Law firm Maples and Calder, which advises on the laws of the Cayman Islands, Ireland and the British Virgin Islands, has announced the appointment of 12 new partners across its global offices. The new partners in the Cayman Islands office
CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals is opening of new offices in China and India. The establishment of a presence in these two markets demonstrates strong support for the region's growing number of members and candidates and allows
Quoin Partners has appointed Nathan Dean as senior partner. Dean has deep experience in the alternative asset and investment management industries as well as being an experienced entrepreneur. He joins Quoin from The Druker Company, where he was a project
Dallas-based alternative investment management firm Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors, has appointed First Foundation Advisors as the exclusive sub-advisor for the Highland Total Return Fund. First Foundation Advisors was selected by the Board of Trustees for Highland Funds. “We are
Ogier has appointed David Cooney and Bradley Kruger as Partners in the Cayman office and Michael Killourhy (pictured) as a Partner in the BVI office. In addition, Partner Simon Schilder has joined the Jersey Funds team and five Senior Associates
Jim Dondero, Co-Founder and President of Highland Capital Management, has been named Senior Portfolio Manager of the firm's Energy MLP Fund, effective 1 February, 2015. Dondero joins Jon Poglitsch, CFA and Matthew Gray, CFA as lead managers of the fund.
Trading Technologies International (TT), a provider of high-performance professional trading software, has appointed Brian Mehta as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Mehta is responsible for advancing the company’s brand, managing new product launches and leading all public outreach. He is a
Leor Shapiro has joined Jefferies as a Managing Director and Global Head of Business Consulting for the firm’s Global Prime Services unit. In this new role, Shapiro will work closely with Jefferies’ sales and capital introduction teams to advise
Advent Capital Management has appointed Matthew Dundon, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager to its alternative investment strategies team. Dundon will support and collaborate with Advent’s current portfolio managers to identify unique investment ideas across corporate capital structures globally. “We’re excited
Hong Kong law firm K&L Gates has added Michael Wong as a partner in the investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments practice. Wong joins the firm from Allen & Overy LLP. Concentrating his practice on investment management and financial
