Datuk Oh Chong Peng has been appointed as the Chairman of Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA) effective from 16 October 2018 until 15 February 2020. Datuk Oh has wide experience in financial and other business sectors. He is currently the Non-Executive Director of British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad, Malayan Flour Mills Berhad, Dialog Group Berhad, Kumpulan Europlus Berhad, PUC Berhad and a trustee of UTAR Education Foundation.   Datuk Oh was Chairman of the Alliance Financial Group until his retirement from the Board in 2017. He was also a partner of Coopers & Lybrand Malaysia and government-appointed member of

Artivest, a provider of alternative funds and technology solutions, has appointed Kamal Jafarnia as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Jafarnia (pictured), brings more than 25 years of experience as an attorney and compliance professional to this role, having advised public and private companies – including alternative investment program sponsors – on complex securities offerings, regulatory and compliance issues, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance.   Jafarnia plans to allocate his time between Artivest’s New York and San Diego headquarters, and reports directly to James Waldinger, Artivest’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer.   “As regulations governing wealth and investment management

LiquidityBook, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, has appointed Ryan Canfield as Lead Product Analyst. Canfield will lay the foundation for a team that will manage all product enhancements, working closely with the deployment and client services groups to oversee client requests and determine the most efficient path to making them a reality. Through its web-delivered model and tightly integrated client service, product and technology teams, LiquidityBook’s industry-leading POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) platform is ideally suited for the rapid implementation of client-driven development priorities.   Canfield comes to LiquidityBook from Broadridge Financial Solutions,

SS&C Technologies, a provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, has appointed Colin Haggart as Country Head for Luxembourg. Haggart (pictured), has more than 20 years of experience within the financial services sector and has been Head of Fund Accounting in Luxembourg since early 2017.    Prior to joining SS&C, Haggart worked with EY for nine years in Luxembourg and a further 10 years in the UK. He is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and has extensive experience of Luxembourg and UK investment funds including UCITS, hedge funds, funds of hedge funds and management

Mark Littlewood, Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs, delivered a forceful call for confidence in the UK post-Brexit at an event to mark the arrival in London of one of America’s largest accountancy and advisory firms.  Littlewood welcomed EisnerAmper’s arrival in London as a prime example of the possibilities for trans-Atlantic business engagement in a post-Brexit environment, suggesting that the UK, with commitment and resolve, might even look forward to matching the 4 per cent growth rate of America today. Littlewood was addressing an invited audience of 250 business leaders from across the spectrum of financial services and

Global institutional trading network Liquidnet has appointed Kate Weidenhofer as the company’s new Head of Australia. Weidenhofer (pictured), has over 20 years’ experience in financial markets and has worked in a variety of roles at Liquidnet for the past ten years, most recently as head of product for Asia Pacific. Prior to working at Liquidnet, Weidenhofer also held senior roles at Citigroup and Schroders, where she worked in the middle office and settlements team.”   Lee Porter, Head of Liquidnet APAC, says “Weidenhofer’s existing knowledge of the firm combined with her drive for product innovation will underpin the future success

Maxim Group, a full service investment banking, securities and wealth management firm has strengthened its Equity Research platform with the appointment of Tate Sullivan, CFA, as a Senior Vice President and Senior Industrials Analyst. Prior to joining Maxim, Sullivan was a Senior Equity Analyst at Sidoti & Company, covering industrials with energy and infrastructure exposure. Prior to Sidoti, Sullivan covered Engineering & Construction companies at CLSA and was an Equity Research Associate in oilfield services. Sullivan also has prior equity research experience with Lazard, J.P. Morgan and Bear Stearns. Previously, Sullivan provided independent acquisition valuations at Duff & Phelps and did investor

Seward & Kissel has appointed Michele (Miki) Navazio as a partner in New York. Navazio has advised many of the world’s largest hedge funds and asset managers on derivative transactions and regulatory compliance, and brings more than a decade of experience negotiating complex derivatives to the firm’s Corporate Finance Group. “We are thrilled to bring Miki on board,” says Seward & Kissel managing partner James Cofer. “Miki is a leader in his field. His wealth of experience advising buy-side clients and structuring complex derivatives expands our ability to service clients in our market-leading investment management and asset securitisation practices.”  

Trium Capital, a London-based alternative investment specialist, has hired former Eclectica Asset Management portfolio manager, Thomas Roderick. Roderick has joined Trium to manage an emerging markets-focussed discretionary macro portfolio.   Working alongside Eclectica founder Hugh Hendry for five years, Roderick managed a global macro portfolio at the group, with a particular focus on global FX, fixed income and equity markets. Prior to this, Roderick held a number of positions at Brevan Howard.   Shenan Dhanani, co-head of Trium Capital, says: “At Trium we have cultivated a truly collaborative environment for portfolio managers, allowing managers to manage strategies that have demonstrated