New business development head for Northern Trust’s alternative funds business
Sara Gilbert has been appointed as head of business development for Northern Trusts’ alternatives asset servicing business in Europe.
Sara Gilbert has been appointed as head of business development for Northern Trusts’ alternatives asset servicing business in Europe.

Man GLG, the discretionary investment management business of Man Group, has appointed Marvin Caze and Graham Stafford as portfolio managers. Caze will focus on energy, based in New York, and Stafford will focus on healthcare, based in London. They will
Peter Mayer, formerly a Partner at PJT Park Hill with responsibility for leading the firm’s European hedge fund business, has been appointed as Head of Europe at alternative investment industry recruitment specialist Jensen Partners. Read the full story at Private
DG Partners, the London-based investment management firm with approximately USD1.4 billion in assets under management, has appointed Richard Blake as Head of Marketing to develop its client business across markets globally outside of North America.DG Partners was established in 2002

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Shubho Ghosh has joined hedge fund Opti Capital Management as a Managing Director focusing on technology sector investment and research in equities and convertible arbitrage. Ghosh is a tenured investor and has held the roles of Sector Head, TMT at Schonfeld
Velox Clearing has appointed brokerage industry veteran Michael Higgins as its Chief Executive Officer.Higgins brings three decades of financial services leadership experience to Velox, most recently serving as Head of Operations at LPL Financial (LPL). In this position, he oversaw

SANNE has appointed Tracy Burns as Director of Global Operations. Based at SANNE’s headquarters in Jersey, Burns will be responsible for leading the development and rollout of SANNE’s operations, helping to support the business with its fast growth and creation
Matchbook, the talent marketplace for the financial services industry, has entered into a strategic alliance with Argyll & Buchanan (A&B), a provider of prime brokerage solutions for startup and emerging managers, to provide clients with best-in-class recruiting technology and executive
The Citco Group of Companies (Citco) has appointed Ryan Fitzgerald as Head of Middle Office Solutions to further develop the business line, which recently achieved double-digit growth. The appointment is part of a significant strategic investment by Citco, aimed at providing