Pacific Fund Systems (PFS), a provider of fully integrated fund administration software via its PFS-PAXUS application, has appointed Didier Lucotte as cloud services manager in the firm’s European operations team. Lucotte, who will based in the group’s Isle of Man
Trading and information solutions provider Infront has opened two offices in South Africa – one in Johannesburg and the other in Cape Town – adding to the firm’s six existing offices in Europe and the UK. Infornt says South Africa
The National Futures Association (NFA) has appointed Thomas Sexton (pictured) as president and chief executive, effective 1 March 2017. Daniel Roth, NFA's president and CEO, who announced his retirement in May 2016, will work closely with the board and Sexton
ACR Alpine Capital Research, a value-oriented asset management firm, has appointed Neel Shah and Mark Unferth as portfolio managers. Shah and Unferth will lead ACR’s investments in performing and distressed credit, and work with the portfolio management team on investment
Jon Downing has joined the advisory board of BTL, a provider of blockchain solutions to businesses across multiple industries, in particular the finance, energy and gaming sectors. Over the last 25 years, Downing (pictured) has delivered innovation, business and technology
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J Christopher Giancarlo (pictured), has announced the appointment of Matthew B Kulkin as Director of the CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO). Kulkin comes to the CFTC from the law
Torstone Technology, a provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing, is expanding its services in Asia with senior appointments in Japan and the signing of a multi-year deal with Natixis Japan Securities to use Torstone’s collateral management module. Natixis Japan
Law firm Murphy & McGonigle has appointed Patricia Wallace as a partner to spearhead the firm’s strategic discovery and information management (StraDIM) group. Wallace (pictured) has years of experience as a complex commercial litigator and champion of the use and
Daniel J Davis has been named the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) general counsel. Davis (pictured) comes to the CFTC from the law firm Proskauer Rose, where he was special counsel in the labour and employment law department.
Man Group has appointed Michelle McCloskey as president of Man Americas. In this newly created role, McCloskey (pictured) will work with the Americas sales team, under Eric Burl's leadership as head of Man Americas, to deepen relationships with investors in
