Signet, a USD1.5 billion fund-of-hedge-funds group based in the UK and the US, has hired Marco Meli as a senior investment specialist. Bridging the group’s portfolio management and business development functions, Meli will focus on customised investment products and investor
John W. Henry, a Florida-based alternative asset manager specialising in managed futures, has named Larry Simms managing director – business development. Simms is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of all sales and marketing efforts for JWH and its
Yves Perrier, chief executive of asset management firm Amundi, has revealed the new corporate governance structure of the company. Investment solutions for retail network will provide the networks of the Crédit Agricole and Société Générale groups and other partner networks
Altegris, a provider of alternative investments, has expanded its senior management team serving its client base of wealth management professionals. Kirk Strawn, formerly director of intermediary sales at Man Investments, joins Altegris as national director of strategic relationships, to focus
Newedge has made several new appointments to its Prime Brokerage Origination & Structuring team in New York and Hong Kong. Alastair Sclater joins Newedge Prime Brokerage as Regional Head of Origination & Structuring APAC. Based in Hong Kong, Sclater will
Advisory group Allium Capital has strengthened its relationship management function with the appointment of Lindsay Coates. Coates, who was previously at Cofunds UK, has spent many years working in Australia in senior relationship management and training roles for companies such
Alpstar Capital, a European asset manager and investment adviser, has appointed Bertrand Pinel as partner and chief executive. Pinel was formerly with Dresdner Kleinwort, where he held a number of senior positions, including member of the executive committee and general
Nordic asset management firm Alfred Berg has appointed Dr. Larry Pohlman and Amitabh Dugar to its quantitative strategies team as chief investment officer and portfolio manager respectively. Pohlman was formerly director of quantitative research at Wellington Management, while Dugar managed
Credit Suisse has appointed Neil Harvey as managing director and head of Asia Pacific and head of emerging markets globally for asset management, effective 1 February 2010. Harvey (pictured) will be based in Hong Kong and will report to Robert Shafir,
Viteos Fund Service, a hedge fund service provider, has expanded its global sales and relationship management team by appointing Francis Rainsford as executive vice president. Rainsford will lead the global client relationship management function and will provide clients with value
