Overlay Asset Management, a currency management specialist, has appointed Philip Bond as head of research. Bond has 18 years’ experience in financial markets, both as a quantitative researcher and trader. He becomes chairman of OAM’s research committee and reports
BlackRock has launched a suite of open-ended Emerging Market Debt (EMD) funds that integrate environmental, social and governance factors (ESG). BlackRock says the new range of UCITS funds complements its existing EMD offering and aims to provide investors with a
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Andrew J Bowden has been appointed an Associate Director to lead the National Investment Adviser/Investment Company Examination Program in the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE). He starts on 1
The Australian arm of the Alternative Investment Management Association, the hedge fund industry body, has welcomed the lifting on Monday by the Australian Securities and Investment Commis
BKCM LLC has promoted Derek Kim and Kevin Lu to Head of Research and Head of Systematic Strategies, respectively. BKCM is an independent investment firm specialising in cryptocurrency and blockchain-focused investment opportunities. “Crypto-blockchain technologies are an emerging global asset class
Ralph Schlosstein has joined Evercore as president and chief executive officer.
Guillaume Ménabé has joined Finisterre Capital as junior portfolio manager on the Finisterre Global Opportunity Fund. He will be running a portion of the Foreign Exchange and Commodities portfolio as well as providing additional support to the existing team. Guillaume
ETF flows are surging in credit, according to the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch “Follow the Flow” global research report. So far this year, there has been USD4billion of inflows into investment grade credit compared to USD2.4billion for high-yield.
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services (NTHFS) has been appointed as fund administrator for ExodusPoint Capital Management. NTHFS will provide fund administration, risk services and liquidity solutions for the New York-based multi-manager platform, with portfolio management teams investing more than USD8
Multi-family office MaxCap Partners has appointed award winning investment experts, Michel Piette and Ittan Ali as investment managers. Piette and Ali will be co-managing the investment team, with Piette focusing primarily on hedge funds and commodities and Ali taking
