Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has opened its first office in the US. The move represents a key milestone for the Group, as it seeks to establish itself as a leading global provider of administration services to the alternatives industry.  Read the full story at Private Equity Wire…

Paola Mantovani has joined systematic crypto arbitrage hedge fund Argentium as a Principal and Head of Investor Relations.  Mantovani will also serve as Head of Business Development for MENA. Ms Mantovani has more than 12 years of experience in global financial markets and investment banking. Most of her career has been with Citigroup in London, in Corporate Equity Derivatives, where she looked after European and Middle Eastern clients. Her main responsibilities went from originating and structuring to executing strategic equity solutions tailored to the needs of corporates, family offices, HNWIs and SWFs.  Prior to that, Mantovani spent a couple of

Quantumrock, the AI driven investment manager based in Munich, has appointed Michael Block to join the firm’s Senior Executive Council.  Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…   

James Dalton has joined financial markets data science firm, FairXchange as Strategic Adviser to assist with the firm’s strategy, product development and the growth of its global client base of banks, hedge funds and FX brokers. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…

RealBlocks, an alternative investments platform that enables global distribution capabilities for fund managers, has appointed Seth Stuart as Head of Alternative Investment Product Solutions.  Read the full story at Private Equity Wire…

Northern Trust has hired Arthur Hill as Senior Vice President, Head of Product Management for Asset Servicing. Based in Chicago, Hill will lead product strategy and development, overseeing a global team of Asset Servicing product leads.

Drawbridge, a provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to the alternative investment industry, has promoted Simon Eyre to the role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).   Eyre will drive Drawbridge’s corporate cybersecurity strategy and oversee infrastructure, security and privacy initiatives as the company continues its rapid global growth. Eyre also serves as Managing Director and Head of Europe for Drawbridge.  Eyre has over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, technology architecture and IT governance, and has leveraged his industry expertise to launch Drawbridge’s EMEA operations and lead its engineering, product and customer engagement teams across Europe. With his elevation

Alderwood Capital (Alderwood), a London-based fund manager, has further expanded its team with two senior hires. Rick Potter and Jeremy Bassil will each be joining the rapidly growing firm as Partner, Senior Adviser.   Potter will also be appointed Chair of the Investment Committee. Rick and Jeremy were founding partners of Northill Capital alongside Jon Little, Managing Partner at Alderwood. With over 30 years’ experience, Potter has a long and successful track record of leading investment teams and implementing projects internationally which include  successful acquisitions, joint ventures, disposals and lift-outs. Prior to joining Alderwood, he was a founding partner of

Everysk Technologies, Inc, an investment technology company providing automated multi-asset portfolio analytics with data-centric, machine learning techniques, has appointed alternative investment industry leader Nicola Grenham to the company’s Board of Advisors.   “We are extremely excited to have Nicola join Everysk’s Board of Advisors,” says Allan Brik, PhD, Co-Founder, and Chief Executive Officer. “She brings valuable experience as a successful entrepreneur, together with significant knowledge and expertise in the investment management industry. Nicola has already been exceedingly helpful in contributing to the strong growth and development we’ve seen at Everysk.”     “I am delighted to join Everysk’s Board of