Active asset manager J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) has appointed experienced portfolio managers Giorgio Caputo and Lale Topcuoglu to spearhead a global multi-asset income investment strategy. A US mutual fund launch is scheduled for Q4 2017, and a global

Steadfast Alcentra Global Credit Fund, an unlisted closed-end fund advised by Steadfast Investment Adviser, an affiliate of Steadfast Companies, and sub-advised by Alcentra NY, a BNY Mellon investment boutique, has appointed Michael A Tamasco, CFA, as president. Tamasco, who will

BlueMountain Capital Management (BlueMountain), a diversified alternative asset manager, has appointed Claudio Macchetto as Head of Platform Distribution, a newly created position at the firm, effective 10 July.

 In the role, Macchetto will be responsible for the marketing of BlueMountain’s

Ebury, a fintech focused on corporate global transaction services, has opened its first office outside of Europe in Toronto Canada, which will be led by Matthew Acton-Davis as Country Manager.  This first Canadian office has been set up to support

Arachnys, a provider of cloud-based solutions for assessing financial crime customer risk and ensuring compliance for regulatory CDD, KYC and EDD requirements, has appointed Edward Sander (pictured), as President. “David Buxton has demonstrated exemplary leadership as Arachnys’ Founder and CEO

Aquis Exchange, the exchange services group, has hired Adrian Ip to the newly-created role of head of project/product management. Aquis Exchange consists of two divisions, one operates a pan-European cash equities trading exchange (Aquis Exchange), which uniquely uses the subscription

NEX Optimisation, which helps clients reduce complexity and optimise resources across the transaction lifecycle, has appointed Paul Busby (pictured), as Global Head of Sales for ENSO, its portfolio finance and centralised treasury management solution for the buy-side. Busby will be

Ann Neidenbach, who joined Cowen on the closing of the company’s recent acquisition of Convergex, has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Information Officer and will direct the firm’s global strategic technology innovations across all business lines. In addition, Kelly

Pictet Alternative Advisors (PAA), Pictet Group’s wholly-owned alternative investment company, has appointed Heinrich Merz (pictured), as head of Hedge Funds, effective 1 June 2017. Merz will lead PAA’s team of 14 hedge fund experts managing EUR 9.1 billion of assets