Finitive, a financial technology platform providing institutional investors with direct access to alternative lending investments, has added seasoned fintech investor and executive Neil Wolfson to its board of directors. Wolfson, who has significant public company board experience, spent the last decade as President and CIO of SF Capital Group. In this role he oversaw all debt and equity investing, asset allocation, and investment management for the billion-dollar multi-generational family office. At SF Capital he invested in over 30 direct debt and equity investments in emerging technology companies with a focus on fintech companies.   “Finitive has established an innovative platform

Crestbridge has appointed former Director General of the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC), John Harris, as non-executive Chairman of the Crestbridge Group, effective 1 January 2019. This newly created role reflects the significant success and growth of the Group, which now employs over 280 staff across its offices in Bahrain, the Cayman Islands, Jersey, London and Luxembourg.   Bringing extensive private and public sector experience in international financial services institutions to the role, Harris (pictured), will join Crestbridge as one of a small number of professional and non-executive director commitments following his retirement from the JFSC earlier in the year.

Rimon Law has expanded its Private Fund and Securities Advisor team with the appointment of Geoffrey Perusse as a Partner in the firm’s San Francisco and Lake Tahoe offices. Perusse’s practice focusses on private fund formation, investment activities, securities regulation and compliance matters. He regularly represents sponsors and managers of private funds across various asset classes, including real estate, private equity, debt, venture capital and hedge funds, with respect to the structuring, formation and operation of the funds, regulatory and compliance matters and investing activities.    Perusse joins Rimon from VLP Law Group, where he was a Partner. Perusse brings his

The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), has appointed Steven Silberstein as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 January 2019. FS-ISAC is a non-profit member-driven organisation that helps to assure the resilience and continuity of the global financial services sector.   In his new role, Silberstein will be responsible for expanding FS-ISAC membership and its products, services and resources, while continuing to embody its non-profit mission. He will lead efforts to increase the value of information sharing in the sector and improve how member organisations share critical information. Close collaboration between members and external stakeholders, including

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has appointed a new audit partner to join its expanding financial services team. Ariel Grosberg joins BDO following 15 years at PwC working across retail banking, brokerage houses, hedge funds, leasing, and corporate treasury firms.   His client base ranges from FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies, building societies and UK subsidiaries of overseas parents.   Grosberg, who is the third partner to join the financial services team at BDO in 18 months, says: “The UK, and London in particular, is home to one of the most dynamic financial economies globally. BDO’s financial services

The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), founded by the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to facilitate the allocation and maintenance of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs) for OTC Derivatives, has announced a new Product Committee membership for its second term. The DSB values representation on a fair and equitable basis within the ISIN user community. Following extensive industry consultation and a lengthy invitation process for industry participation, distributed to all DSB users and other interested parties (over 2,800 individuals), the new Product Committee membership has been chosen based on experience, asset class and workflow expertise and geographical representation across all

Global law firm Goodwin has appointed John Servidio as partner in its Capital Markets group in New York. Servidio represents banks, investment funds and issuers in structuring corporate derivative, equity and equity-linked capital markets transactions. He assists clients with hedging structures involving equity, interest rate, foreign currency, energy and commodity derivatives. He also advises dealers, asset managers and corporate clients on resolving issues related to the Dodd-Frank Act, as well as Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities Exchange Commission rules and regulations.   Servidio’s previous experience includes serving as assistant general counsel at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and as

Highvern has appointed Emma Syvret as Assistant Manager in the firm’s Funds Team. Syvret (pictured), has more than six years’ experience in the industry and joins from one of Jersey’s largest Funds and Corporate Services providers. She is currently studying towards ICSA CSQS, and with only two exams until she is a Chartered Secretary, she will be adding to the qualifications already held by the team at Highvern.   Aidan O’Flanagan, Head of Funds, says: “Emma’s background and track record with clients is impressive and we are delighted that she has chosen to progress her career at Highvern. She brings

Aubrey Brocklebank, who joined Mayar Capital from Odey Asset Management in 2015, has been appointed to the firm’s board of directors. Since joining, Brocklebank (pictured), has been Senior Research Analyst for the firm’s flagship Mayar Fund, which was recently rated 5 stars by Morningstar, topping its Global Large-Cap Value Equity category for five-year performance to 31 October 2018.   According to Morningstar data (in GBP), the fund has returned 88.5 per cent net of fees to investors over the past five years, compared with a category average of 52.0 per cent and benchmark return of 59.9 per cent.   The