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Artemis Investment Management has appointed Iain MacPherson as a sales director in the firm’s Distribution team, effective March 2021. MacPherson will report to Adam Gent, Head of intermediary sales.
MacPherson will join Artemis from Comgest, where since April 2018 he has been responsible for intermediary sales in London, Dublin and the Channel Islands in both the wholesale advisory and discretionary markets. Before Comgest, Iain held various sales roles at Standard Life Investments, which he joined in 2009 as a graduate trainee.
Gent says: “We are delighted to have attracted someone of Iain’s experience, reputation and talent. He will help
The Citco group of companies (Citco) has opened new offices in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international finance centre in the United Arab Emirates, after increasing its assets under administration (AUA) in the region last year by 400 per cent to approximately USD125 billion. Citco’s decision to establish a base in ADGM follows a marked rise in calls for asset servicing, administration, banking and governance services from sovereign wealth funds and managers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region last year. Citco will partner with ADGM to create a sustainable, fully-integrated ecosystem for the investment management industry,
Sionic, a specialist financial services consulting firm, whose clients include private equity, hedge and fund administrators, has appointed Mark Humphries as its new Chairman. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager
RFA, a specialist IT provider to the financial services industry, has moved to new offices in Mayfair, London. RFA has a proven track record, working exclusively with clients in the professional financial services and alternative investment sectors. This year’s pivot to home working and the growth in satellite offices has been no exception.
With a 100 per cent move to business continuity invocation across not only their clients, but also themselves, RFA’s gold standard solutions have proven again to be best in class. Offering intelligent cybersecurity, using in-house AI and machine learning tools, developing robust layered cloud solutions, and providing
Blackstone has appointed Joe Dowling, the former Chief Executive Officer of Brown University’s Investment Office, as Global Co-Head of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM) alongside John McCormick. Dowling will oversee BAAM’s investment activities going forward, while McCormick will oversee BAAM’s business and investor functions.
BAAM invests in primarily liquid and semi-liquid investment strategies for institutional and retail investors seeking attractive risk-adjusted returns. BAAM manages USD78 billion of AUM and is a global market leader in allocating to hedge funds. It has also diversified into newer businesses including special situations, GP stakes, liquid alternatives, and equity capital markets.
Stephen A Schwarzman, Blackstone
Ed Butchart, former CIO at Sloane Robinson, has joined Kepler Partners alongside a team of three research analysts.Together the team will continue to be responsible for managing the KLS Emerging Markets Fund, which launched on the Kepler Liquid Strategies Platform in July 2017 and has generated 13.85 per cent annualised returns since inception, including a return of 28.75 per cent in 2020.
The team join Kepler at an exciting time for the business and will be responsible for managing the KLS Emerging Markets Fund that was originally launched in partnership with Sloane Robinson in 2017. The fund invests in global
Schultze Asset Management, an investment firm specialising in financially troubled and distressed companies, has hired Angela Lui as the Managing Director and Head of Business Development. In this role, Lui, a hedge fund veteran, will work to create new business opportunities and oversee strategic initiatives to expand the firm’s client base.
“We are delighted to have someone of Angela Lui’s caliber to head up our business development efforts,” says George Schultze, Founder of Schultze Asset Management. “Her experience in the hedge fund space, strategy and distribution will be invaluable as we assess opportunities among distressed companies and follow through on
Joram Siegel has joined Cowen’s Outsourced Trading division as Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income Outsourced Trading. Siegel will be based in New York and report to Michael Rosen and Jack Seibald, Global Co-Heads of Prime Brokerage and Outsourced Trading.
ACE IT Solutions, a provider of customised technology integration, support, maintenance and cyber solutions, has appointed Don Previti as Global Director, Business Development. In this new position, Previti will lead the next chapter of growth, innovation and success for ACE IT Solutions, as he focuses on accelerating business development, new client acquisition and strategic partnerships.
Previti is a highly accomplished leader with over 25 years’ experience in the financial industry with a specialty in fin-tech software and cyber integration for alternative asset firms. Don has a proven track record building and maintaining strong relationships with hedge funds executives, prime brokers, key
Angel Oak Capital Advisors, an investment management firm specialising in value-driven structured credit investments, has hired Jim Calla as senior vice president, institutional business development.
In this role, he will oversee the expansion of Angel Oak’s institutional sub-advisory role for bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) separately managed accounts. Calla will help facilitate the relationships between bank clients, insurance carriers and Angel Oak’s expert portfolio management team to deliver high-touch investment solutions that meet the needs of today’s regional and community banks.
Angel Oak sees immense opportunity to provide separately managed account solutions for BOLI products and is already active in the
