The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Ann Shuman, DTCC managing director and deputy general counsel, as general counsel, effective 1 February 2017. Shuman (pictured) assumes the position from Larry Thompson, who is stepping down to serve full-time
Efficient Capital Management, a provider of managed futures solutions, has appointed Curt Bradshaw as managing director of Efficient Access. “The hiring of Curt Bradshaw is part of Efficient's ongoing plan to further grow our capacity to serve more investors,” says
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) general counsel Jonathan L Marcus is to leave the agency. Marcus joined the CFTC in 2011 as deputy general counsel for litigation, and was promoted to general counsel in 2013. Robert A Schwartz,
Trading Technologies (TT) has appointed Michael Kraines as chief financial officer (CFO). Kraines will be responsible for finance, planning, strategy and business development. Prior to joining TT, Kraines spent 25 years as an investment banker in the financial technology
Sprott has appointed Ron Dewhurst to its board of directors, effective 9 January 2017. He will stand for re-election at the company's next annual general meeting. “With more than 40 years of experience in the asset management and investment
itarle UK, a provider of multi-asset best execution technology, has appointed Tom Middleton to head its quantitative services department. A Cambridge PhD and Olympic rower, Middleton was a founder member of the team developing the first set of algorithms at
Semper Capital Management, a privately-owned New York-based boutique fixed-income investment manager, has appointed Zach Cooper, formerly Semper's deputy chief investment officer, as chief investment officer. Cooper, who will continue as one of the firm's senior portfolio managers, replaces Jay Menozzi
The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB), the global standard-setting body for the alternative investment industry, has added George Long, founder, chairman and CIO of LIM Advisors, and Danny Yong, founding partner and CIO of Dymon Asia Capital, to its APAC
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has named Jeremy Berry as a partner in the firm’s asset management practice. Berry (pictured) will be based in New York. Berry has experience in advising large private equity and hedge fund managers on matters
Triad Securities is expanding into the Boston area with the hiring of Tom Landsbergen as director, prime brokerage sales. Landsbergen (pictured) has over 22 years' experience in the prime brokerage industry. Before joining Triad, he was responsible for prime
