LFIS (La Française Investment Solutions), a Paris-based quantitative asset manager with USD14 billion AUM, has appointed Jean-Michel Lévy-Bruhl as a Senior Portfolio Manager in its Factor Investing team. Lévy-Bruhl joins from Delebor AM, which he co-founded and where he worked
New US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath P Tarbert has made appointments to key positions in his Office. Jaime L Klima will serve as Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer, N Charles “Charlie” Thornton III will serve as
The Managed Funds Association, the global alternative investment industry trade group, has elected and appointed eight new members to its board of directors. The new members are Eric Epstein, president, managing member, Davidson Kempner Capital Management; Gil Raviv, global general
Mackenzie Financial Corporation (Mackenzie Investments) has appointed Arup Datta (pictured), to lead a new Mackenzie Global Quantitative Equity boutique, based in Boston, MA. “Creating this boutique strengthens our investment management capabilities in Global and Emerging Markets equities,” says Tony Elavia,
CloudMargin, provider of a web-based collateral and margin management solution, has appointed Martin Adams as Head of Client Operations. Adams is a 26-year veteran of derivatives operations, with extensive experience in over-the-counter (OTC) and listed derivatives, as well as fixed
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has appointed Ulrik Fugmann and Edward Lees as Senior Portfolio Managers, based in London. They joined on 17 June and report to Guy Davies, CIO of Equities. They will manage a global long-short sustainability-themed
Constellation Advisers, an outsourced and co-sourced service provider to the investment management industry, has opened its newest regional headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. This move reflects Constellation’s continued growth and the firm’s commitment to being present in local markets and close to
BCS Global Markets (BCS GM) has expanded its sales team in New York with the appointments of Kyrill Firshein and Diego Vargas who will be responsible for growing BCS’s capabilities across fixed income and equities. Firshein will be joining BCS’s
Blackstone has appointed Gabriel Sod Hoffs has joined Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM) as a Managing Director and Head of Emerging Markets and Global Macro Strategy. Sod Hoffs joins from Caxton Associates where he was a Portfolio Manager focusing on
BlockEx, the provider of digital asset exchange platform, has added former JP Morgan executive and hedge fund board member Roger Ohan to its adviser team. His focus will be to help BlockEx understand how to best position its products for
