Vincente Martinez has been hired as the first director of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) recently opened Whistleblower Office. “The CFTC’s Whistleblower Office, which the agency implemented under the Dodd-Frank Act, provides the public an avenue to help catch
Acero Capital Management has appointed Ralph A. Shaoul as chief financial officer. Shaoul joins Acero from Blavin where he spent five years serving in various capacities including chief financial officer, chief administrative officer and compliance officer. Prior to Blavin, Shaoul
Two new recruits in New York have boosted Equity Trust’s presence in the North American market. Felicia Fratila and Lawrence Kho, experienced professionals who have worked for Equity Trust since 2007, have moved to New York to join local Managing
Northern Trust has appointed Patrick Everett as Dallas region president, overseeing the company’s North Texas wealth management operations, which provide investment management, fiduciary services and banking solutions to individuals and institutions. Formerly chief investment officer for Northern Trust’s Western region
Investcorp has appointed Jonathan Joyce as head of operational risk for the firm’s New York-based hedge funds group. Joyce has nearly 10 years of hedge fund operations experience and joins Investcorp from FRM Investments, a subsidiary of Man Group, where
GoldMoney has promoted financial controller Peter Wright to the position of chief financial officer, with immediate effect. Wright (pictured) joined the company’s head office in Jersey six years ago as financial controller, before being promoted to finance director in
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF), Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Foundation have announced the 10 recipients of the third annual 100WHF/CAIA Scholarships. Administered by the CAIA Foundation and underwritten by
Carne Global Financial Services has added a senior figure in the Irish funds industry to its growing list of experienced independent fund directors, with Mary Murphy joining the firm as a Managing Director, Alternatives. Murphy, who will be based in
Insparo Asset Management has bolstered its investment and research team with the appointment of Mahan Namin as assistant portfolio manager. Namin has been brought in to help the firm expand further into the area of foreign exchange and rates trading
Impact Investments Partners AG, the parent company of Blue Diamond Asset Management AG, has hired Tobias Mueller as Head of European Business Development. Mueller is based in Wollerau, Switzerland and joins from Grantham, Mayo & Van Otterloo (GMO) where he
