Optima Partners, a global regulatory compliance firm, has promoted Director Sani Jackson to Partner. Jackson has had an impressive career in providing regulatory advisory services to hedge funds, private equity firms, investment banks, broker-dealers and other financial services firms across
Cryptocurrency trading firm GSR has appointed Xin Song as a specialist advisor to oversee expansion into Mainland China. With this move, GSR, which already has a presence on three continents and employs a staff of over 30 financial specialists and
Apex Group (Apex) has appointed Gareth Smith has joined as Head of Channel Islands (Guernsey/Jersey), to manage the Group’s expanding operation and client service delivery across Jersey and Guernsey. Smith (pictured) joins Apex from Maitland Administration (Guernsey) Limited where he
Twin Capital Management (Twin), a New York-based alternative asset manager, has named Michael Horgan as Co-Chief Investment Officer. Horgan (pictured), will join Twin founder David Simon, in the CIO role overseeing the firm’s event-driven investment strategies, jointly responsible for research,
Prytania Asset Management has appointed Eric Felton as independent director of the firm, effective 1 April 2019. Felton has a wealth of investment experience, most latterly from 13 years as CFO of GCM Grosvenor, one of the world’s largest alternative
Alternative credit asset manager DFG Investment Advisers (DFG) has appointed Oliver E Wriedt as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. In this role, Wriedt is responsible for overseeing business strategy and day-to-day management of the firm, driving product development, and leading
The Maples Group’s legal services division, which advises on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg, has appointed eight new partners and seven of counsel across its global offices. The newly elected
BakerHostetler has added Douglas W Greene (pictured), as a partner in its national White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation practice team, where he will lead the Securities and Governance Litigation team. Greene, based in Seattle, is widely respected
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Timothy Lind, former Global Head of Financial Regulatory Solutions at Thomson Reuters, as Managing Director of DTCC Data Services. Lind (pictured), will be responsible for guiding the firm’s data businesses, including
Benedict O Kwon (pictured), has joined the Orange County office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice group, focusing on fund formation and taxation. Kwon joins Sheppard Mullin from Stradling. “Ben is a
