US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath P Tarbert has announced the following appointments to the CFTC’s executive leadership team. Summer K Mersinger will serve as Director of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, while Suyash G Paliwal will
Prytania Asset Management has appointed Fahd Basir (pictured), as a Managing Director. Basir’s broad structured credit experience over 14 years includes both agent and principal transactions across the capital structure over a wide variety of asset classes. He will be
Fulcrum Asset Management (Fulcrum) has appointed Barry McCaldin as Director of Systematic Sales. This new role will support the growth of Fulcrum’s systematic strategies business, which currently has assets in excess of USD2 billion. Barry joins from Winton, the USD30
VNX Exchange, a Luxembourg-based digital asset marketplace, has appointed Michael Jackson to its Advisory Board. Jackson will work on the development of Venture Capital and Blockchain ecosystems. Both are key components for VNX Exchange. “Today VNX Exchange is on track
EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has appointed Principal and industry veteran, Lou D’Agostino, has been appointed to the newly-created position of National Hedge Fund Practice Leader as part of
International law firm Proskauer has appointed Leith Moghli as a partner in the firm’s Private Funds Practice, based in London. “We are very excited to welcome Leith to the Proskauer team,” says Proskauer’s Nigel van Zyl. “We are committed to
Stroock has added to its Private Funds Group with the appointment of Michael Emanuel as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Emanuel (pictured), has served as senior regulatory and compliance counsel at both big banks and leading investment management firms.
MJ Hudson, a London-headquartered asset management consultancy, has made three senior appointments. Declan Canavan has been appointed Commercial Director and a Managing Director with responsibility for business development. Canavan joins from JP Morgan Asset Management where he was Managing Director
Nasdaq’s Quandl, a provider of alternative and core financial data, has appointed Evan Reich as Head of Data Strategy and Sourcing. Reich was formerly Global Head of Data Strategy and Sourcing at BlueMountain Capital. Reich joins Quandl with over a
The SmartStream Reference Data Utility (RDU) has appointed Eric Bigelsen as Senior Vice President, Sales for the Americas. In his role, Bigelsen (pictured), will be leading the sales and business development efforts for The SmartStream Reference Data Utility (RDU) initiative
