BNET Industries

Market Cap:$557.8M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

We are a leading inter-dealer broker and vendor of related products and services in global markets for over-the-counter ("OTC") derivative products and related securities. We founded our business in 1987 and were incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 2001 to be a holding company for our subsidiaries. We provide brokerage services, trading system software and data and analytics products to institutional clients in markets for a range of credit, financial, equity and commodity instruments. We function as an intermediary on behalf of our brokerage clients by matching their trading needs with counterparties having reciprocal interests. We have focused historically on the more complex, and often less commoditized, markets for sophisticated financial instruments, primarily OTC derivatives, that offer an opportunity for higher commissions per transaction than the markets for more standardized financial instruments. We have growing cash equity and cash bond brokerage businesses that complement our brokerage of OTC derivative products. We have been recognized by various industry publications as a leading provider of inter-dealer brokerage services for various products in the credit, financial, equity and commodity markets on which we focus. We offer our clients a hybrid brokerage approach, combining a range of telephonic and electronic trade execution services, depending on the needs of the individual markets. ...

President and Director
Colin Heffron
Number of Employees 1,037
Contact Information

55 Water St

New York, New York 10041

gfigroup.com

(212) 968-4100

NAICS Code Securities Brokerage: 523120

Recent Events

  • Calyon Securities USA Inc. upgrades GFI Group Inc. to 'outperform'

    11/16/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • GFI Group Turns To Profit In Q3 - Quick Facts

    10/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • GFI Group: GFI Group Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results; Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

    10/29/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-Pali Capital downgrades GFI Group to 'neutral'

    9/14/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-Option players turn bearish on Office Depot

    9/14/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-Pali Capital cuts GFI Group to neutral

    9/14/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-GFI Group Q2 profit falls 30 pct

    7/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • GFI Group Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results; Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

    7/30/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

News & Analysis

derivatives and gfi group inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Colin Heffron President and Director
James A Peers Chief Financial Officer
Michel Everaert CIO, E-Commerce
Ron Levi Chief Operating Officer
J. Christopher Giancarlo Executive Vice President
Joseph Defina Vice President
Patricia Gutierrez Vice President, Public Relations
Donald Fewer Senior Managing Director & Head, North American Brokerage
Ian Clague Managing Director Head of Energy Product Brokerage, North America
James Martin Managing Director, London
Jim Higgins Managing Director, Head of North American Credit Brokerage
Julian Swain Managing Director, GFI London
Marc Souffir Managing Director, Paris
Michael Cosgrove Managing Director Head of Commodities & Energy Brokerage, North America
Nick Brown Managing Director Head of Financial Product Brokerage, North America
Scott Tatham Managing Director Head of Asia
Stephen McMillan Senior Managing Director & Head, Europe
Sheena Griffiths Director, Hr, Global
Alan Bright Pr Manager
Chris Ann Casaburri Investor Relations Manager
Tom Cancro Corporate Controller
Dorian Benson Global Dry Freight Desk Head
Jerry Dobner Global Head, Dev
Marisa Cassoni Non-Executive Director
Richard Brunt Global Head of Sales, Fenics Analytics and Data
Scott Fitzpatrick Global Head, Sales
Scott Wilson Head, Structured Credit Products
Tris Simmonds Head of Gfi's Coal Desk In London
Geoffrey Kalish Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael Gooch Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Frank J. Fanzilli Jr. Board of Directors
Geoffery Kalish Board of Directors
J. Randy Macdonald Board of Directors
John W. Ward Board of Directors
Scott Pintoff Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
GFI Securities L.L.C. CEO Current
GFI Group Inc. President and Director Current
BondDesk Group LLC Board of Directors Current
GFI Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
GFI Group Inc. NA Former

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Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Current
GFI Securities L.L.C. President Current
Monmouth University Board of Directors Current
GFI Group Inc. President Former
Citibank Former

