PANEL: ETF TRADING IN THE NEW ERA OF T+1

Mr. O’Hara leads PennHaven Brokerage Partners, a fully integrated, outsourced trading service. PennHaven’s unique managed service integrates the traditional outsourced trade desk capabilities with a customizable, operational environment for each client including OMS provision, compliance oversight, best ex reporting, account maintenance and settlements.

As an outsourced Front Office solution, PennHaven replicates each client’s in-house trading operations into a scalable and cost-effective option for Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, RIA’s and Family Offices.
Mr. O’Hara brings over 25 years of experience leading operations and compliance programs for institutional asset managers with a broad range of product offerings including 40 act mutual funds, private funds, ETF’s, institutional separate accounts and SMA platforms.

Prior to forming PennHaven Brokerage Partners as an affiliate of STP Investment Services where he was Head of Trading and Compliance and built PennHaven to be an integrated offering, Mr. O’Hara was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of AlphaOne Capital Partners. Within his role at AlphaOne he launched and supported the compliance oversight and reporting for several 1940 Act mutual funds as well as serving as a Director on several private funds.

In his past, he has also supported international reporting and oversight for a family office and supported the creation of a TAMP for separately managed account platforms.

Mr. O’Hara earned an MBA from Villanova University as well as an economics degree from the Pennsylvania State University. He holds FINRA licenses, Series 7, 24, 63, 65, and 79.