Asymmetry Capital Management, an alternative asset management firm launched in 2013 by Scott Kay, has appointed James Yin, PhD as an analyst covering global therapeutics, based in the firm’s San Francisco headquarters. Yin has conducted research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the University of Minnesota where he participated in breakthrough research to solve the atomic structure of the Rous Sarcoma Virus Intasome. This research was published in the Journal Nature in February 2016.   The Asymmetry team has over 42-years combined healthcare and healthcare investing experience across market cycles and macro events.   CIO Scott Kay says:

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha FMC) has appointed Ken Fry as Non-Executive Chairman, with Penny Judd and John Paton also joining the Board, as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer respectively. Fry (pictured), joined the Board in May 2016 as a Non-Executive Director and will become the Independent Non-Executive Chairman from 1 April 2018. This follows the decision by Tim Trotter to step down, as disclosed in the AIM Admission Document. Fry has over 28 years’ experience in the financial services industry. Most recently he was Chief Operating Officer of Aberdeen Asset Management, and prior to 2008 he

REYL & Cie Ltd (REYL) has appointed Ante Razmilovic to head its new Structured Finance business to be run from its London office and part of the Corporate Advisory & Structuring business line. Based in REYL’s London office Razmilovic brings 25 years of experience from Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse in the structured and secured finance arena. Most recently Razmilovic worked at Goldman Sachs in London and Hong Kong, as Managing Director. After first joining Goldman Sachs in 1997, Razmilovic held a number of roles, including various responsibilities in structured finance in Europe and the Middle East. He has also

Ares Management has appointed Myles Gilbert (pictured), former Managing Director at Cambridge Associates and Co-Chairman of its Credit Investment Committee, as Partner, Head of Investor Strategy & Solutions. In this newly formed position, he will oversee a team of professionals within the Ares Strategy & Relationship Management Group. He is charged with supporting new product development, coordinating cross-platform mandates and overseeing consultant strategy.   Mike Arougheti, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President, says: “There has been a notable uptick in the number of large investors looking to develop significant strategic mandates across our platform – which I believe speaks to

Fulcrum Asset Management (Fulcrum) has appointed Mark Horne as a Director within the newly created Fulcrum Alternative Strategies team, reporting to Partner, Matthew Roberts. Horne (pictured), previously worked as an independent asset management consultant in London and Paris. Prior to that he was a senior credit manager researcher at Willis Towers Watson and was director of client services at Natixis Global Associates.   Roberts says: “Mark will be a tremendous addition to the team. His experience and expertise in the alternative credit markets will be crucial in helping us develop our range of solutions for clients.”

UMB Bank, a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation, has promoted two UMB Fund Services (UMBFS) executives – Tony Fischer and Maureen Quill (pictured). Fischer has been promoted to national sales director for UMB Fund Services, Investor Solutions, Corporate Trust and Custody at UMB. His responsibilities include business development and strategy, as well as providing leadership to the sales team to ensure collaboration. Fischer has more than 30 years of experience in the fund industry. Previously, he was president of UMBFS.   Quill has been promoted to president of UMBFS. She was most recently chief operating officer. Her responsibilities include overall

Man GLG, the discretionary investment management business of Man Group, has appointed Louise Pugh as a portfolio manager for its European Mid-Cap Equity strategy. Pugh will continue to report to Moni Sternbach, strategy portfolio manager and Head of European Mid-Cap Equities.   Pugh joined Man GLG in 2015 as an analyst for the European Mid-Cap Equity strategy. Previously, she spent five years at Newton Investment Management, where she covered a thematic and value orientated stock picking strategy.   The European Mid-Cap Equity strategy aims to generate positive returns through long and short investments in European mid-cap equities. It employs a

THL Credit Advisors (THL Credit) has named Brian Murphy (pictured), as Head of Capital Markets. Murphy, who is based in Chicago, is a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager for THL Credit’s Tradable Credit strategy. In this newly created role, Murphy will be responsible for overseeing all of THL Credit’s capital markets activities, including sourcing investment opportunities from banks and lenders and managing excess risk across THL Credit’s Tradable Credit and Direct Lending strategies.   Murphy has more than twenty-four years of investment industry experience, principally in the area of leveraged finance. Mr. Murphy joined THL Credit in 2012 in connection

Specialist fixed income manager, BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay), has appointed Polina Kurdyavko as head of its emerging market debt team. Previously co-head, Polina (pictured), will become sole head of the BlueBay emerging market debt desk following David Dowsett’s move to become a strategic adviser on emerging markets for the firm. Both Kurdyavko and Dowsett will continue to report into Raphael Robelin, Chief Investment Officer.   As a leading investor in emerging markets Kurdyavko has made her mark over the years as a pioneer in this space, ushering the development of new asset classes within the emerging market universe and advocating

Schiff Hardin has appointed Mauricio Beugelmans as a partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Financial Markets and Products Practice Groups in San Francisco. Beugelmans (pictured), advises financial institutions including brokerage firms, investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and investment advisers on critical regulatory and compliance issues. He also represents clients in securities and commercial litigation and arbitration.   “We are pleased to welcome Mauricio to the firm,” says Antony S Burt, co-leader of Schiff Hardin’s Litigation Practice Group. “Mauricio adds significant firepower to our San Francisco office to handle a broad range of complex commercial disputes.”   Having