GLG Partners, the US-listed asset manager, has appointed Javier Velasquez as head of European industrial investments and Carl Esprey and Tim Medland as co-heads of European basic resources
TMF Custom House Fund Services, a provider of fund administration services to the alternative investment sector, has appointed Kevin Walsh as chief operating officer for fund services. Walsh is based in Dublin. "Kevin brings over 20 years of experience
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has appointed Francisco Arcilla as director of product development for AXA Rosenberg, tasked with broadening the existing systematic equity offering to drive future AXA IM growth. Arcilla will be replaced by Eric Lhomond who will
4sight Financial Software, a provider of software and consultancy to the securities finance and collateral management markets, has hired Raymond Blokland as a senior consultant. Prior to joining 4sight, Blokland was a managing director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch,
QuantX Management has hired two hedge fund veterans to strengthen its core investment and operational team: Alexander Masotti as president and chief operating officer and Robert Parauda as chief investment officer. Both Masotti and Parauda join QuantX from institutional asset
Miranda Lansdowne has been appointed managing director of the JTC Luxembourg office. Lansdowne recently relocated from Jersey to Luxembourg to head up the JTC office in Europe’s largest fund domicile. Lansdowne has worked at JTC Group since 2007 as
Rod Barker has joined International Standard Asset Management, an absolute return investment company with a global macro fund, as a director and partner.
Hedge fund law firm Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen has appointed Joseph Iskowitz as a partner in the hedge fund practice. He previously was a partner in the New York office of Katten Muchin Rosenman. Iskowitz focuses his practice
Atlantic-Pacific Capital, an independent global placement agent for alternative investment funds and direct private placements, has hired three placement professionals over the past 12
Law firm Reed Smith has added of Alexandra ‘Sandra’ Poe as a partner in its financial industry group, based in New York City.
