ARK36, a CySec-regulated cryptocurrency hedge fund, has has established a fintech advisory board comprised of global fintech leaders, investment veterans and senior government advisors. The funds has also appointed its first fintech advisory board consultants Frank Thorwald, Dr Mark Moore, Wayne Christian and Lord James Cecil. The fintech advisory board will assist the ARK36 team in developing trading algorithms, conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis on specific tokens and provide advice on working with Sovereign and Institutional Funds and projects as well as expanding the fintech advisory board team through their vast networks of contacts. Frank Thorwald is a Managing Member

Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson has been named as the new chairman at Bausch, according to a report by Bloomberg. Paulson replaces Jospeh Papa who resigned earlier this week. His decision to leave is reported to have no connection to “any dispute or disagreement” Paulson, the company’s second-largest shareholder, has taken on the position with immediate effect. Bausch Health is a pharmaceutical and device company with a focus on eye care, gastroenterology and dermatology products.

RealBlocks, an alternative investments platform that enables global distribution capabilities for fund managers, has appointed Ashish Mittal as chief technology officer. Mittal joins RealBlocks with more than 20 years of experience working as a fintech engineer and a leader in technology within the financial services industry. Most recently, he was at American Century Investments where he was responsible for investments management, operations and compliance technology. Mittal will be focused on technology and product engineering for the RealBlocks alternative investment management platform. He will help oversee the design, development and engineering of the RealBlocks platform, which incorporates leading technologies like blockchain,

Aaro Capital, a DLT and cryptoassets investment specialist, has made three senior hires in its London office.

BNP Paribas (BNPP) has appointed John Jenkin as head of prime services technology. Jenkin joins the bank from JP Morgan where he worked as head of prime finance technology and brings with him over twenty years’ experience within global business critical technology. He is based in London and reports to Adalbert de Broglie, CIO Global Markets at BNP Paribas.   This newly created role will align prime services technology further with the prime service business unit, led by Ashley Wilson (head of prime services, global equities). This demonstrates the bank’s commitment to the growth of prime services within the wider

BitGo, a specialist in digital asset financial services, has appointed Adam Sporn as head of US institutional sales. Sporn, who joins from State Street, where he served as Managing Director, will lead a US institutional sales team that provides clients with regulated, insured, and qualified custody, as well as financing and execution services through a single platform. Since 2020 BitGo offers trading, lending, and borrowing services through its prime brokerage services.    Sporn is a seasoned financial sales executive with over 20 years of experience in facilitating senior securities finance and prime brokerage sales. Most recently, he was a managing

Steve Moseley, the former head of alternatives at the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp, has been appointed as a managing director at Wafra Inc where he will head up a new new co-investment strategy, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

Value Partners Group Limited (Value Partners) has appointed Ricky Tang as managing director, co-head of client portfolio management, effective 20 June 2022. Tang is responsible for the product strategy of the Group’s fixed income and multi-asset capabilities, driving and developing the franchises’ competitive positioning and strategic plans. He also serves as Co-Head of Client Portfolio Management, alongside Co-Head Frank Tsui, who focuses on the Group’s equities capabilities and is also the Group’s Head of ESG Investments. They will jointly lead the overall management of the Client Portfolio Management function. Based in Hong Kong, Tang reports to the Group’s Co-Chairman and

Two Sigma has appointed Marco Della Torre as CEO of Venn, its portfolio analytics platform. In this newly created role, Della Torre will lead the product and business development of Venn, drawing from his nearly two decades of experience leading high-growth technology companies.    Della Torre most recently served as chief product & innovation officer of Forge Global, a private securities marketplace and data platform, where he oversaw the company’s product strategy and roadmap. Prior to Forge, Della Torre was chief technology officer of Derive Systems, an automotive technology company, where he led all technology and architected the product strategy