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Digital asset management firm Wave Financial Group (Wave) has appointed Matteo Dante Perruccio to the newly created role of President International, who will be based in London.Perruccio’s experience in investment management spans over 30 years during which he has held various positions CEO of Pioneer Investments SGR and member of the board, CEO and Founder of Hermes BPK Partners, non-executive board director and Global Head of Key accounts and strategic relationships at FTSE listed Jupiter Asset Management and most recently Chairman of the Secofind Multi Family Office. He will be responsible for the international expansion of Wave Financial Group as
Boutique fund governance firm, Athena International Management Limited (Athena), has added an experienced professional independent director to its governance team. Sabrina Foster joins Athena with over 20 years’ experience in the alternative Investment funds industry, previously serving as an independent director on hedge fund and private equity vehicles at global financial services institutions, MaplesFS and Intertrust in the Cayman Islands.
Formerly a Partner in the Funds and Investment Services team at international law firm, Appleby, Foster has a broad range of knowledge and experience on structuring and formation, corporate governance, financing and regulatory matters for hybrid and complex investment fund structures
JTC has appointed Neil O’Brien as Funds Director in its Luxembourg office. O’Brien is responsible for reviewing operational processes in Luxembourg and is also the Luxembourg client relationship manager for several clients.For over 20 years O’Brien has focused on alternative funds, primarily in the hedge and private equity sectors, with his career seeing him work in numerous jurisdictions such as Australia, Bermuda and Singapore. Prior to JTC he has most recently held senior roles at Citco Fund Services where he was Head of Operations for alternative funds, and also SS&C GlobeOp as Conducting Officer, both based in Luxembourg.
Luxembourg is
Hazeltree, a provider of integrated treasury and portfolio finance solutions to hedge funds, asset managers and fund administrators, has appointed industry veteran, Marshall Saffer, as Vice President and Head of Americas Sales.Saffer comes to Hazeltree with over 25 years of experience in the alternative software industry across a variety of functions, from sales and business development to professional services.
Saffer has extensive experience in portfolio management and operational solutions alternative asset managers, as well as proven expertise in growing financial services companies. Prior to joining Hazeltree, Saffer held senior management positions at several industry service providers, including MIK Fund Solutions,
Brooklands Fund Management Limited has appointed Mohsin Khan as Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective Q2 2020.Khan brings over 12 years of experience in Operations and Compliance in the Asset Management industry. Mohsin is coming from Altana Wealth where he spent over 5 years building the infrastructure. As the COO he was instrumental in launching many funds across different jurisdictions as well as managing the teams in London. Prior to Altana, Mohsin reaps a wealth of experience from previous employment at BlueCrest Capital Management, JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch to name a few.
Olivier Thieux, Co-CEO, says: “We are very excited to welcome Mohsin to
Specialist fixed income manager, BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay), has added to its emerging market debt (EM) illiquid corporate credit capabilities with the appointment of Illya Zyskind to the newly-created role of Portfolio Manager.Based in London, Illya reports to Polina Kurdyavko, Head of Emerging Markets, and will partner with recent hire, Mihai Florian, to further develop BlueBay’s capabilities in illiquid emerging market corporate credit through co-investment opportunities and new closed-ended investment strategies.
The team believes there is a sizeable opportunity to invest across EM illiquid credit, where the market remains relatively less sophisticated and underpenetrated. This comes at a time
Matchbook, is teaming up with the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global representative of the alternative investment industry, to provide fund managers with best-in-class recruiting technology and executive search services to help them grow their business.Matchbook, a OneWire brand, provides a role-based marketplace of screened and vetted talent ready to make a move. Hiring firms can subscribe to different roles, view profiles, read recruiter notes, view compensation expectations, and interview candidates all free of charge. The Company charges a reduced success fee if a hire is made, reducing the up-front risk and putting the firm in control of the
Paradigm Governance Partners, which offers independent directors, AML officers, distressed fund and value recovery services, outsourced accounting, and economic substance services has added an experienced fund professional based in New York.Greg Essner, who will serve as an independent director on the boards of alternative investment vehicles, is an industry veteran with 34 years of finance experience including audit, accounting, financial reporting and investment management. Prior to joining Paradigm, Essner was Chief Financial Officer and a Partner of Trian Partners, a multi-billion dollar investment management firm. Since its launch in 2005, Essner oversaw, among other things, Trian’s finance, accounting, tax and
Essentia Analytics (Essentia), a provider of behavioural data analytics and consulting for professional investors, has added Martin Fincham to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Fincham joins the Essentia board with more than 30 years of experience in the technology industry as an entrepreneur, CEO, and advisor to tech companies.
Fincham currently serves on the boards of multiple B2B SaaS companies, including SHE Software, EyeQuant, Veeqo, Wazoku and BlackCurve, and is the co-founder of scale-up advisory The Gorilla Factory. As a board member, Fincham has experience advising early stage and companies on the most effective go-to-market strategy, and has particular expertise
Brooklands Fund Management Limited has appointed Mohsin Khan as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective Q2 2020.Khan brings over 12 years of experience in Operations and Compliance in the Asset Management industry. He is joining Brooklands from Altana Wealth where he spent over 5 years building the infrastructure. As the COO he was instrumental in launching many funds across different jurisdictions as well as managing the teams in London. Prior to Altana, Mohsin reaps a wealth of experience from previous employment at BlueCrest Capital Management, JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch to name a few.
Olivier Thieux, Co-CEO, says: “We are very excited to welcome