James A. Peers, Chief Financial Officer, joined our Company in August 2002. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Peers was a Senior Vice President at Bank One in Chicago from 1999 to 2001 where he held various positions, including Corporate Controller. He also was the CFO for Rabobank International in New York and a Senior Vice President Corporate Development for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in New York. Mr. Peers is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Accountant and was a partner at Ernst & Young where he spent 18 years working in the Toronto and Chicago offices mainly with financial institutional clients. J. Christopher Giancarlo, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, joined our Company in April 2001 following our acquisition of Fenics, where he structured strategic alliances with major investment banks. Prior to joining Fenics in 2000, Mr. Giancarlo was a corporate partner in the New York law firm of Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner, LLP from 1997 to 2000.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Amerex Energy Chief Financial Officer Current
GFI Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Rabobank International CFO Former
Bank One Corp Senior Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. CIO, E-Commerce Current
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director, North America Former
GFI Group Inc. Global Head, Product Marketing Former
Cambridge University M.A. Hons. In Engineering Former

Mr. Levi joined the company in 1993 and was appointed Chief Operating Officer in May 2006. Prior to being appointed Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Levi served as Managing Director – Europe from January 2004. Prior to joining GFI, Mr. Levi was the Director of Fixed Income at Garban PLC.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director Â?? Europe Former

Mr. Giancarlo is responsible for executing strategic transactions and directing corporate communications. Mr. Giancarlo joined GFI in 2001 as part of the acquisition of Fenics, where he structured strategic alliances with major investment banks. Prior to Fenics, Mr. Giancarlo was a Corporate Partner in the New York law firm Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner, LLP.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Amerex Energy Executive Vice President, Corporate Development Current
GFI Group Inc. General Counsel Former
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Associate General Counsel Former
Fenics Former

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Vice President Current
International Brain Research Foundation, Inc Money Broker Current
Tullett Liberty Inc. Senior Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Vice President, Public Relations Current

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Senior Managing Director & Head, North American Brokerage Current
Prebon Yamane Inc. Board of Directors Current
Prebon Yamane Inc. Senior Vice President Former
GFI Group Inc. Head, North American Brokerage Operations Former

Organization Position Status
Amerex Energy Managing Director, North America Current
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director Head of Energy Product Brokerage, North America Current
Chemical Banking Corporation Managing Director Former

As GFI's Managing Director, London, Mr.Martin works alongside Mr. Swain in the running of the London brokerage business. Mr. Martin has held a number of roles at GFI, including the running of the FX options business, moving later into GFI's e-Commerce division as a product manager in London, then New York. He returned to London in 2004 to set up GFI's credit index desk and more recently was responsible for running GFI's structured credit business. Before he joined GFI, Mr. Martin traded currency options and US government securities at Bank of New York.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director, London Current

Mr. Higgins joined GFI in July 2008. He is a former Co-head of Global Credit Trading at Citigroup in New York where he worked for 15 years. Mr. Higgins holds a BA in Economics from Harvard and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director, Head of North American Credit Brokerage Current
Amerex Energy Managing Director, Head of North American Credit Brokerage Current
American Theatre Wing Board of Directors Current
GFI Group Inc. Head, Credit Brokerage, North American Former
Harvard University M.B.A. Former
Harvard University BA In Economics Former

Julian Swain, Managing Director, GFI London, 40, has served as GFI's Managing Director Europe since July 2006. In that position, Mr. Swain assisted in the management of GFI's day-to-day operations in Europe. Mr. Swain joined GFI in 2001 as head of GFI's European credit products group and oversaw the roll-out of GFI's CreditMatch electronic trading platform. Prior to joining GFI, Mr. Swain was with ICAP PLC where he managed various credit products teams.

Organization Position Status
Amerex Energy Managing Director, Gfi London Current
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director, GFI London Current
GFI Group Inc. Head Former
Loughborough University Msc In Economics and Management Science Former
I Cap Former
ICAP plc Former

Mr. Souffir joined GFI at the end of 2005 as Managing Director - International Futures and Equities. In this role he assisted in establishing GFI’s Paris operations. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of Refco’s Paris office. Before working at Refco, Mr. Souffir was a manager of various equities, equity derivatives and financial futures products at IFF, a division of AXA.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director, Paris Current

