The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has appointed Victor Hugo Rodriguez (pictured) – CEO of LatAm Alternatives – as the Director of the Latin American Regional Chapter.   Marcia Rothschild, Head of BNP Paribas Securities Services Brazil, and Otavio Vieira, Managing

Law firm Conyers has promoted Gene DaCosta, Peter Ch’ng and Fawaz Elmalki to partner status across multiple jurisdictions as it boosts its presence in several regions.  Da Costa is a member of Conyers’ Cayman Islands investment funds team, Ch’ng is

The founding partners of SunTx Capital Partners, in collaboration with veteran senior portfolio manager Ron Dodson, have launched IXTHYS Capital Management, a hedge fund investment manager. IXTHYS will be headquartered within SunTx’s Dallas offices but will be managed distinctly and

Quant Asset Management, investment adviser to the QAM Global Equities Fund and the QAM Asian Equities Fund, has strengthened the board of both funds with the appointment of Peter Bennett as an independent director. From 2000 to 2009 Bennett was

Lisa Le Gresley (pictured) has recently joined Jersey Trust Company (JTC) as a Director in the Corporate Services Division and will focus on developing JTC’s fund services and real estate client base. Le Gresley is a Chartered Accountant and holds

James Senior has been appointed acting Head of Marketing at Ignis Asset Management. James will be ably supported by Graham Miller who has been promoted to the role of Deputy Head of Marketing. James and Graham have vast experience, having

Jersey Finance has appointed Heather Bestwick (pictured) to the new role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer. She will maintain the role of Technical Director, leading the Jersey Finance technical programme, but will have additional responsibility for several operational functions including

HazelTree Fund Services, Inc., a New York-based provider of Treasury management services for alternative investment managers, has announced the election of Ron Suber (pictured) to its board of directors, effective immediately. As Senior Partner and Head of Global Sales and

ACOLIN Fund Services AG, the Zurich-based distribution services company, has expanded its presence and launched an office in the UK. Lorcan Murphy, previously Head of Private Wealth EMEA at Barclays Global Investors, has been appointed as Managing Director.   For

Aberdeen Asset Management (Aberdeen) has appointed Andrew McCaffery (pictured) as Head of Institutional Hedge Funds. Aberdeen’s award-winning fund of hedge funds business has over GBP4 billion of assets under management. McCaffery will form part of the senior management team (alongside