Aitan Goelman has been appointed as the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) director of the division of enforcement. Goelman (pictured) is a former federal prosecutor with more than 20 years of experience litigating both criminal and civil matters.
Hedge fund consulting and third party marketing firm Agecroft Partners has hired Tim Savage as its sixth managing director. Savage’s responsibilities will include assisting with due diligence on potential hedge funds the firm may represent, and introducing the firm’s hedge
Abacus Financial Services Group (AFSG) has appointed David Stevenson as business development director. Based in the Isle of Man and Malta, Stevenson will work closely with chief executive officer Paul Kneen, to promote Abacus’ current services offering and explore new
Asset manager BlueMountain Capital Management has expanded its investor relations and marketing team with the hire of Jennifer Strickland as managing director. In addition, Josh Drazen has been promoted to managing director of investor relations and strategy. Prior to joining
Mudrick Capital Management, an alternative investment firm that focuses on distressed investing, has appointed Philipp Levy as head of marketing and investor relations, a newly created position. Levy (pictured) will be responsible for all aspects of marketing, sales and investor
Concerto Asset Management has appointed Jim Skufca as head of risk management and distressed portfolio manager. Skufca, who will be based in the firm’s Charlotte office, was previously head of capital and trading oversight for the fixed income division of
Equity Trust, a provider of trust and fiduciary services, has appointed five people for its global sales team. Dik-Jan Jetses assumes overall responsibility for sales and business development for the Dutch commercial team, working alongside Carsten Cramer and Peter Soesbeek.
Northlight European Credit Fund, the credit hedge fund launched in December last year, has appointed Andrew Pucher as a director of its active and independent board. Pucher is the former chief executive officer of HSBC’s private bank operations in the
Brown Brothers Harriman has assigned Robert Lees and Richard Meek to its Hong Kong office, assuming the respective roles of head of securities lending trading and head of securities lending relationship management for the Asia Pacific region. Lees reports to
Citigroup has appointed Sanjiv Sawhney as global head of fund services for Citi’s securities and fund services business. In this new position, Sawhney will provide leadership for Citi’s hedge fund, private equity and mutual fund administration businesses globally within Citi’s
