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WorldQuant, a global quantitative asset management firm, has appointed Gary Chropuvka as President.
Chropuvka will oversee global business strategy, firm operations and priority initiatives, as well as provide additional leadership in firm investment activities. He will join WorldQuant in late 2020.
Chropuvka was at Goldman Sachs Asset Management for more than two decades, where he most recently served as Co-Head of Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS). Chropuvka held other various roles at QIS, including oversight of its customised beta, tax-efficient and alternative risk premia businesses. He also previously served as a QIS Equity Alpha portfolio manager. Gary joined QIS in 1999
TORA, provider of a cloud-based order and execution management system (OEMS), has added Mark Mazor & Joe Zonenshine to the firm’s global outsourced trading team.Mazor and Zonenshine join a global team that provides execution support for a growing number of hedge funds & asset managers around the world. TORA’s combination of outsourced trading and technology provides clients with a comprehensive solution which extends beyond execution to all facets of the investment process.
TORA aims to strengthen global market coverage for their clients by acting as their primary service provider or on a complimentary basis assisting in-house trading desks and
FlexTrade Systems, a specialist in multi-asset execution and order management systems, has appointed Paul Beatty, a former Bloomberg Tradebook vet and industry veteran with over 25 years’ experience in FX, as Director of Business Development.Based in FlexTrade’s New York office, Beatty arrives at FlexTrade bringing extensive market knowledge, analytics, and technical abilities to his new role as Director of FX Business Development. Most recently, he was a Managing Director at technology provider Spotex, and a Director at TP ICAP. Prior to this, Beatty has spent 17 years as a Global Managing Director Tradebook FX at Bloomberg. Whilst managing the global
Dallas headquartered Strait Fund Services (STRAIT) has made a strategic hire in Houston, Texas with the appointment of Michael Barakat.With almost 20 years of financial services experience in creating and implementing compliance programs at institutional asset management firms, Barakat will be instrumental in broadening the firm’s compliance offering and providing senior-led solutions for STRAIT’s nationwide hedge fund and private equity clients.
Barakat will be responsible for growing awareness of STRAIT’s compliance services and designing and executing compliance programs for the firm’s existing and new clients. Michael joins STRAIT after leading teams and implementing compliance initiatives at AIG Retirement Services.
Evenlode Investment, an Oxfordshire-based independent investment manager, has added experienced global equities specialist, James Knoedler, to its global equities team.
Geneva-based asset management firm NOTZ STUCKI is to develop its asset management business by stepping up its efforts to promote and distribute its in-house investment funds.Read the full story at Wealth Adviser…
JTC has appointed Ronan Reilly as Managing Director and Imran Khan as Director of the company’s new Dublin office.The appointment follows JTC’s recent acquisition of the corporate services business ‘Cornerstone’ in Dublin, extending the company’s service offering to global corporates, aviation and multi-asset managers.
Having a presence in Ireland to provide corporate and fund administration, driven by strong demand from existing JTC clients and prospects, will ensure that the business continues to grow in the right direction. The Dublin office will be built on JTC`s core corporate services and capital markets offering, with a view to expand into the
JonesTrading Institutional Services has named Andrew (Andy) Volz as Chief Operating Officer, to oversee the global operations of the firm, across all divisions. Volz reports to Alan Hill, JonesTrading’s CEO.Over the course of the last several years JonesTrading has expanded significantly beyond its core trading offering in equities and derivatives. The firm has built Prime Services and Outsourced Trading, Investment Banking/Capital Markets and the recently established Private Markets. As Chief Operating Officer, Volz is responsible for the daily global operations of JonesTrading’s businesses and will work closely with the Executive Committee and Board of Directors on strategy for continued growth.
Causality Link, an, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven investment technology provider, has appointed veteran buy-side executive Antoine Mallard to the firm as Vice President of Portfolio Management. In this role, Mallard will use his expertise in hedge funds, private equity, venture capital and portfolio management to accelerate Causality Link’s growth and hone the firm’s offering to provide the greatest impact to its investor clients.
Mallard brings more than 20 years of experience as an alternatives and equities investment manager with an international career spanning London, New York and Paris. Before joining Causality Link, Mallard co-founded Ai.VEN Partners, an impact fund specialised in
Global advisory and fund administration firm Maitland has appointed Dena Brumpton and Denise Everall to the Maitland Board as Non-Executive Directors. The new Board members bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the firm and align to Maitland’s long-standing collaborative and inclusive culture.
Brumpton brings over 30 years’ experience as a senior financial services professional and most recently served as CEO for Barclays Savings, Investments and Wealth Management. Prior to that, Dena had a 30 year career with Citigroup, the last five years of which were in the role of global Chief Operating Officer of Citibank Private Bank. Regarded as
