Multi-manager CTA funds specialist Abbey Capital has promoted Mick Swift to Chief Executive Officer at the company. Swift has been Deputy CEO and Director of Research since 2012 and one of the key drivers behind the growth and success of
Ananda Radhakrishnan, director of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR), is to leave the agency in the middle of November. Radhakrishnan is a 12-year veteran of the agency, and he has been the director
BCS Financial Group, the largest broker of equities and derivatives on the Moscow exchange, has appointed Tim Bevan as chief executive of BCS Prime Brokerage. The new role will be responsible for all international operations including future growth strategy, new
Vistra, a global corporate service, trust and fund administration provider, has made three senior appointments to its global compliance team – Stephen Costello as Regional Compliance Director, Americas & Caribbean, Salima Fajal as Regional Compliance Director, Europe, and Nico Van
J O Hambro Investment Management has appointed James Du Boulay as manager of funds distribution. Du Boulay will be based in London, reporting to Stephen Browne, head of marketing for the firm’s recently consolidated sales and marketing function. Du Boulay
Covariance Capital Management, a provider of outsourced endowment management services to educational, healthcare and other non-profits, has appointed Kevin Nee as chief executive officer. Nee will be responsible for the strategic leadership of the business, including new business development and
Investment advisory firm bfinance has appointed Justin Preston as a senior associate for equities research with the firm’s public markets research team in London. Preston previously worked for the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) as an investment manager for four
BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking has made two appointments in its prime brokerage business. Jeffrey Mettel has joined the capital introduction team as a director in New York and Afi Lowery, also a director, moves to manage the capital
Citigroup has named Patrick Curtin North American head of investor client sales management. Curtin will be responsible for sales across the entire investor services suite in North America to traditional and alternative investors and investment managers. Curtin will report to
Law firm Maples and Calder has hired Peter Stapleton as a partner in its investment funds group in Dublin. Stapleton (pictured) was formerly a partner with one of Ireland’s investment funds law firms. Stapleton regularly advises investors, promoters, fund managers
