eVestment, a specialist in institutional investment data and analytics, has named Maria Simon as vice president of client success for the company’s Nordic region, Germany and Austria. She will be based in eVestment parent company Nasdaq’s Copenhagen office at Nikolaj Plads 6. This new position marks eVestment’s expansion of operations in its fast-growing northern European region, previously led from eVestment’s London office. In this position, Simon will be responsible for leading regional business development, client relationship management and data collection efforts in the region.   “I’m excited to take on the challenge of growing eVestment’s business and working with our

Avelacom, a connectivity and IT infrastructure solutions provider for the financial services industry, has promoted Vincent Harrison to Managing Director, Global Sales, to drive business growth and further develop Avelacom’s low latency network across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. In this newly created role, reporting to Aleksey Larichev, CEO of Avelacom, Vincent will be responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with key clients in the US. He will also develop new services to support expansion into new markets such as Brazil and Mexico, where the need for low latency solutions is growing, as a result of increased interest from institutions

The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) has appointed of Corinne Lamesch as the new Chairperson of ALFI following its annual general meeting. The appointment is effective immediately and will run for two years initially. In addition, a new Board of Directors has been elected. Lamesch has been a member of the ALFI Board of Directors since June 2017 and has actively participated in a number of ALFI Technical Committees and Working Groups. She is a regular speaker at industry events and has been actively participating in conferences and roadshows that ALFI is organising in Luxembourg and across the

Lazard Asset Management has expanded its quantitative equity platform with the addition of a San Francisco-based investment team. The new Lazard US Systematic Equity team comprised of Oren Shiran, Philip Summe, Stefan Tang, and Seavan Sternheim, focuses on capturing fundamental insights within a quantitative framework. The systematic investment process employed by the team utilises a multi-model approach to consistently identify and capture compelling inefficiencies. Currently, the team invests in companies listed in the US with a market capitalisation below USD10 billion and manages long-only and long/short portfolios. The team joins LAM from Baylight Capital, which they founded in 2013. Each

Nikko Asset Management has appointed Rob Mann as the Head of Asia ex-Japan Equity, based out of Singapore. He will be taking over from Peter Sartori, whom he has worked closely with since 2010. Mann has been with Nikko AM in the capacity of senior portfolio manager and macro specialist since 2013, joining from Treasury Asia Asset Management (TAAM), an Asian equity boutique acquired by Nikko AM. He has worked alongside every member of the Asia ex-Japan equity team. With 30 years of experience in the securities industry, Mann’s investment experience spans across multiple asset classes, including equities, fixed income

Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has appointed Michael Padarin as a corporate partner in its Hong Kong office. Padarin, who practises British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Cayman Islands law, will spearhead the development of Carey Olsen’s new corporate offering in Hong Kong. He specialises in the formation, operation and restructuring of private investment funds, primarily private equity and venture capital funds, and their related fund sponsor vehicles. He also has significant experience representing early and later stage companies in a range of industries, including fintech, life sciences and technology, in relation to private financings, listings, cross-border investments and other M&A

SANNE has appointed David Fowler to the role of Country Head − Singapore with immediate effect. Based in SANNE’s Singapore office, Fowler will be taking over the role from Valérie Mantot who will be focusing on the role of Head of Business Development, Asia Pacific & Mauritius with responsibility for exploring new strategic business development opportunities throughout each of the seven location SANNE operate in to raise brand profile across Asia including India, Dubai and Mauritius. Taking up the role officially in May 2019, Fowler will be responsible for continuing to drive SANNE’s alternatives and corporate offering in Singapore and

Man GLG, the discretionary investment management business of Man Group, has appointed Tej Johar as portfolio manager within its European long-short equity team.  Alongside Johar, Rafa Lopes has also joined Man GLG, as an analyst. Both will be based in London and focus on the index rebalance strategy within the broader, diversified European long-short equity strategy.                 Johar joins Man GLG from Broad Bridge Capital, an event-driven equity hedge fund, where he was chief investment officer. Prior to this, he spent close to three years at BlueCrest Capital Management and, before that, held positions at Credit Suisse, Marshall Wace and