Alternative Investment Group, a fund of hedge funds that invests primarily in long/short equity strategies, has appointed Michael J Tansley as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Tansley will be based in Alternative Investment Group’s Southport, CT office and will oversee
Dan Kozlowski, a former Janus Capital Group portfolio manager, is returning to the firm on June 13, 2011 to spearhead Janus’ alternatives product expansion and to succeed David Decker as manager of Janus Contrarian Fund. Decker has decided to leave
Jim Xiong has rejoined QFS Asset Management as co-chief investment officer. Xiong and Jim Conklin, QFS’s other co-CIO and director of research, will collaborate with the firm’s founder, Sanford Grossman, in pursuing new research and managing the existing investment programs.
The Swiss banking group SYZ & CO has appointed Katia Coudray Cornu (pictured) as Head of SYZ Fund Research, its funds analysis and manager-selection department. The mission of SYZ Fund Research is to identify new themes and emerging talent, with
Permal Group has hired Katie Jupp as institutional business manager. She joined on 16 August and reports to Paul Jeffries, head of UK institutional business. Jupp’s focus is the UK market and includes investor relations, marketing and developing new, as
Institutional asset manager Pyramis Global Advisors has expanded its global distribution leadership team with three senior appointments. Maureen Fitzgerald has been hired as head of North American institutional distribution, a newly created position. She will report to Michael A Jones,
Elementum Advisors is making two additions to its team which will strengthen the depth of its legal, compliance and operational infrastructure. Bobbi Anderson (pictured) will join Elementum Advisors as principal and general counsel on 10 September 2012, and will transition
Newedge, a provider of multi-asset brokerage and clearing, has named John Fay senior managing director and head of Americas region. Fay will be based in New York and will focus on expanding and strengthening Newedge’s business lines in the region.
Cube Capital, a London-based global alternative investment and advisory firm, has appointed Louise van der Vegt as director of marketing and business development. Van der Vegt joins Cube from Sturgeon Investments, where she was head of investor relations. Prior to
John Riley, the legislative affairs director at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is leaving the agency this month after a 30-year career in Federal service. Riley, a former Capitol Hill staffer, has led the Office of Legislative Affairs while Congress
