Trishield Capital Management, an investment manager focused on investments in distressed and special situations, has appointed Robert L Harteveldt as chief executive officer. Harteveldt joins Trishield from the global investment bank Jefferies LLC, where he was co-head of global
Jason Allison has joined Walkers’ Cayman Islands office as a partner in the global investment funds group. Allison, an offshore investment funds practitioners, has close to ten years' experience advising on Cayman Islands law. After spending over five years
CBOE Holdings has appointed Alexandra M Albright in the newly created role of Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) for its affiliated exchanges – the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), C2 Options Exchange (C2), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) and CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX).
Alternative investment firm SkyBridge Capital has expanded its global distribution footprint with the addition of five new members to its sales team and new partnerships with major distribution platforms. SkyBridge manages or advises on approximately USD6.2 billion of assets (as
Portfolio Analyst Paul Choi has joined Hong Kong-based asset management firm Enhanced Investment Products to support its recently launched Asian High Yield Convertible Bond fund. Choi will also provide credit analysis and fundamental research opportunities for EIP’s stable of funds.
Alaris Trading Partners has hired Adam Capon, formerly of Goldman Sachs, as vice president of sales and trading. Capon will concentrate on prime brokerage sales and further development of the institutional agency execution services of Alaris. Most recently he was
Lyxor Asset Management is reinforcing its cross asset research team with the appointment of Rob Koyfman as senior strategist. Based in New York, Koyfman reports to Jeanne Asseraf-Bitton, global head of cross asset research. Koyfman’s main responsibility will
Frédéric Bilas has joined European Fund Administration as the forthcoming NAV operations director. After a transition period of six months, he will replace Jean Paul Thomas on 1 July 2010, when the latter retires. Bilas will then also become a
Global consulting firm Watson Wyatt has promoted Damien Loveday to global head of hedge fund research, taking on the role from Craig Baker, who also leads the wider global manager research team. The role is one of four global manager
Multi-jurisdictional law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman has hired Guy Cooper to its corporate practice in Bermuda as part of a spate of new hires to the firm. Cooper (pictured) will focus on company and commercial work, with specialist expertise
