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Aubrey Capital Management has appointed Andrew Ward as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Compliance Officer (CCO).
Ward worked at First State Investments for over six years, initially as part of the EMEA Distribution team before being promoted to Head of the Stewart Investors Institutional Client Team (a separate division of the firm). His final appointment at the firm was to Chief of Staff, where he worked with the CEO across all aspects of the business including strategy, planning, coordination and communications.
From 1992 to 2012, Ward served as an Officer in the British Army and saw active
XTX Markets has appointed Serge Harry as Chairman of the Board, and Geoffrey Damien as Managing Director, Head of France.
XTX has recently appointed Serge Harry as Chairman of the Board of XTX Markets SAS, it’s newly formed French entity. Serge has over 30 years of experience in financial markets in various senior executive positions at the London Stock Exchange Group, New York Stock Exchange, Euronext and Euroclear. He also currently holds directorships, as a Non-Executive Director of LCH SA, MTS France and Curve Global.
XTX has also appointed Geoffrey Damien as Managing Director, Head of France. Geoffrey joins
Valentino Vasi has joined Seward & Kissel as counsel in the firm’s Investment Management Group. He was previously with the firm Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP.
Vasi has spent more than 20 years practising corporate and securities law, with a focus on advising financial services firms on compliance, regulatory, and related legal issues. In particular, he is known for his work providing regulatory counsel and developing compliance programs for broker-dealers, hedge funds, investment advisers, and mutual funds. He frequently represents clients before regulatory agencies, and previously held senior in-house positions with investment advisers, broker-dealers, and money managers where he helped establish state, federal, and
Vistra, a global trust, fund administration and corporate services provider, has appointed Alan Brown as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Geoff Weir as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Both will join Vistra in April.
Based in Vistra’s headquarters in Hong Kong, Brown and Weir will also join the company’s Board. Their appointments are subject to regulatory approval. Simon Hinshelwood, who has been leading the business as the Executive Chairman, will resume his Non-Executive Chairman role on the Board.
Brown has extensive experience in leading global organisations, in particular, businesses going through significant transformations. He has worked across a number
Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) has expanded its Business Development team, with the appointment of Jean Reynolds as Head of Consultant Relations and Stephanie Strid Davis as Principal of Intermediary Sales.
In their roles, Reynolds will focus on developing and managing relationships with the consultant community globally, while Davis will focus on financial intermediaries and platforms including broker dealers, wirehouses, RIAs and private banks. Both Reynolds and Davis are based in the firm’s Bala Cynwyd headquarters and report to Stephen Brennan, Hamilton Lane’s Global Head of Business Development.
“As the private markets continue to develop in complexity and scope, we’re
Axioma has appointed Amaury Dauge as President. Dauge will also continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer, a position he has held since joining Axioma in June 2016.
As President, a newly created position, Dauge will focus on enhancing execution and operational management as Axioma’s growth continues to accelerate. Dauge reports to Sebastian Ceria, founder and Chief Executive Officer.
“In an environment of increasing competition and shrinking margins, investment managers must up their game by leveraging best-of-breed solutions, analytics and data, all interoperably driven by modern, cost-efficient technology,” says Ceria. “With the ongoing development of our new axiomaBlueTM ecosystem,
Intertrust has appointed Amit Taylor as head of corporate services in Guernsey and part of the new senior management team in the island.
Taylor (pictured), has over 20 years’ experience as a finance industry professional in the UK and in Guernsey. He moved to the island in 2010 to become managing director of HSBC’s fund administration and custody business. He then became group managing director of Trust Corporation before moving to Estera to become the Guernsey managing director.
He has expertise in the development and implementation of strategic plans, sales and business development, business management and in corporate, fiduciary
Style Analytics, a provider of factor-based analysis software for investment professionals, has opened new offices in Paris and Shanghai.
The Paris office will be run by Zenja Sabah Randjelovic who joins as Sales Director for Continental Europe. Zenja has over 20 years in selling financial software solutions. Zenja will be based in the new office located at 6 rue Duret, 75116 Paris and will focus on extending the Style Analytics footprint throughout Continental Europe.
Additionally, the Shanghai office located at JinMao Building, 88 Century Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai, will be run by Nicole Wang, Business Development Manager, who has
Financial services consulting firm Oyster Consulting (Bermuda) Ltd has appointed Ann Daniels to provide consulting services with an emphasis on AML/CFT and Risk Compliance.
Daniels (pictured) brings more than 15 years of experience in Regulatory Risk and Compliance in the financial services industry. Ann’s compliance and consulting roles with small firms, law firms, investment businesses honed her skills, including the development, implementation and oversight of Compliance programs. Daniels’ experience also includes the development and implementation of AML/CFT risk assessment policies, procedures, and training; automated monitoring systems; risk assessment methodologies; the implementation of standards and a program of oversight compliance professionals.
Essentia Analytics (Essentia), a provider of behavioural data analytics and consulting for professional investors, has hired Doug Dundas as chief marketing officer (CMO).
Bringing more than 20 years of financial and marketing experience to Essentia, Dundas (pictured), is responsible for leading and streamlining the fintech firm’s global marketing and communications activities.
Before joining Essentia, Dundas held CMO roles at Octagon Asset Management, an investment firm that specializes in structured trade and commodity finance, and Marsh Inc., a professional services firm offering insurance broking and risk management.
“We are excited to welcome Doug aboard as our first CMO, just
