At the beginning of November 2010, Markus Fuchs will take up his new position as senior counsel with the Swiss Funds Association. He will support the executive board in the fields of alternative investments and asset management in particular. Fuchs
The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has appointed regional directors to head its newly established chapters in Australia (Adriana Kostov), Texas (Mark A Feanny) and Utah (Ronnie Hale). These are all territories in which the HFA has not previously been
Appleby has appointed senior funds and finance specialist George Bashforth as head of directorship services for Appleby Trust (Cayman) Ltd. The appointment is the second senior appointment announced in as many months for the firm’s burgeoning funds and finance
EIM has hired John Ward for the role of head of operational due diligence. Ward will lead EIM’s existing team of experienced operational due diligence professionals and be responsible for maintaining the firm’s position as an industry leader. “Risk management
Titan Capital Group has appointed Lucy Pesa to its institutional marketing team as vice president and James Novotny has joined to manage the accounting and control functions. “The addition of these two respected professionals to our team enhances Titan’s institutional
The post of director of investment business at the Guernsey Financial Services Commission will be advertised locally and in the Financial Times this week. Peter Moffatt (pictured), the current director who joined the Commission in 2000, will retire from the
Aberdeen has appointed Graham Duce and Aidan Kearney as co-heads of multi-manager investments within the group’s alternative investment strategies business. They will oversee a 40-strong team of investment professionals responsible for Aberdeen’s GBP13.5bn long-only multi-manager and fund of hedge funds
BNY Mellon has expanded its global derivatives clearing leadership team with five new appointments in the US and Europe. Mark B Gonzalez has been appointed as the US chief operating officer for derivatives clearing services, based in New York.
Throgmorton, a UK accountancy and professional services provider to the hedge fund, private equity and corporate finance industries, has appointed Adam Hewitson as internal legal counsel and corporate financier Roger Looker to the board as a non-executive director. Looker has
Agecroft Partners, a hedge fund consulting and third party marketing firm, has hired public fund marketing veteran Bill Barnes as a managing director, head of public pension fund marketing. Barnes brings over 20 years of institutional experience marketing to pension
