Trade Informatics (TI), an independent provider of quantitative analytics and systematic trading solutions to institutional asset managers, has appointed Andrew Shortland as Chief Executive Officer EMEA. Shortland will be responsible for the continued expansion of Trade Informatics’ international client base
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System is seeking a consultant to help select, monitor and assess hedge fund managers for a global macro strategy the fund will be undertaking. The final filing date for proposals is 2pm PDT on 29
GSK Stockmann has added to its investment funds practice in Luxembourg with the hiring of Dr Marcel Bartnik as local partner, effective January 2020.Bartnik has extensive experience in the Luxembourg investment fund industry. He has been working in Luxembourg for close
Northstar Risk Corp, a start-up risk management software company, has appointed Glen Wolyner as COO and President. “I was attracted by the company’s mission to build the market’s best software solution to help hedge funds better manage risk and understand
Specialist fixed income manager, BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay), has appointed Mihai Florian in a newly created role as Senior Portfolio Manager, to further develop the firm’s emerging market debt (EM) illiquid corporate credit strategies.Based in London, Mihai reports to Polina
Law firm Maples and Calder has hired Paul Dobbyn in Dublin to bolster the firm’s funds group. Dobbyn (pictured), who joins on 1 May, will also lead the firm’s growing insolvency practice. Dobbyn has been heavily involved in shaping the
Conyers Dill & Pearman has hired attorneys in London and Hong Kong and has strengthened its Cayman Islands and Bermuda practices. Veronica Strande joins Conyers’ London office where she specialises in capital markets, Islamic finance, restructuring and corporate matters. In
Jersey-based corporate, private client and fund service provider Hawksford has launched a London office following the acquisition of the corporate services business of audit and accountancy specialist S H Landes. The new London office will service the growing relationship between
Man Group, a global active investment management firm, has appointed Robert Furdak as Chief Investment Officer for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), a newly-created role to further bolster the firm’s broader commitment to responsible investment (RI). Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Furdak
Former US Congressman Richard H Baker, the President and CEO of Managed Funds Association (MFA), is to step down from his positions, effective 31 December, 2019. In a speech to the Exchequer Club of Washington DC, Baker (pictured) reflected on
