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VNX Exchange, a Luxembourg-based digital asset marketplace, has appointed Michael Jackson to its Advisory Board. Jackson will work on the development of Venture Capital and Blockchain ecosystems. Both are key components for VNX Exchange.
“Today VNX Exchange is on track to commercial launch of its platform. This is very exciting and important milestone for the company. I am sure Michael’s previous experience in fast-growing companies will help VNX,” says Alexander Tkachenko, CEO and Founder of VNX Exchange.
VNX Exchange is an asset backed token issuance platform and secondary trading marketplace. VNX provides a turnkey solution to raise capital and
EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has appointed Principal and industry veteran, Lou D’Agostino, has been appointed to the newly-created position of National Hedge Fund Practice Leader as part of its Financial Services division.
In his new role, D’Agostino will be responsible for the continued growth and development of EPIC’s hedge fund practice and its contribution to the expansion of its Financial Services business. He will also serve as an internal resource and advisor, assisting producers in better understanding the industry landscape as well as the unique risk management
MJ Hudson, a London-headquartered asset management consultancy, has made three senior appointments.
Declan Canavan has been appointed Commercial Director and a Managing Director with responsibility for business development. Canavan joins from JP Morgan Asset Management where he was Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investment strategies for the EMEA region. Canavan brings two decades of experience across a wide spectrum of alternative asset classes and investment disciplines.
Remarking on his appointment, Canavan says: “As sophisticated alternative investment platforms across private markets, real assets and hedge funds seek to grow their businesses, they are looking for partners with multi-disciplinary capability
Nasdaq’s Quandl, a provider of alternative and core financial data, has appointed Evan Reich as Head of Data Strategy and Sourcing. Reich was formerly Global Head of Data Strategy and Sourcing at BlueMountain Capital.
Reich joins Quandl with over a decade of experience within the industry and a deep domain knowledge of alternative data. In this new role, Reich will lead Quandl’s data strategy and sourcing team to find new alternative data sources that are relevant to Quandl’s customers. Previously, at BlueMountain Capital, a USD18 billion multi-strategy hedge fund, Reich sourced and managed the firm’s alternative data and market and
Marion Leslie is to join SIX Swiss Stock Exchange (SIX) as Head of the Financial Information business unit as of 1 January 2020.
Leslie (pictured) has many years of experience and a proven track record in the international financial information business. Robert Jeanbart, Business Unit Head Financial Information, has decided to take retirement and will be leaving SIX at the end of December 2019.
Jeanbart joined the Executive Board of SIX in May 2014, since which time he has been responsible for the Financial Information business unit. Robert Jeanbart successfully restructured the Financial Information business unit of SIX, focusing the
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has appoined Matthew Davey as Head of Coverage, Marketing and Solutions (CMS) UK, a newly created role.
Davey is based in London and reports to Christophe Baurand, Global Head of CMS and to Bertrand Blanchard, Head of SGSS UK. In this newly created role, effective from August, Davey’s responsibilities are to implement and drive the growth of the SGSS business in the UK.
Davey was previously Head of Business Solutions, a position he held since December 2016. He maintains these responsibilities for now, in addition to his new ones.
Baurand, Global Head of
Robeco has launched the Robeco QI Emerging Markets Sustainable Enhanced Index Equities with a strategy that aims for a 20 per cent higher score on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria than the benchmark (MSCI Emerging Markets Index).
It also aims to reduce the environmental footprint for greenhouse gas emissions, water use, waste generation and energy consumption by 20 per cent compared to the benchmark, while maintaining the ability to provide alpha in emerging markets. The strategy uses an extensive values-based exclusion list and includes voting and engagement, which will be carried out by Robeco’s Active Ownership team.
The
eVestment, a specialist in institutional investment data and analytics, has appointed Jean-Philippe (JP) Quittot as Managing Director – Head of EMEA based out of the firm’s London office.
Quittot has been with eVestment for over 10 years, initially joining as a sales representative in 2009 and serving most recently as head of sales in the EMEA region.
In his new role as Managing Director – Head of EMEA Quittot will be responsible for overseeing strategic direction and growth in the region, reporting to Jerrod Stoller and Gene Luciani, eVestment’s Co-CEOs based in Atlanta, Georgia.
“JP has extensive knowledge
Estera, a global provider of corporate administration, funds and trust services, has appointed Sonal Patel as Managing Director, Head of Sales – Americas, Bermuda and Caribbean.
Patel joins Estera as strategic enhancements continue to be implemented across the group. This includes investments in leadership, facilities and enhanced service capabilities. Patel will focus on implementing Estera’s regional growth strategy and developing relationships with US clients and intermediaries for Estera Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands.
Previous to joining Estera, Patel worked for BNY Mellon in business development, sales and relationship management. She worked as the Managing Director – Business Development, US
Cartica Management, a majority women-owned active investor focused on improvements in corporate governance, environmental, and social factors in the emerging markets, has appointed Kate Ahern as Managing Director of ESG and Sustainability.
Ahern will lead Cartica’s ESG practice, overseeing the firm’s processes to identify potential value-adding engagement issues in its portfolio companies through the integration of ESG analysis into each step of the investment process. She will report to Emily Alejos, Cartica’s Chief Investment Officer.
Ahern has more than 15 years of experience, with a proven track record of success in the areas of ESG management, social impact diligence,
