AIMA Canada, the national group of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) in Canada, has appointed its board for 2014-2016. Michael Burns assumes the role of chair, succeeding Gary Ostoich, a founding member of AIMA Canada who has served as
Singapore-based investment firm 3 Degrees Asset Management has announced that Michael Gilmore has joined the firm as a managing principal.
Heptagon Capital, a USD2bn specialist asset management business set up in 2005 by former Morgan Stanley executives, has hired Tapio Pekkala as a vice-president in its investment management
Neptune Investment Management has appointed James Cripps, who recently retired as a partner in Slaughter and May, to its board of directors. At Slaughter and May, where he was a partner for over 24 years, Cripps specialised in asset management,
Carne Group, a providers of hedge fund governance, has appointed senior US banker Fred Schilling as a Managing Director in its US office. The appointment comes as Carne expands its governance and oversight business in North America. Schilling is a
UK insurer Prudential has appointed Harvey McGrath, former head of the listed hedge fund manager Man Group, as chairman in succession to Sir David Clementi, a former deputy governor of the
Volante Technologies, a provider of solutions aimed at simplifying the complexity of financial data integration, has expanded its operations in EMEA, US and Mexico with the addition of new key hires. John Burgos joins Volante Technologies in New
Lane Clark & Peacock, a UK firm of consulting actuaries, has promoted Clay Lambiotte, who leads the firm’s hedge fund research team, to the rank of partner within its investment consul
Aladdin Capital Holdings has appointed Carlyle Peake as chief operating officer of Aladdin Capital and global head of syndicate for the firm. Peake joins Aladdin from Merrill Lynch where he was managing director and head of emerging markets syndicate.
Citi has appointed Chris Cox as the securities services head for EMEA, leading both investor services and direct custody and clearing (DCC) franchises. He will be based in London and report to Okan Pekin, Lee Waite and Leo Arduini.
