Paweł Ostrowski has been appointed as the president of the management board of the Polish Power Exchange, subject to approval by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority. Ostrowski has more than 15 years of experience in capital markets, having worked with
Conquest Capital Group, a commodity trading adviser (CTA) and systematic alternative asset management firm, has appointed Timothy Boardman as director of business development and client relations. Boardman (pictured) will be leading global distribution and client service across the firm's systematic
Quantopian, the free online platform for education and creation of institutional-quality investment algorithms, has hired Leslie Baccini as director of investor relations. Baccini (pictured) comes to Quantopian with a background in hedge fund strategy communication and equity research sales.
Global investment manager Nuveen is expanding its alternative investments business development capabilities with the hire of James Wing and Michael Welch. Joining in newly created roles, the pair will partner with the broader Nuveen distribution team to place new private
Smith, Graham & Co Investment Advisors, a USD6 billion institutional solutions based asset manager, has acquired the Five Mile Capital Partners’ residential mortgage team, an alternative investment manager, led by Brian Tortorella, managing director. The acquisition will further strengthen SGIA’s focus
Craig Cordle, a specialist in investment funds, has joined Ogier as a group partner based in the Guernsey investment funds team. Cordle (pictured), who comes to Ogier from a major international London firm, is the third new member of the
Boutique asset manager Unigestion has appointed Emanuele Ravano as chairman of UNI-GLOBAL, a SICAV comprising 13 Unigestion sub-funds. Ravano will work closely with Unigestion’s senior management team and will be influential in mentoring and supporting Unigestion’s distribution initiatives. Ravano
Advanced Logic Analytics (ALA), a provider of enterprise wide big data and finance analytics solutions for buy- and sell-side institutions and other financial firms, has appointed Giovanni Loria to the company’s board as a non-executive director. Loria (pictured) has been
SmartStream Technologies, a Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) specialist, has appointed Richard Bowler as chief financial officer with responsibility for all aspects of the company’s finances, including treasury, administration and financial strategy. Bowler (pictured) will be located in London, reporting to
International law firm Proskauer has added a registered funds, BDC and regulatory team to its asset management platform. The team is comprised of investment funds partners Stuart Coleman, David Stephens, Janna Manes, Nicole Runyan, Gary Granik and Bob Plaze and
