Butterfield Fulcrum, an independent administrator for the alternative investment industry, has announced the appointment of William Montgomery as director of business development, and M
Equity-focused, event-driven investment manager OVS Capital Management has added Nitin Sharma to its investment team and promoted Manuel Blanco to partner. Sharma joins OVS as an analyst, having previously worked as an equity analyst at Centaurus Capital, Brevan Howard and
Concept Capital, an institutional broker and solutions provider for global investment managers, has added Teddy Downey and Chris Krueger to its Washington research group.
Conyers Dill & Pearman has hired Russian lawyer Yuri Kashkin (pictured) in its Moscow office and litigation lawyer Ben Hart in its Cayman Islands office, as the firm continues to grow its global practices. Kashkin specialises in corporate and commercial
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has appointed Brian Lozada as director of information security. Based in New York, Lozada will report to Viktor Tadijanovic, chief technology officer of Abacus Group.
Custom House Global Fund Services, a provider of financial services to the alternative investment sector, has opened a San Francisco office as part of its continuing expansion in the US. Financial services veteran Gary Smith has joined Custom House as
Specialist investment manager Polar Capital Holdings has hired Michael Hufton to assist Robert Gurner and Andrew Marsh in the management of the Polar Capital European Conviction Fund and the Polar Capital European Forager Fund. Hufton was most recently employed
EDHEC-Risk Institute has appointed five new members to its international advisory board. The board brings together scholars, representatives of regulatory bodies as well as senior executives from business partners and other leading institutions. The role of the international advisory
Exotix, a market broker and investment banking boutique, has recruited Vikas Nath as its chief executive.
Agecroft Partners, a global hedge fund consulting and third party marketing firm, has hired hedge fund veteran Cara Fleckenstein as a Managing Director. Cara brings considerable institutional hedge fund experience to Agecroft Partners. Her experience includes marketing at a multi-billion
