GFI launches US carbon business

Interdealer broker GFI has launched a carbon emissions trading investment business in North America, GFI Environmental Products Group (EPG).

Based in New York, the EPG will establish a full lifecycle practice in the carbon and emissions sector, focusing on the origination, commercialisation and secondary market trading of carbon emissions credits.

Jubin Pejman, the former vice-president of the Americas at electronic trading systems company Trayport, will be joining the new group.

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