Cantor Fitzgerald, a global financial services firm, has expanded its Emerging Markets Debt Capital Markets sales and trading team with the appointments of Dray Simpson, Alex Yulman and Michael Barfoot as Managing Directors.

Simpson will be based in London, while Yulman and Barfoot will be both based in New York.

They will report to Charles Cortellesi and Erich Bauer-Rowe, Co-Heads of the Debt Capital Markets' Emerging Markets Division at Cantor Fitzgerald.

Shawn P. Matthews, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., said: "I would like to welcome Dray, Alex and Michael to Cantor. Their appointments demonstrate our long-term focus on expanding our global distribution platform and providing deep market intelligence and unparalleled services to clients."

"Their extensive track records and network of relationships will make an impact on the Emerging Markets team, and help the team provide best-in-class services product, strategy and execution on a global level," he said.

Prior to joining Cantor, Simpson held senior positions in Emerging Markets at Deutsche Bank, Alcantara Asset Management and Dragon Capital, where he built the fixed income trading business.

Yulman joins from Morgan Stanley, where he served on the Emerging Markets Credit trading desk.

Prior to that he served in senior positions at Deutsche Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, and ABN AMRO.

Barfoot joins from BNP Paribas, where he served as Director, and traded Latin American sovereign credits.

Prior to that he served as Vice President at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Headquartered in London, Cantor Fitzgerald Europe is an integrated mid-market investment bank offering clients corporate finance and corporate broking services, together with institutional cash equities, fixed income, equity derivatives and foreign exchange products.

CFE advises some 70 corporate clients and makes markets in over 700 companies and investment trusts.

CFE is 100% owned by US-based Cantor Fitzgerald.