Mr. Cosgrove became Head of Commodities & Energy Product Brokerage, North America for GFI in July 2008. Mr. Cosgrove manages all of GFI's commodities & energy business in North America, including its Amerex and StarSupply divisions. He started his career with Amerex in 1981 as a trainee with the firm's New Jersey office and quickly excelled as a broker of North American and international crude oil. In 1986, Mr. Cosgrove became a partner in the firm and Managing Director of Amerex's European operations. In 1989, Mr. Cosgrove founded Amerex Futures Limited, a member of the London Clearing House and International Petroleum Exchange. In 2003, Mr. Cosgrove was named Chief Executive Officer of the Amerex North American Companies. In 2004, Mr. Cosgrove was named in the Energy Risk Hall of Fame.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director Head of Commodities & Energy Brokerage, North America Current
Amerex Corporation Managing Director of Amerex's European Operations Former
Amerex Corporation Broker Former
GFI Group Inc. Head of Commodities & Energy Product Brokerage, North America Former

Mr. Brown joined GFI in November 2003. Prior to this, Mr. Brown was a Managing Director of Technolia LLC, a telecom consulting company from 1998 until 2000. Mr. Brown’s experience in the interdealer brokerage industry includes positions as Managing Director, North America of Tullett & Tokyo between 1990 and 1996 and President of Harlow Meyer Savage from 1986 and 1989. Mr. Brown is also a director of Jersey Partners, the largest shareholder of GFI. In addition, Mr. Brown serves as a director of the Financial Markets Association and was formerly a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Foreign Exchange Steering Committee.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director Head of Financial Product Brokerage, North America Current
Amerex Energy Managing Director, North America Current
Jersey Partners, LLC. Director Current
Technolia Managing Director Former

Mr. Tatham is responsible for the day-to-day operations of GFI’s Asian brokerage businesses. He joined GFI in 2005 and recently headed GFI’s interest rate swaps business in New York. Mr. Tatham has over 20 years’ experience in interdealer broking, working in all the world’s major financial centres. Prior to joining GFI, Mr. Tatham worked at Harlow and Tullett Prebon, where he brokered and managed fixed income, equity derivatives, credit derivatives and FX derivative products and businesses.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director Head of Asia Current
Tullett Prebon Former

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Senior Managing Director & Head, Europe Current

Ms. Griffiths joined GFI in 2000. Previously, Ms. Griffiths was Director of Human Resources, Europe for Garban (now ICAP). Ms. Griffiths has also worked for NatWest Group (now Royal Bank of Scotland) in both human resources and corporate roles. Ms. Griffiths is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development and holds a certificate in Employment Law from Middlesex University Business School.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Director, Hr, Global Current
Garban Director of Human Resources Former

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Pr Manager Current

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Investor Relations Manager Current

Mr. Cancro joined GFI in 2008 from Mastec, Inc. where he was Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. He has over 18 years' experience in finance, accounting and operations in the U.S. and abroad and previously served as Chief Financial Officer of EuroTel, a joint venture between Verizon, AT&T and Deutsche Telekom based in Europe, and steered that company through its debt IPO and SEC registration. Mr. Cancro also previously headed Verizon's Capital Markets Strategy team, and held roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young. Mr. Cancro holds a BSc in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University, is a Certified Public Accountant, and holds a CFA Charter.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Corporate Controller Current
The Pennsylvania State University Bsc In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Global Dry Freight Desk Head Current

Mr. Dobner joined GFI in 2001. He oversees business analysis, quality assurance and development of GFI’s electronic trading platforms. During his time at GFI, Mr. Dobner has helped develop CreditMatch, FENICS DealFX, GFI FENICS and most recently managed the development of GFI’s energy trading platform, EnergyMatch®. Prior to joining GFI, Mr Dobner developed real-time stock quote software at NewsAlert.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Global Head, Dev Current

Organization Position Status
Severn Trent Plc Finance Director Current
John Lewis Partnership Finance Director Current
GFI Group Inc. Non-Executive Director Current
Peabody Trust Governor Current
WSP Group Plc Board of Directors Current
Amerex Energy Director Current
John Lewis Partnership Board of Directors Current
John Lewis Partnership plc Board of Directors Current
Wspsa Board of Directors Current
GFI Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Royal Mail Group Ltd Director, Finance Former
Prudential Insurance Company of America Group Finance Director Former
John Lewis Partnership plc Group Finance Director Former
Prudential Insurance Company of America NA Former
John Lewis Partnership plc Guide Former
Severn Trent Plc Board of Directors Former

