After almost 12 years in the role, Geoff Cook has decided to step down from his role as Chief Executive of Jersey Finance, the promotional body for the Jersey finance industry. Appointed in 2007, Cook (pictured), has been at the
Man GLG, Man Group’s discretionary investment management business, is to acquire Sanlam FOUR’s strategic bond business. Subject to regulatory approval, Sanlam’s investment strategy and assets currently under management will become part of Man GLG’s fixed income offering. Portfolio managers Craig Veysey
Alger Management has appointed Robert Gourlay as Senior Vice President and Director of International Sales. Gourlay, who will be based in London, will be responsible for strengthening and developing Alger’s relationships with private bank, multimanager, and institutional investors outside the
Lombard Risk Management, a provider of software solutions for collateralised trading, liquidity analysis and regulatory compliance, has appointed Sherry Isenberg as managing director for the Americas. Isenberg will be responsible for driving Lombard Risk’s strategy in the Americas and managing
Hazeltree, a provider of integrated buy-side treasury management solutions, has appointed Askin Leung to lead its expansion in the Asia Pacific region as Managing Director and Head of Hazeltree Asia Pacific. Leung will be based in the firm’s Hong Kong
Silver Creek Capital Management, a manager of funds of hedge funds, has added four investment and business development professionals to its teams in the UK and US. The four are Carter Weil, Petter von Heidenstam, Christian McFadden and Kelsey Schreck.
BTIG has opened a branch office in Stockholm, Sweden, the firm’s third office in Europe and its 18th location globally. BTIG Limited opened its doors in London in 2008, and today provides services to institutional and corporate clients with offices
SALI Fund Services (SALI), a turn-key solution for the creation and administration of Insurance Dedicated Funds (IDFs), has added Karen Halliday and Dilip B Patel to its Board of Directors. Both highly regarded thought leaders in the alternative investments industry,
Resolution Asset Management has appointed Tim Sweeting to the newly-created position of head of alternatives, reporting to sales and marketing director Jonathan Polin and taking responsibi
Lyxor Asset Management has appointed Fabien Pavlowsky as head of quantitative strategies in the hedge fund research team in New York. Pavlowsky joins Lyxor from Financial Risk Management in New York where he worked for eight years and was most
