BlockEx, the provider of digital asset exchange platform, has added former JP Morgan executive and hedge fund board member Roger Ohan to its adviser team. His focus will be to help BlockEx understand how to best position its products for
Axiom Alternative Investments, a French asset manager with USD1.9 billion under management and offices in London and Paris, has appointed Tom Conquest to the newly created role of Director of Business Development in London.
LiquidityBook, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, has opened a new office at 138 Holborn in Waterhouse Square, London. The firm, which has secured eight new fund manager clients in London since July, will use the
After more than 19 years at Schroders and an investment career spanning 32 years, Geoff Blanning (pictured), Head of Emerging Market Debt Absolute Return and Commodities Group, has decided to retire and will leave the company in April 2018. Abdallah
PAG, a Hong Kong-based independent alternative investment fund manager, has hired a new quantitative investment and research team, based in Geneva, to launch a new business applying quantitative techniques to fundamental investments. The business, known as PAG Investment Solutions, is
Fintech Canoe Intelligence, a specialist in data management processes for alternative investors and allocators, has appointed Jason Eiswerth as its new CEO.
Centaur Fund Services has appointed Louise Lawlor as Group Chief Financial Officer. Based in Centaur’s Dublin headquarters, Lawlor will lead Centaur’s global financial operations, finance teams and activities.Prior to joining Centaur, Lawlor worked at Key Capital, one of Ireland’s leading
Quantexa, a data and analytics software company specialising in contextual decision intelligence, has appointed form JP Morgan Chase CIO, Anabelle Bexiga, and former KPMG chairman, Simon Collins, to its advisory board.
Schulte Roth & Zabel (SRZ), a law firm focused on the private investment funds sector, has appointed Owen Schmidt as a partner in its Investment Management Group. Schmidt brings deep experience in private fund formation and compliance to SRZ’s funds practice.
Bardin Hill Investment Partners (Bardin Hill) has appointed Kevin Silva as Global Head of Business Development and Investor Relations. Silva, who joins the firm as a partner, will focus on expanding the firm’s relationships with investors and will oversee the
