International law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is to add two partners to its London funds practice. Tim Pearce and Ian Meade will join the firm from Simmons & Simmons. Their arrival at Akin Gump will significantly
Carne Group, a provider of governance solutions to the global fund management industry, is expanding its Cayman Islands office with the appointment of Vanessa Barrett to its team of independent fund directors. Barrett, a fund director who has worked
ABN AMRO Clearing has recruited Noel Singh for the new role of FX product manager, responsible for developing international expansion opportunities for the firm’s currency offering. He will also focus on strengthening internal processes, procedures and risk controls. Singh
BI-SAM has appointed Jonathan Schapiro as global head of cloud solutions. In this role, Schapiro will be responsible for further developing and strengthening BI-SAM's private cloud service offering, which delivers performance and reporting tools to the global investment management industry.
Markit has appointed Matthew Kolby as head of investor relations. He reports to Jeff Gooch, chief financial officer, and is based in New York. Kolby has more than 17 years of corporate and advisory investor relations experience. He joins
European credit investment manager Avoca Capital has appointed Lord James Blyth to its board as a non-executive director. Blyth (pictured) was formerly chairman of Diageo, a position he held for eight years to June 2008. He was formerly
Alter Domus has appointed two new Directors, Davinia Smith and Spencer Wells, to its Jersey office. “Alter Domus has undergone significant global expansion over the past year in the effort to offer our clients fully integrated services across multiple jurisdictions,”
Galleon Group, a New York-based USD7.3bn alternative asset manager, has announced the appointment of David Lau as a senior portfolio manager and partner overseeing the firm’s new Singapore
BCS Financial Group has appointed Matthieu Ressencourt as managing director and head of equity derivatives trading in London. Ressencourt joins from VTB Capital where he headed up the equity volatility trading until departing in March 2014. He was one
Simon Cook has re-joined Geoff Wynne, head of Sullivan & Worcester’s new London office, as a partner in the London-based team of seven lawyers focusing on emerging markets structured trade and commodities finance. Cook joins the firm from Dentons.
