Asset manager SwissOne Capital has added to its crypto staff with the appointment of fund manager Kenneth Hearn (pictured). “We want to offer clients proven-practice methodologies applied to crypto. In that respect we’re thrilled to welcome Kenneth Hearn to our team,” says Antony Turner, CEO of SwissOne.   The investment management company says its roster of finance veterans and exotic asset analysts bridges the gap between traditional practice and crypto’s innovative emergence.   “I’m excited to usher in this new, sturdier approach to crypto,” says Hearn, who brings a wealth of experience having worked for prestigious institutions including Barclays and

Man Numeric, Man Group’s fundamentally driven quantitative investment business, has appointed Paul Kamenski and Robert Lam as Co-Heads of Credit, based in Boston. In these new roles, Kamenski and Lam will be responsible for the ongoing development and day-to-day portfolio management of all credit strategies at Man Numeric. Man Numeric’s newly launched credit business leverages the firm’s nearly 30 years of experience in quantitative equity investing, along with Man Group’s combined scale and expertise in credit investing and execution, to build an institutional-quality systematic credit offering for clients.   Kamenski joined Man Numeric in 2012. He was most recently a

Independent fiduciary and administrations solutions provider VG has promoted Claire Malkoun, Director of Business Development, to Board level, bringing the total number of VG main Board members to ten. Malkoun is an experienced business development professional with over 26 years’ offshore and onshore sales and marketing experience. She joined VG in 2016 having previously worked at leading international law firm Ashurst in Dubai and London and Ogier in Jersey and London. As Director of Business Development, Claire is responsible for Business Development, Marketing and PR across VG, with a remit to develop new and existing clients and intermediary relationships globally

Guernsey Finance is seeking a new specialist in business development overseas as Deputy Chief Executive Kate Clouston has announced plans to move on to a new business development role within the island’s finance industry. Clouston (pictured), who is to take on the role of global relationship manager with offshore law firm Collas Crill next year, joined the promotional agency for the Guernsey Finance industry in early 2015, and although she had a non-financial services background, has been credited for making significant progress in the Asian and US markets. She has spent significant periods on the road with Guernsey Finance, particularly

Fintech firm IFX Payments has appointed Martin Roskott as a non-executive director. Roskott has over 30 years of banking experience – he was previously Head of Finance and Brokers at Barclays Bank and spent over 18 years at N M Rothschild where he had responsibility for trading precious metals, foreign exchange, derivatives and futures.   During his time at Barclays Bank, Roskott had a leadership role setting the direction and strategy for a variety of non-bank financial institution clients including broker / dealers, stockbrokers, futures brokers, central clearing counter parties, a range of financial technology companies and a range of

Intertrust, a specialist in providing expert administrative services to clients operating and investing in the international business environment, is opening of a new office in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). Intertrust has been active in the UAE for over 17 years and services a growing number of international and GCC multinationals. The Abu Dhabi office, led by Managing Director of UAE, Patricia ‘t Hart-van Rooijen, will enable Intertrust to provide its clients with access to the ADGM’s independent regulatory framework and a variety of legal structures including its Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV).   HP van Asselt (pictured), Chief Commercial

Boutique asset manager Unigestion has appointed Didier Anthamatten as Senior Investment Manager, and promoted Nicolas Poignant to Assistant Investment Manager, within its equity derivatives team. Both Anthamatten and Poignant are focused on running volatility strategies, and their appointments represent the firm’s latest step to increase its capabilities in the liquid alternatives space.   Anthamatten joined Unigestion earlier this year, bringing with him more than a decade of experience in managing specialist derivatives strategies. He was previously Head of Equity Derivatives Trading at Pictet & Cie, having joined the company as Proprietary Trader focusing on Equity Derivatives in 2011. Prior to

US Bank Global Fund Services has hired Peter Mastriano as executive director and global head of product management for private equity, real estate and alternative investment funds. In this role, Mastriano will develop the firm’s private equity, real estate and alternative investment product offering and work with our clients to provide expertise and support for their products. He will be located in the Hackensack, New Jersey office.   Mastriano is an experienced senior executive who brings nearly 30 years of experience at organisations such as Citco Fund Services, Bank of New York, Bisys Fund Management and Morgan Stanley. Most recently,

Derivative asset management firm Harvest Volatility has appointed Peter Montgomery as an executive director. Based in San Francisco, Montgomery is responsible for strengthening Harvest’s West Coast marketing and sales efforts. Rick Selvala, Harvest’s Chief Executive Officer, says: “We are thrilled to welcome Peter to the team, as we look to strengthen relationships on the West Coast and expand the solutions we provide clients.”   Prior to joining Harvest Volatility Management, Mr. Montgomery was a Senior Vice President in the Client Solutions group at iCapital Network, where he focused on the independent wealth advisory community in the Western United States. He