Peter Hugh Smith is to join Capita Asset Services as managing director of Capita Financial Managers Limited in November 2014. He joins from WAY Fund Managers where he has held the position of CEO since August 2012. Chris Addenbrooke,
Olivetree Financial Group, an equity brokerage and technology firm, has appointed Charlotte Wall to managing director and global head of product sales in London and New York. Wall will begin her new role on 1 November 2012. Her key responsibilities
The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) has appointed Dame Amelia Fawcett (pictured) as its new Chairman. A former Non-Executive Director of the Bank of England and Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley International, Dame Amelia will take up the post on
KPMG, the audit, tax and advisory firm, is continuing its investment in its alternative investment funds practice by bringing on board several new partners and managing directors. “KPMG is committed to becoming the market leader in serving the alternative investments
Clearstream is opening its new office in Cork, Ireland this week, following the company’s acquisition of Citco’s hedge fund sub-custody business for financial institutions in April 2014. The business transition took place on 5 October 2014 with the integration of
Castle Harbour Securities has appointed Damien Regnier, previously portfolio manager for global convertible bonds at Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, to co-manage a new global convertible bond fund. Castle Harbour plans to launch the R&D – Pure Global Convertibles Fund
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) has appointed Bill Street as global head of Fixed Income Alpha Strategies, reporting to Kevin Anderson, global chief investment officer for Fixed Income and Currency.
Alternative investment firm NIR Group has appointed Robert M. Cohen as managing director. Based in the firm’s Roslyn, New York, headquarters, Cohen is responsible for overseeing operations and business development. "Bobby has a proven track-record in managing and building a
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has named Marc Wyatt as deputy director of the agency's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE). Wyatt joined the SEC in December 2012 as a senior specialised examiner focused on examinations of advisers
AQR Capital Management, an independent alternative investment management firm with USD54.5bn under management, has established a London office. Based in Greenwich, Connecticut, AQR has a systematic and disciplined approach to asset allocation, portfolio construction and risk control. Its offerings range
