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Neuravest Research, a provider of AI-driven model portfolio solutions for institutional investors, has hired JP Gravitt as Head of Data and Strategy. Gravitt will spearhead the opening and staffing of Neuravest’s New York City office.
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Law firm Sidley Austin has appointed Ranah Esmaili as a partner in the firm’s Securities Enforcement and Regulatory practice in Washington DC.
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The Alternative Credit Council, the private credit affiliate of the Alternative Investment Management Association, has launched its Investor Manager Committee, a new initiative which aims to strengthen the ACC’s work on key areas where private credit market practice is still evolving, and foster better engagement between investors and asset managers in this burgeoning asset class.
Private funds specialist, Dale Gabbert has joined European law firm Fieldfisher as Head of Funds. He joins from Simmons & Simmons where he was a funds partner since 2014, specialising in private equity, infrastructure, credit and hedge funds.
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Ultimus Fund Solutions (Ultimus), an independent technology driven provider of full-service fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, has appointed industry veteran Frank Anduiza as Executive Vice President, Head of Private Fund Sales, for Ultimus LeverPoint, the firm’s private fund administration services group.
Anduiza will be responsible for new logo revenue of the private fund administration business by driving new client wins and overseeing the private fund business development team at Ultimus LeverPoint (ULP).
“We are very excited to have Frank join our growing team at Ultimus LeverPoint,” says Gary Tenkman, CEO of Ultimus. “He possesses broad experience in the private
The longstanding Chief Risk Officer of European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC), Dr Thomas Siegl, will leave the company at the end of April 2021 after his appointment expires. Siegl did not seek an extension of his contract for personal reasons.
Austrian-born Siegl was appointed to the ECC Executive Board on 1 May 2010 and has been responsible for risk controlling and risk management at the clearing house since that time.
Peter Reitz, Chief Executive Officer of ECC, says: “During his time on the Management Board, Thomas Siegl has made a considerable contribution in establishing and further developing the risk management
Market data vendor Exchange Data International (EDI) has hired former Head of Sales at GFT Group Stephen Straker, for the role of Business Development Manager, Canada. Straker will lead EDI’s programmes in Canada and is already networking with key market participants.
Based in Toronto, Straker will be responsible for enhancing EDI’s presence in Canada’s financial and FinTech communities as a unique alternative to more rigid, traditional market data providers. EDI’s solutions include corporate actions, fixed income, investment funds, pricing, reference, tax, economic, derivatives, and short interest data.
Straker has a wealth of experience in the Canadian market, dating back to
CloudMargin, creator of the world’s first and only collateral and margin management solution native to the cloud, has appointed Martin Heraghty as Sales Director for the DACH region in Europe, comprising Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and Central Europe.
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The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has announced the results of its 2021 Global Board of Directors election. HFA members re-elected Nick Tootle, and elected Pamela Brylski, Lou Garcia, Alice Lyu and Bo Megginson. HFA Global Board members are all industry executives that serve for up to two consecutive three-year terms.
“We are delighted to welcome HFA’s newest Global Board members, regional chapter directors and committee leaders,” says Lauri Goodwyn, HFA’s Global COO. “HFA is also excited to announce the launch of new committees focused on Private Equity and Venture Capital.”
“As our world deals with unprecedented challenges we do have
Digital assets hedge fund BKCoin Capital has named Mark Treinkman as head of quantitative trading.
Treinkman was most recently at Pattern Capital Management, where he had been a software developer, portfolio manager, quantitative trader, and financial advisor focusing on small businesses, high net-worth individuals and independent RIAs.
He began his career in equities at Madison Proprietary Trading Group, before joining Chimera Securities as an equity trader, where he later shifted focus to quantitative approaches to trading capital markets.
New York-based BKCoin Capital, which manages around USD50 million, was co-founded in 2018 by ex-commodities and equities manager Carlos Betancourt and Kevin
