Larry Keele, head of the Oaktree Capital’s US Convertibles strategy, has decided to retire from the firm effective 30 June, 2015 to pursue his personal interests full-time. Effective immediately, Stu Spangler, Managing Director, who has been a member of Oaktree’s
Cheyne Capital has appointed Max Nardulli as head of international sales and distribution. In this newly created position, Nardulli will be responsible for the marketing of Cheyne’s expanding range of products globally, excluding the UK. Nardulli joins Cheyne from
JLT Employee Benefits (JLT) has advised the GBP1.5 billion Cornwall Pension Fund on the appointment of Man FRM to manage its hedge fund allocation, which has a target size of 8% of the fund. This results from an overall investment strategy
State Street Corporation has appointed Maria Cantillon as global head of sales for State Street’s Alternative Investment Solutions business. Based in London, Cantillon, reports to Scott FitzGerald, head of sales for State Street’s Global Services Americas business. Cantillon was previously
Man Group has appointed John Cryan to the Board as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Cryan, 54, has extensive experience at leading global financial institutions and brings excellent knowledge of the regulatory environment in which Man Group operates. He
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (DeAWM) has hired Mihir Meswani and Nicolas Laporte as Portfolio Managers to further strengthen the firm’s Hedge Fund Advisory business. Both will focus on advising clients on custom portfolio solutions and employing liquid alternatives such
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund industry association, has appointed three new directors to its global council, its governing body. The three directors are Simon Lorne, vice-chairman and chief legal officer of Millennium Management; Tim O’Brien,
Rothschild & Cie and EDHEC-Risk Institute have announced the creation of a new research chair at EDHEC-Risk Institute entitled "Active Allocation to Smart Factor Indices." This new chair will follow on from the previous Rothschild & Cie research chair at
Rothschild Asset Management has strengthened its alternative investment business with the appointment of Shakil Riaz as Head of US Alternative Portfolio Management and Global CIO. In addition, Anthony Marzigliano, who has worked with Riaz since 1995, when they were responsible
JPES Partners, a marketing and communications consultancy specialising in the asset management sector, has appointed Toby Mitchenall and Krupa Parmar to its team. Mitchenall joins as a Client Director from BackBay Communications, where he was responsible for establishing and growing
