Investment management consultancy Constellation Advisers (Constellation) has hired Frank Napolitani as its Global Head of Business Development and Marketing.  Napolitani (pictured) will be based at Constellation’s Headquarters in New York and will focus on expanding Constellation’s presence across the US and internationally.  “We are thrilled that Frank has joined our team. He is a veteran in his field with decades of experience in client service within the investment management and financial services arena. Frank’s experience within the industry and his dedication to client service makes him the ideal fit to lead our business development and marketing efforts. We are confident

Highland Capital Management has named Joe Sowin co-chief investment officer (CIO). In the role, Sowin will oversee investment activities for the firm’s multibillion-dollar alternative investment platform with a focus on driving information flow across investment teams and with the firm’s counterparties. Sowin previously served as head of global equity trading. He will continue to manage the firm’s trading operations as co-CIO.   “The trading desk functions as a vital information hub,” says Jim Dondero, co-founder and president of Highland Capital Management. “Throughout Joe’s career at Highland, he has excelled at facilitating relationships with trading and research counterparties to maximize that

Tourmaline Partners, an outsourced trading solutions firm, has made two senior hires in Australia, with Matt McShane joining as Director of Operations for Asia, and Simon Twiss as Director of Pan-Asia Trading. Since opening its Asia-Pacific office in Sydney in January 2018, Tourmaline has seen increasing demand for its services. This growth has been driven in part by the global shift toward unbundling of trading commissions from research, and locally by the Hayne Royal Commission, which has created opportunity for firms that provide un-conflicted, unbiased, highly transparent professional services to the superannuation and investment industries. McShane and Twiss bring skill

MarketAxess Holdings, the operator of an electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, and the provider of market data and post-trade services for the global fixed-income markets, has appointed Michael Baker as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective immediately. In his role, Baker will have global responsibility for all software development, which will include strategy, architecture, development and deployment of our trading system, with a particular focus on MarketAxess’ next generation technology solutions. This includes continuing to build innovative trading solutions, as well as supporting the firm’s internal architecture. Baker will report to Nick Themelis, Chief Information Officer.   “Mike’s experience at

Willis Towers Watson has appointed a number of asset management experts in its FINEX Financial Institutions practice enhancing its offering to a core part of its client portfolio. The appointments are part of the company’s continued strategy to build the leading financial institutions business globally. Henry Keville, among others, will provide bespoke management liability product solutions and programmes for the asset management sector as part of a strengthened team of specialists. Keville – who started his career at Marsh and was instrumental in establishing the asset management portfolios at both Howden and Lockton – has 20 years of experience serving the

Fidante Partners, an international investment management business, has appointed of Nora O’Mahony as Head of Product in its London office. O’Mahony joins Fidante from Pacific Asset Management where she developed and launched a bespoke range of funds in partnership with a global IFA. She has a long track record in product strategy and development having spent the prior 15 years at GAM, latterly as the Global Head of Product.   During her tenure at GAM, O’Mahony was responsible for the Product Development, Product Management and Market Research teams, overseeing AUM growth to over USD50 billion in the specialist fund range.

Less than three months after opening an office in Boston, Morrison & Foerster has strengthened its presence in the city with the appointments of Todd Boudreau and Matt Karlyn as partners. Boudreau joins Morrison & Foerster as co-head of its Global Private Equity Investments + Buyouts Group and as a partner in its Private Funds Group. Boudreau brings a practice centred on private equity-focused international M&A, institutional investments, and fund formation. He has represented clients across numerous industries, including technology and life sciences. Boudreau’s coming to Morrison & Foerster also underscores the firm’s continued expansion of its private equity offerings,

Amundi has appointed Ryan Myerberg as Head of Absolute Return – Global Fixed Income, effective 23 April. He will be based in London. Myerberg joins Amundi from Janus Henderson Investors where he was a Senior Portfolio Manager for Global Macro and Global credit strategies. He was responsible for global economic, policy and political analysis, and was a member of the Investment Strategy Group, responsible for global asset allocation decisions across a number of fixed income strategies. He previously served as an international fixed income trader responsible for trading non-U.S. fixed income securities. Prior to this, Myerberg was head of European fixed