Gartmore has appointed John Bennett, investment director at GAM, as senior portfolio manager, European equities. Bennett has a 20-year track record of managing Continental and pan European equities and will join from GAM where he has spent the last 16
Global hedge fund investment specialist Financial Risk Management (FRM) has appointed Anthony Simpson as co-head of global business development, based in London. In this new role, Simpson will lead FRM’s client development activities globally, partnering with Akio Shimazu, who is
The Guernsey and Jersey governments have announced that the current British Ambassador to Bulgaria, Steve Williams, will be heading up the islands’ new joint office in Brussels. Williams will take on the role of Director of European Affairs at the
Heptagon Capital, a USD3.3bn specialist asset management business set up in 2005 by former Morgan Stanley executives, has made two new senior hires – Alexander Gunz joins as a fund manager in the Asset Management division while Sebastian Hybbinette joins
NYSE Euronext is making a series of management changes that aim to further align the company’s European and US cash trading and listings businesses.
Alternative asset management company Man Group has hired Miriam Tai as Head of US Consultant Relations. Tai, who is responsible for advising on the full range of Man’s products and services to the US investment consultant community, will be based
Commissioner Walt Lukken is resigning from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, effective 10 July 2009.
AlphaMetrix, a managed account platform for institutional and accredited investors, has hired Richard Meade to the newly-created position of executive director of client relations.
BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services (AIS) has named Alan Flanagan as head of global product management. He will continue to be based in Dublin and reports to Brian Ruane, BNY Mellon AIS chief executive officer. "The alternatives industry will see
Asset Control has opened an office in Zurich, Switzerland and hired a new senior sales executive for Europe, Patrick Odoni. The financial data management solutions provider is also expanding its professional services and sales staff in Zurich to meet growing