Mr. Brunt joined GFI from Thomson Financial Asia in 2004 where he was Commercial Director, South East Asia and Head of Major Accounts, Asia Pacific. Mr. Brunt oversees GFI's global FENICS FX business and market data sales. He holds a BA in Theology and Anthropology from Durham University.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Global Head of Sales, Fenics Analytics and Data Current

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Global Head, Sales Current

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Head, Structured Credit Products Current

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Head of Gfi's Coal Desk In London Current

Organization Position Status
Yourleap, Inc. Global Chief Information Officer and Managing Director Current
Focus Ventures Advisor Current
Dtventures Special Advisor Current
Sona Innovations, Inc. Current
Linux Standard Base Board of Directors Current
IT Structures Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Correlix, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
CommVault Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Allegis Capital Board of Directors Current
Calypso Board of Directors Current
Collaborative Software Initiative Board of Directors Current
Focus Ventures Board of Directors Current
Embedded Linux Board of Directors Current
Calypso Technology, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Linux Foundation Board of Directors Current
GFI Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Open Source Development Lab, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mediabin Inc Board Member Current
Interwoven, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Avaya Inc. Board of Directors Current
CommVault Systems, Inc. Committee Member Current
Credit.Com, Inc. Managing Director Former
PeopleSoft, Inc. outside director Former
Fairfield University Bachelor's Degree In Management Former
International Business Machines Corporation systems engineering and software development Former
CIO Magazine Former
PeopleSoft, Inc. Board of Directors Former
New York University M.B.A. In Finance Former
Fairfield University B.S. In Management Former
Credit Suisse member Former

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Board of Directors Current

Geoffrey Kalish, Lead Non-Executive Director, joined our Board in April 2000. Mr. Kalish is a founder and Senior Principal of Aquiline Capital Partners LLC and has held such position since August 2005. Mr. Kalish was also a founding partner of Venturion Capital LLC and has been a managing director at Venturion since May 1998. Both Aquiline and Venturion are private equity firms that invest exclusively in financial services companies around the world. Prior to founding Venturion, Mr. Kalish worked for Smith Barney, Drexel Burnham Lambert, Kidder Peabody and Westpac Bank in a variety of proprietary trading and corporate finance positions. Mr. Kalish has previously served as a director of numerous companies in the United States and Europe.

Organization Position Status
Venturion Managing Director Current
Venturion Capital Managing Director Current
Venturion Founder Current
Venturion Capital Founder Current
Insurancenoodle, Inc. Current
Amerex Energy Director Current
Pro Capital Ltd Board Member Current
GFI Group Inc. Director Current
Kidder, Peabody & Co. Corporate Finance Positions Former
Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. Corporate Finance Positions Former
Smith Barney Corporate Finance Positions Former
Harvard University Masters of Public Policy in international finance Former
John F. Kennedy School of Government Masters of Public Policy In International Finance Former
Columbia University B.A. In History Former

Organization Position Status
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation Chief Operating Officer Current
GFI Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Investment Technology Group, Inc. NA Former
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation Treasurer Former
Boston College B.S. Degree In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Transition International Inc Principal Current
GFI Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Amerex Energy Director Current
AHL Services, Inc. Director Former
Fenics Board Member Former

Mr. Pintoff joined GFI in April 2000. Prior to assuming the duties of General Counsel in April 2002, Mr.Pintoff was GFI's Associate General Counsel. Before joining GFI he was an associate with the law firm of Dewey Ballantine LLP from 1996 to 2000.

Organization Position Status
Amerex Energy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Current
GFI Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Amerex Energy Board of Directors Current
GFI Group Inc. General Counsel and Secretary Former
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Associate Former

Executive News

  • GFI Group Inc. Named Top Credit Derivatives Broker for 2009 Ranked No. 1 in All 14 Credit Derivative Categories by Risk

    Reuters - 9/08/09 - View Story

  • GFI Group Inc. Named Top Credit Derivatives Broker for 2009

    Market Wire via MSN Money - 9/08/09 - View Story

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     GFIG $4.73 -0.08 (-1.66% )
Average Volume 883,672
Shares Outstanding 118.43M
Market Cap 560.2M
Year High 7.95
Year Low 2.09
Earnings Per Share 0.25
P/E Ratio 18.92
Dividend 0.20
Yield 4.23
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