The European Securities and Markets Authority has elected three new members to its Management Board to replace outgoing members whose terms expire in November this year. The election took place at the Board of Supervisors meeting in Luxembourg on 5

The New York office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Bruce MacLennan as a partner in the investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments practice. He joins K&L Gates from Holland & Knight LLP. MacLennan counsels clients

Hawksford has boosted its corporate and private client offering with the promotion of two managers with over 40 years’ combined industry experience to associate director roles – Christine Simpson in the private client team and Sian Huish in the corporate

Miki Sugimoto and Matthew Hannay have joined London-based hedge fund and long-only manager RWC Partners’ Global Horizon team, which is led by Louise Keeling.   Sugimoto brings over 10 years’ experience on the buy-side from Veritas, where she was an

Duco, a London-based fintech provider of hosted reconciliation services, is setting up its European regional headquarters in Luxembourg. The move follows the opening of Duco's North American regional headquarters in September and continued investment in its global base in London.

Academy Securities, a registered broker-dealer and certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise, has appointed Quinten Stevens as its new Head of Equities and Equity Capital Markets. Stevens has also been appointed to Academy’s Board of Directors. Stevens brings with him a

The GBP1.4 billion Clwyd Pension Fund has appointed Man FRM to manage its hedge fund allocation, which following an investment strategy review by consultant JLT Employee Benefits, has been set at 9 per cent. This allocation, which includes managed futures,

Global Prime Partners has appointed Tom Wooders as Head of Sales, Broker-Dealers and Intermediaries. Wooders, who has over 20 years experience in the financial services industry, will be responsible for growing the Company's international clearing and custody services. Prior to joining Global

Offshore legal firm Appleby has expanded its funds practice with the appointment of Sailaja Alla (pictured) as a partner. Alla is returning to Appleby having spent seven years with the firm from 2000-2007 in Cayman and Hong Kong before leaving

The World Wide Web Foundation — the global advocacy organisation established by Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee — has appointed Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss as its next Chairperson.  Beschloss will lead a diverse international board responsible for the strategic direction of