Calypso Technology has appointed Pedro Porfirio as Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer. In this role, Porfirio will be responsible for overall product strategy, driving product development and innovation across Calypso's solutions. Prior to joining Calypso, Porfirio spent 15 years
RAM Active Investments has appointed Nexus Investment Advisors Limited as manager of the RAM Asia Bond Total Return Fund – previously known as Samena (Lux) Global Funds – Credit Opportunities Fund. This decision is the logical consequence following the departure
The JonesTrading Group of Companies has named industry veteran and institutional equity execution specialist Jeffrey Gamble as Vice President of JonesTrading Canada’s Toronto office. Over the course of the last several years JonesTrading, a leading block trading firm in US
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM), the institutional asset management arm of Lombard Odier Group, has appointed an Insurance Linked Strategies (ILS) team to offer institutional clients a further asset class with low correlation to mainstream assets. Gregor Gawron joins with
Jim Bumpus has joined Columbia Threadneedle Investments as National Sales Manager. Bumpus will lead intermediary sales and distribution in the broker dealer and independent channels and report to Joe Kringdon, Managing Director, Head of Intermediary Distribution. In this role, Bumpus
Tortoise Capital Advisors has added four seasoned portfolio managers to its investment committee, effective 30 June, 2015. Brian Kessens, James Mick, Matthew Sallee and Robert Thummel, all managing directors of Tortoise, serve in significant roles alongside the Investment Committee as
Sidley Austin has appointed Rupert Wall as a partner in the firm’s Global Finance practice in London. Recognised in legal directories as one of the brightest young partners in the London market, Wall brings a broad range of structured finance
Omni Partners has hired Rajesh Shanmuganathan as Marketing and Investor Relations Manager. Shanmuganathan will be based in Omni’s London office. He will be working with the existing marketing and investor relations team, which has grown from one to six people
Enso Financial Analytics (ENSO), a provider of data-driven investment and operational insights for hedge funds, has hired Julian Pittam as Head of EMEA and Stephen Caplen as Global COO. Both Pittam and Caplen will operate out of ENSO's London office
Matthew Granade has been named Chief Market Intelligence Officer at Point72 Asset Management (Point72). He will lead several of the Firm's unique research capabilities, including Canvas, Aperio, TRAC, and its team of economists. “Matthew is a proven leader of a
