Law firm Reed Smith has appointed partner Winston Penhall and associate Matt Evans to its funds group in London. Both Penhall and Evans re-join Reed Smith following their moves to KPMG, in 2012 and 2013 respectively, where Penhall was the
MIK Fund Solutions has opened a Boston office seed with three staff currently. The move follows a recent initiative in Asia that saw the opening of an office in Shanghai. The Boston office opens up a completely new talent pool
Wavelength Capital Management, a provider of liquid alternative investments and portfolio solutions, has appointed Mark Landis as Co-Managing Partner, effective immediately. Landis joins Wavelength from Societe Generale where he was most recently Head of Fixed Income and Currencies for the
TABB Group has promoted Paul Rowady to principal, head of research for the capital markets research and consulting firm’s new Research Alliance Data & Analytics (DnA) IT practice. Rowady has over 24 years of proprietary trading and capital markets experience
Investment banking firm Duff & Phelps has appointed Alan Swersky as a director in the portfolio valuation service line and head of the firm’s operational and risk due diligence group, based in the New York office. Duff & Phelps’ operational
Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has appointed Chris Bellairs as partner within the financial services practice. Bellairs has over 16 years' experience as an auditor and adviser across the Financial Services industry. He joins BDO from PwC, where
IndexIQ, a developer of index-based alternative investment solutions, has named Peter M. Gorman senior vice president and senior relationship manager. Gorman will be responsible for driving key account relationships. He joins the company from Hatteras Funds, an alternative investment firm
Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative investment products, has appointed David Walsh to the firm’s hedge funds business. Walsh's responsibility will be to identify and source emerging hedge fund talent, and to structure and develop relationships with these managers.
The TCW Group, a global asset management firm, has appointed Felice Shiroma, as a senior portfolio specialist and client portfolio manager for the TCW Relative Value Group. In this capacity, she is responsible for managing client relationships and representing the
Diamond Hill Investment Group has appointed Tom Skowron as a portfolio specialist. Skowron will primarily be focused on supporting Diamond Hill's fixed income strategies working closely with Strategic Income portfolio managers Bill Zox, CFA and John McClain, CFA. He brings
