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Horizon Software (Horizon), a SaaS provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, has appointed Emmanuel Faure as Head of Sales APAC to support its rapid growth in the region. Faure brings exceptional experience and leadership, having worked as a Managing Director and Head of Business Development in the financial industry in Asia for over 20 years.
Growth in APAC has always been an important strategic goal for Horizon. Recent years have seen its reputation and client list across Asia grow and, looking to build on this success, Horizon wanted to bolster its local sales team, for which Emmanuel was
Dewi John has been appointed as Lipper UK Head of Research at Refinitiv.
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Global alternative asset management firm GCM Grosvenor has appointed Pamela Bentley as Managing Director of Finance effective October and Chief Financial Officer effective 1 January, 2021.
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Evli has appointed Ville Toivakainen as a portfolio manager in its alternative investments team.
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Gilles Drukier has been appointed as Neuberger Berman’s head of insurance solutions for the EMEA region, effective 3 August 2020. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel, and global market maker Citadel Securities are to open an new office in Singapore.
Preqin, a provider of the alternative assets industry data, tools, and analytics, has appointed Christoph Knaack as its Chief Strategy Officer.
As the first person to fulfil this role for the organisation, Knaack will oversee Preqin’s corporate strategy and business development, as well as sit on its Executive Committee.
Before joining Preqin, Knaack held several investment roles, most recently as a hedge fund investor at Davidson Kempner in London. Before moving to hedge funds, Knaack worked in the private equity team at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, and started his career in investment banking at Morgan Stanley. He holds an MSc in
Harmonate has appointed Kevin Walkup as CEO, as the firm looks to accelerate its data operations platform for fund administration.“We are seeing a historic evolution in fund administration from a professional services model, to a fundstech model driven by data operations,” says Walkup. “Harmonate is a catalyst for that transformation, which is frankly happening faster than any of us might have expected. Conductor’s ability to take statement processing from two weeks to 24 hours is turning heads, and our expertise in change management is a match for firms that are inclined toward leading this market.”
Walkup was previously President
StoneX Financial has appointed Brian Vescio as the Head of its Structured Credit Products business. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Cambrian Asset Management (Cambrian), a quantitative investment firm specialising in liquid digital assets, has appointed Tony Fenner-Leitao as President. Fenner-Leitao, a veteran of the hedge fund industry, has held several prominent business development and strategic positions, including a role as Chief Executive Officer of Winton Capital, one of the largest quantitative investment firms in the industry.
Fenner-Leitao’s appointment follows Cambrian’s recent announcement of the closing of its first equity round. Last month the firm raised USD4.2 million in seed equity from notable technology and quantitative investors, including Howard Morgan, Co-founder, Renaissance Technologies, Tano Capital, the Family Office of the founding family
