Accountancy firm Anchin, Block & Anchin has appointed E. George Teixeira as a tax partner in its financial services group. With the addition of Teixeira (pictured), Anchin has a roster of 54 partners who provide advisory services to clients representing
Otkritie Financial has appointed Mikhail Belyaev as chief executive and chairman of the board. Belyaev will be responsible for the overall operational management of the corporation. One of his primary responsibilities will be to support the growth and development of
Law firm Maples and Calder has appointed Jon Fowler as the head of its investment funds group in the Cayman Islands. David Brooks, previously the head of the investment funds group at Maples and Calder, has moved to the newly
Convergex Group, a provider of investment technologies and execution solutions, has launched a tactical trading algorithm designed for orders requiring careful execution. Using a proprietary multi-dimensional sensitivity profile, Abraxas aims to exploit hidden liquidity, favourable price movements and volatility changes,
Frontier Investment Management (Frontier) has launched Euro and Swiss Franc share classes for its FrontEdge Global Hedge Fund in response to growing demand from Swiss and European family offices and institutions. The two new additions mean the fund now offers
Perella Weinberg Partners has appointed Michael J. Dickman as a partner in its corporate advisory group. Based in New York, Dickman will be reunited with London-based partner Robert Maguire and a growing team of advisory professionals covering global energy sector
Institutional asset manager Insight Investment has appointed Svein Floden as head of business development for liquid alternatives in the Americas. Based in New York, he will report to Philip Anker, global head of distribution at Insight. Floden (pictured) will be
On July 14, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a settled civil action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York against James M Peister and Northstar International Group, Inc (Northstar). The Commission’s
The former Asia head of JP Morgan’s hedge fund firm Highbridge Capital Management, Carl Huttenlocher (pictured), who left the firm in March 2011 to
ERI Scientific Beta, the smart beta index provider offshoot of EDHEC-Risk Institute, has named its international executive team covering the ERI Scientific Beta locations in Boston, London, Nice, Paris, Singapore and Tokyo. Noël Amenc, PhD, is member of the ERI
