Man Group has appointed Charmian Wan as Managing Director within its institutional sales team in Hong Kong. Reporting to Hersh Gandhi, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific at Man Group, Wan (pictured), will focus on Man Group’s institutional client business across Asia, encompassing the firm’s five investment managers, Man AHL, Man Numeric, Man GLG, Man FRM and Man Global Private Markets.   Wan has over 17 years’ experience in the financial services industry. She joins Man Group from Lazard Asset Management, where she was Director, Head of Business Development and Marketing, Asia ex-Japan. She previously held roles at BlueBay Asset Management as Head

US future brokerage and clearing firm RJ O’Brien & Associates (RJO) has added veteran institutional brokers Barry Marnane and Neil Tesi to its London-based affiliate, RJ O’Brien Limited. Operating as a team for 16 years, Marnane and Tesi specialise in global macro fixed income futures and options execution.   Daniel Staniford (pictured), Executive Director in charge of RJO’s institutional business development in New York and London, says: “Barry, Neil and their team are a great addition to our London operation. Consistent with the RJO culture, they are highly focused on providing outstanding client service.  They also bring terrific experience and

Birch Century International, a global alternative asset manager, is to open a new Tokyo based office, authorised by the Financial Services Agency of Japan. Birch Century International Japan will provide accredited investors with access to the company’s alternative investment and asset management platforms. Building upon Birch Century International’s alternative investment capabilities, the Tokyo office is scheduled to open in March 2018, and will expand the firm’s global platform whilst enhancing its ability provide investors with access to specialised market opportunities.   With offices based in New York and Hong Kong, the announcement of the new Tokyo office further cements Birch

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has appointed Boudewijn Duinstra as Head of First Line Clearing Risk at ICE Clear Europe. “We’re delighted to welcome Boudewijn to ICE Clear Europe,” says Finbarr Hutcheson, President of ICE Clear Europe. “Bou brings extensive risk management experience from over 20 years working in financial markets and I look forward to working with him in this newly created role.”   Duinstra joins ICE Clear Europe from ABN AMRO Clearing Bank, a subsidiary of ABN AMRO Group, where he was Global Chief Risk Officer and also served on the board. Prior to joining ABN AMRO Clearing Bank in

Spartan Capital Securities has appointed Andrew M Heath as Chief Compliance Officer. Heath has more than 35 years of comprehensive professional experience in the financial services industry. His expertise spans virtually all core industry management functions, with particular emphasis on compliance, capital markets and operations. He has served as Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel at leading firms in the financial services industry such as UBS, National Securities Corporation and Buckman, Buckman & Reid.   Spartan Capital Securities’ Founder and CEO, John Lowry, says: “We are very pleased that Andrew Heath has joined the Spartan team. Andrew’s extensive knowledge, strong

Fulcrum Asset Management (Fulcrum) has appointed Matthew Roberts as a Partner. He will be responsible for the creation of a new Alternatives Group that will invest in real assets and credit. Matthew joins from Willis Towers Watson where he was a portfolio manager for the Towers Watson Partners Fund and related strategies amounting to USD10 billion. Prior to this he ran its multi-asset and multi-strategy hedge fund research teams.   Commenting on the appointment, Andrew Stevens, Fulcrum’s Chief Executive said: “Given our macro focus, clients are increasingly asking us for help with their real asset and credit allocations. These asset classes

Two specialists in Banking and Finance and Investment Funds have joined Ogier in Cayman. Debt capital markets and structured finance expert Kristi Green, and hedge funds specialist Emma Sutherland, have both been appointed as Counsel.

Mackenzie Financial Corporation (Mackenzie Investments) has appointed Arup Datta (pictured), to lead a new Mackenzie Global Quantitative Equity boutique, based in Boston, MA. “Creating this boutique strengthens our investment management capabilities in Global and Emerging Markets equities,” says Tony Elavia, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Mackenzie Investments. “Arup has built a stellar career delivering superior absolute and risk-adjusted investment returns across a wide range of investment strategies. He brings us exceptional knowledge and expertise at a time of unprecedented opportunity in global emerging markets.”   One of the industry’s leading portfolio managers in Global and Emerging Markets

CloudMargin, provider of a web-based collateral and margin management solution, has appointed Martin Adams as Head of Client Operations. Adams is a 26-year veteran of derivatives operations, with extensive experience in over-the-counter (OTC) and listed derivatives, as well as fixed income and foreign exchange (FX) products.   His work has addressed risk, control, and process and technology optimisation, along with the impact of evolving European and US regulatory requirements on some of the world’s largest investment banking operations. In this new role, Adams will be responsible for leading CloudMargin’s pre-sales support, onboarding and ongoing client support functions.   CloudMargin CEO