The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has appointed Tanguy van de Werve as its new Director General. He will take up his position on 1 January 2019. Van de Werve (pictured), will be responsible for the implementation of
Hedge fund and private equity fund manager EJF Capital (EJF) has appointed Asheel Shah as a Senior Managing Director and Head of Real Estate, effective 1 October 2018. Shah will direct all commercial real estate investment activities including ground up
Merriman Curhan Ford has hired Joe Minton as managing director and head of derivatives to launch an agency options trading desk for institutional investors. Merriman’s new agency options platform complements its equity trading desks in San Francisco and New York
Otkritie, one of the largest financial groups in Russia, has bolstered its research team with the appointment of two senior Russian equity market specialists. Vladimir Tikhomirov, who joins from Uralsib Financial, becomes senior economist at the firm, while Marat Ibragimov,
Stanley Druckenmiller one of the world’s most successful hedge fund managers, decided to stepdown this week, telling investors in a full and frank letter, "For me the disappointment of each interim drawdown over the years has taken a cumulative toll
Mariner Investment Group has named Jonathan Loflin, formerly a senior portfolio manager and partner of BlueMountain Capital, to run a global derivatives relative-value portfolio on the Mariner Incubation Platform. The platform is a multi-strategy mandate Mariner launched in April 2013
Greenberg Traurig has expanded its Corporate and Investment Funds practices with the addition of Petros (Peter) L Tsirigotis as shareholder in its Washington, DC and New York City offices. Tsirigotis joins from Stradley Ronon, where he was co-chair of the
Technology company Convergex Group has expanded NorthPoint Trading Partners, its recently acquired prime services business, with four new hires. Michael McLoughlin and Jay Mercier have signed on with NorthPoint’s electronic execution group and Raoul Scott and Erik Fuchs have joined
Corinthian Cove Consulting, which assists investment management organisations with strategy and business development, has appointed Richard Graf and Sheila Warner as partners. Existing members of the firm include John Boneparth, founder and managing partner of Corinthian Cove who previously served
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) has announced its 2018-2019 board of directors which will provide governance oversight to the association and help guide the its advocacy, education, and communication efforts on global issues impacting the alternative investment industry. MFA’s returning
