TransFICC, a specialist provider of low-latency connectivity for Fixed Income and Derivatives Markets, has appointed Godfried De Vidts as Regulatory Affairs Advisor. De Vidts (pictured), is an authority on European financial and political issues, engaging with the European central banks
Finitive, a financial technology platform providing institutional investors with direct access to alternative lending investments, has added seasoned fintech investor and executive Neil Wolfson to its board of directors. Wolfson, who has significant public company board experience, spent the last
Law firm Sidley Austin has added Antony Bryceson to its London office as counsel in the investment funds, advisers and derivatives practice. Bryceson will focus his practice on advising clients on prime brokerage, custody, securities lending, repurchase and OTC derivatives
Okapi Partners, the proxy solicitation firm, has hired Geoff Sorbello as a managing director. Sorbello joins Okapi Partners from ISS, a division of RiskMetrics Group which is now a subsidiary of MSCI. While at ISS, Sorbello was responsible for providing
Fauchier Partners Management has appointed Clark Fenton and Dan Higgins as joint chief investment officers.
Deer Park Road, a registered investment adviser which invests in distressed mortgage and asset backed fixed income securities, has named Scott Burg as associate portfolio manager. He reports to Michael Scheckman, portfolio manager and owner of the firm. In addition
Artemis Investment Management has promoted Nick Shenton and Andy Marsh, co-managers alongside Adrian Frost of the GBP5.5 billion Artemis Income Fund and of a further GBP3.6 billion in other UK equity income mandates, to partner with immediate effect. Shenton has
Hoare Capital Markets, the independent agency broker and financial training provider, has hired two people with experience and contacts in both European and emerging markets. Gianluca Lesina will join the fixed income team and has 13 years of experience in
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe has added to its credit fixed income sales and trading team with the appointment of Sara Simmons and Per Mortensen as managing directors based in London. Simmons will focus on sales for investment grade, emerging markets, high
Sascha Bloemhoff has been appointed as managing director of Climex, a pan-European organisation which provides a marketplace for trading and auctioning environmental commodities and energy contracts. Bloemhoff takes over the position of Axel Posthumus who was the founder of Climex
