Advisory group Allium Capital has strengthened its relationship management function with the appointment of Lindsay Coates. Coates, who was previously at Cofunds UK, has spent many years working in Australia in senior relationship management and training roles for companies such
Alpstar Capital, a European asset manager and investment adviser, has appointed Bertrand Pinel as partner and chief executive. Pinel was formerly with Dresdner Kleinwort, where he held a number of senior positions, including member of the executive committee and general
Nordic asset management firm Alfred Berg has appointed Dr. Larry Pohlman and Amitabh Dugar to its quantitative strategies team as chief investment officer and portfolio manager respectively. Pohlman was formerly director of quantitative research at Wellington Management, while Dugar managed
Credit Suisse has appointed Neil Harvey as managing director and head of Asia Pacific and head of emerging markets globally for asset management, effective 1 February 2010. Harvey (pictured) will be based in Hong Kong and will report to Robert Shafir,
Viteos Fund Service, a hedge fund service provider, has expanded its global sales and relationship management team by appointing Francis Rainsford as executive vice president. Rainsford will lead the global client relationship management function and will provide clients with value
Neuberger Berman Asia has appointed six marketing and sales executives in Asia, as the firm grows to meet client demand in the region. Marco Tang joins the Hong Kong office from Baring Asset Management as head of retail distribution for
European Central Counterparty (EuroCCP), the largest cash equities central counterparty in Europe, will be clearing trades executed on London Stock Exchange (LSE). Firms using EuroCCP to clear UK equities trades executed on Aquis, BATS Chi-X, Equiduct, GETMatched, Sigma-X, SmartPool, Turquoise
Gain Capital, a provider of online trading services, has launched a foreign exchange trading platform that provides qualifying financial institutions, hedge funds, CTAs, high frequency traders, broker/dealers and high net worth individuals access to FX liquidity sources. Gain’s GTX trading
FNEX, the financial marketplace for alternative investments, has appointed Carissa Newton as the company’s chief marketing officer. Newton reports directly to FNEX CEO Todd Ryden and leads all strategic marketing efforts at FNEX beginning with the company’s national marketing and advertising
FTSE Group and Edhec -Risk Institute have launched an index series which uses a risk-adjusted strategy to that of traditional market capitalisation-weighted indices, to deliver investors with an optimal risk return ratio. The FTSE Edhec-Risk Efficient Index Series, can be
