Institutional alternative asset manager Crestline Investors has appointed Chris Golio as a managing director in the firm’s business development and client partnership group based in New York. He will be focus on the Northeast and Midwest US regions and report

Geneva-based asset management company Quaero Capital has appointed Serge Ledermann as a member of its board of directors. Backed with more than 35 years’ experience in the financial industry Ledermann (pictured) is a well-known public figure both in Switzerland and

Hawksford has strengthened its governance, private client and funds teams with four associate director appointments. David Hart has worked in the financial services industry for 40 years, with his career experience spanning the insurance, private client and compliance sectors. As

FX and FCD broker XM Group (Trading Point Group) has expanded its operations into the UK with the launch of XM UK (Trading Point of Financial Instruments UK Limited). Located on Ropemaker Street in the City of London, XM UK

Northern Trust has appointed Katharine Morris as head of sales of its global fund services business in the UK. Based in London, Morris is responsible for offering investment operations outsourcing, fund administration and the full range of asset servicing solutions,

Satuit Technologies, a provider of software solutions for the professional investment market, has appointed Michael Kendall as vice president – strategic relationships, responsible for buy-side vendor channel partnership and key client initiatives. Kendall has worked most of his career with

Michael Stewart and Michael Di Felice have joined the the fixed income credit group of BTIG. Both will be based in New York, reporting into Darren Haines and Drew Doscher, Co-heads of the fixed income credit group at BTIG.  

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.  

TABB Group, a research and consulting firm focused on capital markets and financial technology, has hired Drew Seldin as chief marketing officer (CMO) and Radi Khasawneh and Tim Cave as additions to the analyst team.  Based in New York for

Brickendon, a global management and technology consultancy, has promoted two executive directors to partner. Nathan Snyder, head of the firm’s US business, and Lee Pittaway, head of business development, will take on the new positions immediately as part of wider