RFA, a specialist IT provider to the alternative investment sector, is continuing its plans for EMEA expansion by launching a presence in the French capital, Paris.

Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management has its sights set on establishing a European presence for its hedge fund business, according to a report in the Financial Times. The Toronto-based firm’s Brookfield Hedge Fund Solutions Advisors, a USD1 billion multi-strategy unit trading

ABC arbitrage Asset Management, a French investment management company licensed by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABC arbitrage, has appointed Alexandre Ospital as it Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Hanover Investors has appointed Brett Lankester, the former Chief Executive of UBP London, as a Senior Partner. Lankester is spearheading the development of the firm’s capital raising and investor relations capabilities. Along with Matthew Peacock, the Founder and Chairman of

FTX US Derivatives, a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulated digital asset futures & options exchange and clearinghouse, has named its Board of Directors. Larry E Thompson has been named as Chairman of the Board and will be joined by

Quilter Cheviot has strengthened its fund research team with the hire of Ghazanfar Saleem as a fund research analyst. Reporting to head of investment fund research Nick Wood, Saleem will be responsible for the analysis of alternative funds, including hedge

Global alternative investment firm Värde Partners as promoted three senior investment professionals to the role of Partner: Jim Dunbar, Aneek Mamik and Carlos Sanz Esteve.

DIGITEC, a specialist in FX Swaps and NDF pricing and data, has appointed Peer Joost as CEO. Previously Joost was COO at DIGITEC, where he has worked since October 2011. DIGITEC as over 40 bank clients globally, including more than

Mark P Ramsey is joining Kramer Levin’s New York office as a partner in its Corporate practice. For more than two decades, Mr. Ramsey has structured and negotiated complex syndicated, club and direct lending financing transactions on behalf of both

LiquidityBook, a provider of cloud-native buy- and sell-side trading solutions, has appointed James Baxter as Head of Global Buy-Side Sales. In this role, Baxter will be responsible for generating sales within the firm’s buy-side vertical. He will be based in