Manager Moves and Appointments

Avalon Lake Partners has appointed Harris Bogner, an attorney and compliance expert, to head its compliance services group. »

Bedell Cristin has appointed Valerie Georges-Thomas to head up the firm’s British Virgin Islands office. »

BI-SAM Technologies, a provider of data management, performance, attribution, risk, GIPS and reporting solutions for the asset management industry, has appointed a new board of directors. »

Alpha Strategic, an investment company focused on acquiring minority interests in fund management businesses, has appointed Alistair McKay as chief executive with effect from 1 October 2012. »

Maples and Calder’s global managing partner, Henry Smith, has been appointed to the global Council of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) following a membership vote at the association's AGM in London on 20 September. »

The Alternative Investment Management Association, the global hedge fund industry association, has formed a new AIMA Council, its board of directors. »

OVS Capital, the European equity focused event driven investment manager, has added two new members to its business team.   »

Palmer Square Capital Management, an investment management firm that provides portfolios of hedge fund strategies, has appointed Emily Colella as a managing director responsible for business development. »

NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund has appointed James Dondero as portfolio manager. »

Asset management firm Attalus Capita has appointed Joshua Silva as senior portfolio strategist. »