As part of a major repositioning, currency asset and liability manager The ECU Group has appointed a number of senior executive and non executive directors, who have also become significant investors in the company. ECU plans to build upon the
Channel Islands independent director services business Altair has appointed Matt Wood as a director in Guernsey. Wood will take on a pivotal role in driving forward Altair’s growth strategy in the Channel Islands as it looks to support the governance
Object Trading, an independent provider of global direct market access (DMA), has named Dan Hubscher director of marketing. In this newly created position, Hubscher will promote the Object Trading brand and provide market feedback to ensure the FrontRunner suite of
The Conifer Group, a provider of fund administration, middle office, trading and prime brokerage services to the hedge fund industry, has promoted Howard Eisen to head of business development. Eisen (pictured) joined Conifer as a managing director in January 2012 to
Northern Trust has expanded its alternatives business development team across the UK, Ireland, Luxembourg and Channel Islands with the appointment of Edwin Parker. In this newly created role Parker (pictured) will focus on offering Northern Trust’s hedge fund administration services
Twin Capital Management, a New York-based event-driven hedge fund firm, has appointed Richard Fitzgerald as vice president and analyst. Fitzgerald (pictured) will seek investment opportunities in special situations and deep value. “We’re delighted to add an analyst of Richard’s calibre
Insparo Asset Management has appointed Glenda Levin as head of marketing in a move to broaden the firm’s investor base. Levin will primarily be responsible for expanding Insparo’s existing investor base in the UK and Europe. In addition, she will
Oakley Alternative Investment Management is expanding its London operations with the appointment of Fabio Cortes as head of macro at the company’s flagship fund of hedge funds, Oakley Absolute Return. Cortes will work alongside Nick Hannan, chief investment officer, and
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has appointed Michael Ho to chief investment officer for its active emerging markets equities and global macro capabilities. Ho, who will be based in Boston, joins SSgA from Mellon Capital Management where he oversaw all
Financial services firm Perella Weinberg Partners has named Jeffrey Silverman a partner of the firm, effective immediately. Silverman will join the senior management team of the firm’s asset management business and will be based in New York. Silverman has more
