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HF Funds Services has appointed Monette Windsor as a Director in its Cayman Islands office. HF Funds Services, a member of the Equiom group, provides high-calibre independent directors to alternative investment funds and investment management companies.Previously, Monette was the Managing Director of MUFG Alternative Fund Services (Cayman) Limited, (formerly UBS Fund Services (Cayman) Ltd) with overall responsibility for the Cayman Islands offices, overseeing USD100 billion assets under administration and 160 employees. In addition to its fund administration business, Monette managed the banking, trust, and corporate department that provided services to its fund of funds, single manager and private equity clients.
The Crypto Finance Group has appointed Rupertus Rothenhaeuser as CEO of its Brokerage operation, effective 15 December 2020. Previously on the Executive Board at SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), Rothenhaeuser will take up the Brokerage CEO role from founder Jan Brzezek, who continues as CEO of Crypto Finance AG.
Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Art Certosimo as Chairman of the Board for LTX, a Broadridge company offering a new AI-driven digital trading platform for corporate bonds. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
IHS Markit, a specialist in critical information, analytics and expertise, has appointed capital markets veteran Seiichiro Miyaoka as Managing Director and APAC Head of the Global Markets Group (GMG). Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
The Managed Funds Association (MFA), the trade association for the hedge fund and global alternative investment industry, has appointed Andrew Lowenthal as Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Head of Global Policy. Lowenthal comes to MFA from the office of Rep Carolyn Maloney (D-NY-12), where he served as chief of staff. He begins his new role in early January and will be based in Washington, DC.
“Andrew is a seasoned policy professional with decades of experience in government service, advocacy, and alternative investments. He has a deep understanding of the industry and how we create value for our investors, many
GAM Investments has appointed Stephanie Maier as Global Head of Sustainable and Impact Investment. Maier will report directly to Group Chief Executive Officer Peter Sanderson and will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team. She will join the firm on 4 January.
In this newly created global role, Maier will be responsible for leading GAM’s sustainable investment and ESG (environmental, social and governance) strategy and strengthening the firm’s ESG proposition for clients.
Maier brings 18 years’ experience in responsible investment and ESG strategy. She joins GAM from HSBC Global Asset Management, where she was Director for
Quantitative Brokers (QB), a provider of advanced execution algorithms and data-driven analytics for global futures and interest rate markets, has appointed Timothy Gits as Chief Sales Officer responsible for QB’s global sales team. Effective immediately Gits will report to QB Chief Executive Officer Christian Hauff and will join QB’s Executive Committee.
The news comes as fast-growing QB marks the 10th anniversary of its first trade execution, completes the sale of a majority stake to Deutsche Börse, and looks to make additional hires globally in the months ahead.
“This is a very exciting time for QB and our many clients and partners
Outsourced trading solutions firm Tourmaline Partners, has made two senior hires to meet growing demand for its outsourced and supplemental trading services – Keir Collins, based in Dallas, and Yuki Shimada, based in Sydney.Tourmaline has also announced the opening of a new office in Dallas which will be led by Collins. The firm has seen a continued rise in demand for outsourced and supplemental trading solutions, both in the US and globally, that has been reinforced by recent surges in volumes and volatility as well as the novelty of work-from-home scenarios for the buy side.
Collins joins Tourmaline after spending
THETA, a specialist provider of buy-side trading technology as a service, has appointed Neena Dholani as Head of Business Development and a Board Member.Dholani has 25 years of experience in Capital Markets, specialising in fixed income e-commerce and technology sales to the buy-side. She has an in-depth knowledge of applying technology solutions for multi-asset trading across the full order-execution life cycle, including front to back workflows and regulatory frameworks.
Dholani joins THETA from FIX Trading Community, where she was Global Marketing and Membership Director. Previous roles include Head of e-Commerce Sales at Commerzbank and Societe Generale, and senior fixed income
Cappitech, a provider of regulatory reporting, best execution analysis and business intelligence solutions for the financial services industry, has appointed Fabrice Bensimon as Sales Manager for Switzerland, France, Luxembourg and Belgium.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
