Lyxor Asset Management has appointed Frank Frecentese as global head of hedge fund research. The appointment continues Lyxor’s growth in the North American market. Frecentese’s appointment will bolster Lyxor’s existing dedicated portfolios team which offers advisory services and
Moscow Exchange has made a number of senior hires to its management team to strengthen key operations and increase the exchange’s international competitiveness. Luis Vicente has been appointed managing director of risk and clearing. Upon receiving the pertinent clearance from
Wake2o has appointed Jean-Michel Montandon as a vice president in the firm’s global hedge fund distribution business, which comprises Wake2o hedge fund secondaries illiquids, hedge fund secondaries continuing classes, legal claims and the Wake-X intermediation platform. Montandon joins Wake2o
KPMG has hired three industry veterans to augment its rapidly growing alternative investments (AI) team, focusing on hedge funds, private equity firms and real estate funds. Camille Asaro, Jay Freedman and Linda Grogan have recently joined KPMG’s AI team
Jon L Stein has joined Parker Global Strategies (PGS) as Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives. In this newly created position, Stein will be responsible for product development and marketing for the firm in the areas of foreign exchange, portable
Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management (DeAWM) is expanding its expertise in the management of passive investment products with appointment of Martin Weithofer as head of smart beta. Weithofer will be based in Frankfurt and will report to Reinhard Bellet, head
Law firm Brown Rudnick has appointed Peter Bibby as a partner in the London office. Bibby was head of enforcement at the Financial Services Authority from 1998 to 2002. Bibby joins the firm’s rapidly expanding international white collar
AKJ, an independent brokerage and software group serving the institutional and hedge fund industries, has appointed Tom Mackay as general counsel. Mackay has provided legal consultancy to AKJ for more than 12 years, but with the formation of AKJ
SYZ Asset Management, the institutional asset management arm of the Swiss banking Group SYZ & Co, has appointed Ian Penrose as distribution director for the UK. Penrose, who will be responsible for promoting SYZ Asset Management’s (SYZ AM) capabilities,
UBS Global Asset Management has appointed Rick Nardis as deputy chief investment officer to Alternative Investment Solutions, a key multi-manager provider within the UBS alternative and qu
