on the financial markets, as well as , a research report analyzing consumer sentiment, market outlook, credit cycles and dozens of other market influences. For more information on the firm, please visit: .
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