Offshore law firm Appleby opens in Bahrain
Appleby, an offshore law firm, has opened a representative office in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Appleby, an offshore law firm, has opened a representative office in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
HedgeOp Compliance, a provider of compliance software and consulting services for asset managers, has promoted Patrick Shea to executive vice president of the company.

Ogier Cayman’s litigation team has promoted both Shaun Folpp and Rachael Reynolds to Managing Associates, and Michael Makridakis to Senior Associate. These appointments reflect the contributions of these individuals to Ogier’s litigation practice over the past 18 months. Ogier
Penson Financial Services (Penson), the London-based clearing unit of Penson Worldwide, is the latest member of SmartPool, the European dark liquidity pool created by NYSE Euronext in partnership with HSBC, JPMorgan and BNP Paribas. Penson will offer trading firms executing

GlobeOp Financial Services has appointed Tim Ridley to its Cayman Islands subsidiary board. Ridley, the former chairman of the Cayman Island Monetary Authority (CIMA) and a former senior partner of Maples and Calder, was appointed following the recent resignation of
UBP Asset Management, a fund of funds management company of Union Bancaire Privée, has appointed Sara Sprung as chief investment officer of alternative investment.

Singapore Exchange (SGX) has appointed Michael Syn as Senior Vice President and Head of Derivatives, effective 1 March 2011. In his new role, Syn, who will report to Gan Seow Ann, President of SGX, will lead SGX’s growth in
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has appointed John P. Riley as director of legislative affairs.

The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, the sponsoring body of the only globally recognised designation for alternative investment expertise, has appointed Andrew Baker – CEO of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) – to its board of directors. The

SEB has integrated its offering within alternative investments by merging the SEB-owned London boutique Key Asset Management unit with the SEB Alternative Investment Team (AIT) in Stockholm . The new team will be managed by Mikael Spångberg (pictured) as Managing Director, Stockholm and Chris