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Liquidnet, a global institutional investment network, has appointed Vicky Sanders as Global Head of Investment Analytics.In this newly created role, Sanders will lead the team for the company’s new business vertical, Liquidnet Investment Analytics (IA). The new business leverages the artificial intelligence capabilities of Liquidnet’s recent acquisitions of OTAS Technologies and Prattle, pairing them with one of the largest online marketplaces and aggregators of research through Liquidnet’s acquisition of RSRCHXchange. It will run alongside Liquidnet’s existing equity execution and fixed-income businesses. The Liquidnet IA app, designed to support information discovery and decision making for institutional investment teams, will be the
CIFC, an alternative credit specialist serving institutional investors globally, has appointed Jason Horowitz as Head of US High Yield Bond Investments. In this new role, Horowitz is supported by seasoned high yield investment professionals, Managing Director Brandon Hole and Executive Director Eric Seiden. Horowitz, Hole and Seiden join CIFC from Millennium Management and are based in New York.
Steve Vaccaro, CEO and CIO of CIFC, says: “Jason, Brandon and Eric are accomplished credit professionals whose significant experience investing in high yield bonds will be instrumental to CIFC as we continue to expand the range and flexibility of our investment solutions
Akin Gump has expanded its investment management capabilities in Asia with the relocation of investment management partner Olivia Chung and senior counsel Divya Thakur to its Singapore office. Previously, Chung and Thakur were resident in the firm’s New York and London offices, respectively.
Their arrival boosts the firm’s private equity funds and hedge funds practices on the ground in Asia and will further complement its highly recommended funds practices in Hong Kong, the United States and Europe.
Robert Griffin, investment management partner and head of Akin Gump’s Singapore office, says: “By further developing our funds practice in Singapore, we provide our
IHS Markit a business information provide to over 500 asset managers including more than 300 hedge funds, has appointed pricing and risk management specialist, Mark Findlay, as the Global Head of its Financial Risk Analytics business. Based in London, Findlay will report to Chief Technology Officer and Chief Data Scientist, Yaacov Mutnikas, and will lead the business.
With more than 25 years of experience in global markets, consulting and financial risk solutions services, Findlay joins IHS Markit from TLG, a specialist risk management consultancy in London, where he served as a Partner. Previously, Findlay held chief operating officer positions in financial
The percentage of female partners of private equity firms and hedge funds and other financial services partnerships has stuck at just 14 per cent for the third year in a row, says employment and partnership law specialists Fox & Partners.
Fund data management platform Kneip has named Hugues Delcourt as Chairman of the Board whilst founder and previous Chairman, Bob Kneip, moves into the role of Vice-Chairman.Delcourt brings with him a wealth of experience, with 30 years in the banking industry accrued in Europe and Asia, working for global institutions, including Indosuez, ABN AMBRO and UBS. Most recently, Delcourt was the Group CEO of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, a position he held for five years.
In his new role as Chairman of the Board, Delcourt will offer guidance and support to the executive leadership team, headed up by CEO
Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, has opened its first Nordic office in Stockholm, Sweden.Neuberger Berman has operated across the Nordics since 2004 and will now deepen this commitment by opening a dedicated office to provide on-the-ground client support. Emelie Albeck, relationship manager for the Nordics, has relocated to Stockholm from London.
Dik van Lomwel, head of EMEA and Latin America, says: “Opening an office in Stockholm, our tenth in Europe, reaffirms our long-term commitment to the Nordic market. Providing local support and expertise is central to nurturing close client relationships.
“Over the years, we are fortunate to
Drawbridge Partners, a cybersecurity software and services firm specialising in the needs of hedge fund and private equity managers, has appointed an Lyons as Vice President of Business Development. Lyons will be responsible for driving growth for Drawbridge’s award-winning software and services.
Lyons brings over 17 years of business development expertise in the Alternative Investment space to his role at Drawbridge, with a specific focus on technology and security. Most recently, Lyons served as Director of Sales for Apex Services Ltd, which provides technology solutions to asset managers, capital markets firms and private clients. Prior to that, he had a
Digital Vega, an FX Options e-trading platform and provider of FX Options trading solutions, has appointed Rob Wemyss as a Non Executive Director and Head of Business Development.Wemyss joins Digital Vega from JP Morgan where he was Global Head of FX Options. He worked at JP Morgan for 25 years in a variety of roles.
“During 2020 we aim to cement our leading position in multi-dealer FX Options trading by adding more liquidity providers and clients, increasing automation in our Vanillas platform and launching a new Exotics service,” says Mark Suter, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, Digital Vega. “We are delighted
Kempen Capital Management (Kempen) has strengthened its alternative solutions team with the appointment of Anne Mei Poppe as alternative investment specialist. Poppe, who has twelve years of experience in financial services, will focus on the growing demand from international institutional investors, wealth managers and family offices for alternative investment strategies.
Anne Mei joined from Dutch asset management and direct lending firm Dynamic Credit, where she shared responsibility for alternative fixed income sales and client management for the past three years. Prior to this, she worked as a senior financial services adviser at EY after starting her career at Heineken and BinckBank.
