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Privium Fund Management has appointed Paul Hamill as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Hamill joins from HSBC prime brokerage where he was Global Head of Prime Finance responsible for their hedge fund activities.
Hamill brings more than two decades of experience in the alternative investment industry with Citadel Investment Group (Europe and Asia), ING Barings and Bankers Trust.
“The alternative investment industry continues to grow to new record levels,” says Hamill. “Portfolio managers require a solid infrastructure in this competitive industry. The increase of regulation and
compliance guidelines require a selection of business partners that can make the difference at the
OSTC, a global derivatives trading and education business, has appointed Professor Rose Luckin as an independent non-executive Board member.
Luckin is Professor of Learner Centred Design at the UCL Knowledge Lab in London. Her research involves the design and evaluation of educational technology using theories from the learning sciences and techniques from Artificial Intelligence (AI).
She has a particular interest in using AI to open up the ‘black box’ of learning to show teachers and students the detail of their progress intellectually, emotionally and socially. Rose is also Director of EDUCATE, a London hub for Educational Technology StartUps, researchers
Liquidnet, a global institutional investment network, has appointed Patrick Strobel as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
As CTO, Strobel will oversee the company’s overall technology strategy, including product development for Liquidnet’s three business verticals, middle office solutions, data and analytics solutions, and overall systems architecture. Strobel will also be tasked with aligning the company’s technology offerings following the recent acquisitions of Prattle and RSRCHXchange earlier this year.
Liquidnet announces the appointment of Patrick Strobel as Chief Technology Officer
“2019 has been an amazing year of innovation and advancements for Liquidnet’s technology capabilities. We’re excited to have Patrick expand his role with
Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis company, has appointed three new business development leaders to manage growing demand for its cryptocurrency investigation and compliance software.
Jason Bonds joins as Chief Revenue Officer, Chris Manouse as Vice President, Public Sector, and Debra Brown as Vice President, Americas to streamline customer engagement with cryptocurrency across the public and private sectors. By connecting every part of the cryptocurrency ecosystem – financial institutions, government agencies, and cryptocurrency businesses – Chainalysis provides common, data-driven insights and builds trust in blockchains.
Bonds joins Chainalysis after spending over 11 years at Ping Identity, most recently serving as General Manager
BTIG Limited (BTIG) has created a Fixed income Credit division in London to service clients across EMEA.
The team comprises sales and trading professionals and mirrors BTIG’s rapidly-expanding fixed income credit business unit in the US market. The European Fixed Income Credit team will be tasked with broadening BTIG’s credit capabilities across the continent.
The team will be led by Michael Carley, Sr, Managing Director and Head of European Fixed Income Credit. Carley joined BTIG in 2018 as Managing Director within the Fixed Income Credit in New York.
Bobby Dziedziech, CFA, Director and Senior High-Yield and Distressed Trader,
Bramshill Investments has appointed Edward Lockwood has joined its Investment Team as an Associate specialising in Structured Products.
Lockwood has joined the investment team and Paul van Lingen, in the firm’s Newport Beach Office.
“We are very excited to have Ed join the Bramshill Team, his experience and capabilities will be instrumental in further expanding the Structured Products business which has been a major focus for us at Bramshill Investments,” says van Lingen, Senior Managing Director of Bramshill Investments.
Lockwood’s primary focus will be investment analysis and operations for the Hedge Fund and the firm’s other Structured Product mandates. Previously, he
DWS Group has named Kevin White and Simon Wallace as Global Co-heads of Alternatives Research & Strategy, reporting to Pierre Cherki, Head of Alternatives and Co-Head of the Investment Group.
“Kevin and Simon have been working closely with the team on key global initiatives on behalf of our clients in their regional leadership positions for several years and are well-positioned to step into their new roles,” says Cherki. “Our Alternatives research and strategy team delivers proprietary, data-driven insight that informs our investment decisions and provides clients with timely and relevant market information. Kevin and Simon will continue to deliver the
Bramshill Investments has appointed Edward Lockwood has joined its Investment Team as an Associate specialising in Structured Products.
Lockwood has joined the investment team and Paul van Lingen, in the firm’s Newport Beach Office.
“We are very excited to have Ed join the Bramshill Team, his experience and capabilities will be instrumental in further expanding the Structured Products business which has been a major focus for us at Bramshill Investments,” says van Lingen, Senior Managing Director of Bramshill Investments.
Lockwood’s primary focus will be investment analysis and operations for the Hedge Fund and the firm’s other Structured Product mandates. Previously, he
Callan, an institutional investment consulting firm, has hired Catherin Beard, CFA, as senior vice president in the expanding Alternatives Consulting group.
Beard is to join the Chicago office and will provide consulting and research across alternatives, with a particular focus on private credit and diversifying strategies. She will report to Pete Keliuotis, executive vice president and head of alternatives consulting at Callan.
“Catherine brings tremendous value to the Callan team, including extensive experience and a strong reputation as an investor, consultant, and allocator,” says Keliuotis. “We expect her to contribute strongly to our research, consulting, education, and business development
Spotex, a developer of foreign exchange technology systems and institutional ECN operator, has promoted John Miesner to CEO less than a year after he joined the firm.
Miesner joined Spotex as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Sales and Distribution.
“I am grateful to the Spotex board and executive team for the confidence they have shown naming me CEO,” says Miesner. “We’ve done a lot of exciting things together already and I look forward to working with the team and our clients to bring more innovation to the market in the months and years to come.”
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