FundCount, a Boston-based provider of investment management, general ledger and partnership accounting software for single and multi-family offices, fund administrators, hedge funds, private equity and related investment firms, has appointed Michael Slemmer CFA (pictured) as Chief Operating Officer for the
Specialist asset manager Gresham House has appointed Richard Davidson (pictured) as Chair of the Investment Committee of its forestry management subsidiary, Aitchesse Ltd. He will also become Lead Fund Manager of the Gresham House Forestry Fund. With a strong knowledge
Aspect Capital (Aspect), the USD6.6 billion systematic investment manager, has acquired Auriel Capital Management (Auriel) and hired the firm’s team. Asif Noor and Anoosh Lachin who founded Auriel in 2004, joined Aspect in February 2016 to develop systematic global macro
The Securities and Exchange Commission has created the Office of Risk and Strategy within its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE). The new office will consolidate and streamline OCIE’s risk assessment, market surveillance, and quantitative analysis teams and provide operational
SYZ Asset Management, the institutional management division of the SYZ Group, is adding two new multi-asset strategies to its range – Active Allocation and Risk-Based Allocation. SYZ Asset Management has successfully offered multi-asset investment solutions to institutional investors for over
AI Insight, a specialist in alternative investment research, education and compliance documentation, has recruited Laura Sexton and Patrick McGowan to further develop the firm’s program management capabilities and expand relationships within the broker dealer and RIA communities. Sexton will lead
Cordium, a provider of regulatory compliance consulting, software, accounting and tax services to the asset management and securities industry, has appointed Brad Prodger as Vice President of Business Development, Strategic Partnerships and Distribution Channels. Prodger is responsible for developing partnerships
Jersey Finance has appointed William McGilivray as Business Development Director for London. In his new role, McGilivray will be the main representative for Jersey Finance in London with responsibility for identifying opportunities and building relationships between Jersey and the City,
TradeStation Group, parent company of broker-dealer and futures commission merchant TradeStation Securities, the award-winning broker-dealer and futures commission merchant, has announced that Salomon Sredni will retire as President and CEO and from the board of directors effective 31 March, 2016.
BP Capital Fund Advisors has appointed Brad Olsen as Principal and Portfolio Manager of the TwinLine MLP Fund and the TwinLine Energy Fund. Olsen will lead the Firm's midstream/energy infrastructure research and investment effort. He brings 10 years of experience in midstream and
