BTON Financial has appointed fixed income and electronic trading expert, Andrew Bernard, as Non-Executive Director. 

The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, the professional body for the global alternative investment industry, has Elizabeth Burton, CAIA, Chief Investment Officer, Hawaii Employees’ Retirement System, and William Ma, CFA, CAIA, Chief Investment Officer at Noah Holdings, have been elected to serve on CAIA’s Board of Directors.

Fulcrum Asset Management (Fulcrum) has appointed Tetsuaki Take as Head of Fulcrum Japan, working closely with Fulcrum’s senior adviser in Japan, Akio Ohtsuka.

Marathon Asset Management (Marathon), a global credit investment manager, has appointed Ana Jelenkovic as Director and Sovereign Strategist. 

Arcesium, a global financial technology and professional services firm delivering solutions to hedge funds, banks, and institutional asset managers, has opened an office in London.

Enfusion, a provider of cloud-based investment management software, has appointed Lorelei Skillman as Chief Marketing Officer. 

Brevan Howard, a high-profile global macro hedge fund manager founded by Alan Howard, has strengthened its global business development team with a quartet of appointments in the US, Europe and Asia, with hires from well-known hedge fund firms including Exodus Point Capital Management and Bluecrest.

Alternative asset manager Trium Capital has hired experienced hedge fund manager Tej Johar. 

SteelEye, a compliance technology and data analytics firm, has appointed Rob Friend as Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.

PineBridge Investments (PineBridge), a global asset manager focused on active, high conviction investing, has appointed Brian McCarthy as Chief Risk Officer, Europe.