Alternative investment platform CAIS has appointed George Davies, PhD, as its new Head of Data. Based in the Company’s New York office, Davies will report to Shane Williams, Chief Technology Officer. “We are delighted to welcome George to this newly created position,” says Williams. “George’s track record working with data to enhance areas such as risk management, trade modelling, and pricing will complement our efforts to employ CAIS’ own data for trend spotting, creating personalised experiences for advisors, delivering meaningful engagements for managers, and informing business decisions.” Davies has worked with technology platforms across wealth advisory, asset management, and trading

BEQUANT, a digital asset prime brokerage and exchange, has hired Huong Hauduc as General Counsel. Hauduc will be helping BEQUANT to expedite the growth of the business across new jurisdictions and products. Hauduc has nearly 20 years of experience in legal and regulatory matters. She qualified as a financial services regulatory lawyer at CMS Cameron McKenna has worked for firms including Allen & Overy and RJ O’Brien Ltd. In addition, Hauduc has advised on a broad range of legal matters including regulatory and compliance matters, litigation and investigations, employment matters, commercial contracts, corporate governance, M&A and data protection. She has

Citigate Dewe Rogerson, an international financial and corporate communications consultancy, has appointed Dominic Tonner as Director. Dominic is a hedge fund and private equity strategic communications specialist who joins from a leading reputation management consultancy where he advised clients across financial services and other sectors. Previously he was Global Head of Communications at the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund industry body, from 2014-2018. He spent the first 14 years of his career as a journalist, contributing to The Sunday Times and the Financial Times, among other titles. He will be working closely with Senior Director Christen

BestEx Research Group, a provider of algorithmic execution and measurement solutions for equities, futures, and foreign exchange trading, has appointed industry veteran Hector Robles as Managing Director of Business Development to expand the firm’s futures business.  Robles will report to Founder and CEO Hitesh Mittal as BestEx Research aggressively expands its footprint in the futures market. “Hector is arriving at a pivotal time in our growth,” says Mittal, “and we are confident that his deep knowledge of the complexities of algorithmic futures execution and his diverse experiences in senior roles at institutions large and small will help drive our expansion

Alternative investment platform CAIS, has appointed Abby Salameh as Chief Marketing Officer, effective 8 November. Based in the New York office, Salameh will report to CAIS Founder and CEO, Matt Brown, and join the Executive Committee. “We are thrilled to have Abby join our leadership team in this newly created role, as her deep expertise in the wealth management industry, and shared passion for democratising alternative investments will be integral to driving our business forward,” says Brown. Salameh brings over 25 years of experience serving the independent advisor community, most recently as Chief Marketing Officer at Hightower Advisors, where she

The Managed Funds Association (MFA), the trade association for the hedge fund and global alternative investment industry, has named new board leadership for 2021-2022. Natalie Birrell, Partner & COO, Anchorage Capital Group, LLC, has been named Chair of the MFA Board of Directors. Birrell will serve a two-year term as MFA board chair effective 1 October, 2021. She succeeds Jon Hitchon, COO, Two Sigma Investments, who served as board chair since 2019. Jim Rowen, COO, Renaissance Technologies, has been named Vice-Chair of the MFA Board. Kelly Rau, Audit Partner, KPMG, was named Treasurer of the MFA Board. “I join the

Maitland has made four senior appointments within its Guernsey Fund Administration division, as it continues to service its growing Guernsey client base.  Harry Rouillard has been appointed Director, whilst Luke Smith, Aimée Gontier, and James Taylor have been appointed as Assistant Mangers.   Guernsey Managing Director, Wikus van Schalkwyk, says: “Now in our fifth year of operation, our Fund Administration business has gone from strength-to-strength via continued robust organic growth. Cultivating our own talent is integral to Maitland’s growth strategy, and we are delighted to have been able to promote staff internally into new roles created to support this.”  

Muzinich & Co has launched a Collateralised Loan Obligation (CLO) platform and hired Brian Yorke to lead the initiative. Yorke has over 20 years’ experience in CLOs. Previously he was at Ostrum Asset Management (an affiliate of Natixis Investment Management) where he assisted in the building of the US loan and European CLO businesses. Prior to that, Yorke was Head of Global Performing Credit at Bardin Hill Investment Partners, where, in his 13-year tenure, he introduced and implemented a rigorous risk management process for loan and CLO accounts. Brian began his career at PGIM, Inc where he was one of

Vibrant Capital Partners has added to its Structured Credit Investment and Business Development teams with two hires.