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UBS has appointed Blake Hiltabrand as global head of its single manager hedge fund boutique UBS O’Connor, with Bernard (Bernie) Ahkong and Casey Talbot being appointed as co-CIOs of the flagship Global Multi-Strategy portfolio.
The three appointments comes as Kevin Russell is set to step down as head and CIO of UBS O’Connor and leave the firm towards the end of the year after a successful 29-year career in the industry, including seven years at UBS.
Effective 1 October 2022, Hiltabrand, co-head of Event Driven Strategies and co-portfolio manager of UBS O’Connor’s Merger Arbitrage and Event Driven strategies, will become
Morgan Stanley SPAC banker and global head of alternative capital, Bennett Schachter, is quitting to join Elliot Investment Management, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero has appointed Joseph (Joe) R Cisewski, the legal counsel of cryptocurrency specialist Pantera Capital, as chief of staff and senior counsel.
Fulcrum Asset Management has appointed Tamsin Webster as chief people officer (CPO). With many years’ investment industry experience, Webster has acted in a consultancy capacity to the firm over the past 12 months.
Delphia, an investment adviser that rewards investors for sharing data to improve their returns, has appointed Andrew Arnold as chief science officer. The company’s hedge fund has also disclosed an average 72% net return in its first year of performance (59% net return to those paying the highest fees).
Akshay N Belani, a derivatives attorney, has joined Troutman Pepper’s Corporate Practice Group in New York as a partner. Belani joins the firm from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP.
Belani focuses his practice on the application of derivatives in trading, structured products, and capital markets. He represents corporations, funds, banks, institutional investors, broker-dealers, and other financial institutions in all aspects of their securities, futures, derivatives, and commodities trading.
Belani is a member of several industry associations and has an active pro bono practice, previously handling matters with Emma’s Torch, Kids in Need of Defense, New York Lawyers for
Backstop Solutions Group, a cloud-based productivity suite for institutional and alternative investors, has appointed Michael Neuman as the company’s first chief information security officer (CISO).
As CISO, Neuman will lead Backstop’s efforts in elevating compliance standards internally, and providing strategic counsel to Backstop’s clients to help them better adhere to security by design principles across their organisations. Neuman will also be responsible for the areas of privacy and trust, helping to expand Backstop’s expertise in these evolving areas of regulation and compliance.
Neuman previously served as vice president, information security at Backstop, where he played a significant role in
Stouff Capital has delayed the launch of a planned global macro crypto hedge fund due to ongoing turmoil in the digital assets markets, according to a report by CityWire.
Mercer, a global leader in redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, has appointed Gene Lohmeyer, CFA, as US Not-for-Profit (NFP) chief investment officer.
VARUNA Technologies (VARUNA), a European technology-driven investment platform, has hired Matthias Fischer as Global Head of Institutional Business, effective July 2022.
Fischer brings with him a wealth of experience across leading financial services institutions, having spent over 20 years in the industry. He joins VARUNA from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, where he spent 9 years, most recently as Head of Financial Planning & Analysis. Prior to this, he worked at Allianz Asset Management for 14 years, rising through the ranks to the role of Head of Global Planning & Controlling.
At VARUNA, Fischer will be responsible for building
