Avelacom, a connectivity and IT infrastructure solutions provider for the financial services industry, has promoted Vincent Harrison to Managing Director, Global Sales, to drive business growth and further develop Avelacom’s low latency network across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. In
MFS Investment Management has made a series of personnel appointments and organisational enhancements to its fixed income department, including naming regional heads for Europe and North America and seven research directors. MFS is also creating new positions to address client
The board of directors of SIX has selected Sabir Sheikh to head up issuer regulation and Jared Bibler to be in charge of trading supervision at SIX Exchange Regulation. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has approved the selection.
Independent hedge fund administration specialist Custom House Global Fund Services has opened an office in Beijing to accommodate the need for experienced fund administrators with a local presence. In addition, the firm has hired Nancy Wang and Yichen Huang as
Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG) has appointed Cary W Musser as head of strategic asset management, a new role within the firm. Musser (pictured) joined RCG this week with 30 years of investment and security lending experience, most recently at Wells
Independent trust, fund and corporate services provider Crestbridge has established a presence in the GCC following its acquisition of Ohad Trust, a Bahrain-based trust, fund and corporate services provider in Manama. With regulatory consent having now been received from the
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed its new Skilled Person Panel, effective until 2021. The panel is a supervisory tool, used by the financial watchdog to carry out independent reports, known as a s166 review, where there are specific
Nikko Asset Management has appointed Rob Mann as the Head of Asia ex-Japan Equity, based out of Singapore. He will be taking over from Peter Sartori, whom he has worked closely with since 2010. Mann has been with Nikko AM
Quaero Capital has appointed Francesco Samson as its group chief operating officer, as of 1 April, subject to Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA’s approval. Samson joins from Brevan Howard in Switzerland, where he was head and chief operating officer
Alternative IQ has launched a careers service specifically designed to serve Canada's hedge fund community. The AIQ Careers Service offers two options to connect companies in Canada's hedge fund industry with the right people: a basic job posting facility where
