The Managed Funds Association (MFA), a trade association for the global alternative investment industry, has added new members of its Executive Management Team. All will report directly to MFA’s President and CEO Richard H Baker (pictured), and serve on the Management Team alongside general counsel Stuart J Kaswell, head of public affairs D Brooke Harlow, head of communications and marketing Anthony D Coley, and head of international affairs Michael N Pedroni.   “With record assets under management, the hedge fund industry is poised to help even more investors diversify and manage risk and deliver reliable returns over time. At this

European Fund Administration (EFA) has appointed Noel Fessey (pictured), to replace Thomas Seale as CEO, following the latter’s retirement at the end of 2017. After two decades of leadership, EFA has become an industry reference in the Luxembourg fund industry. Thomas Seale was recruited by EFA shareholders back in 1997 and has led the company ever since.   Rafik Fischer, Chairman of EFA’s Board of Directors, says: “We owe a debt of gratitude to Tom for his inspiring leadership of our company. We are delighted at the recruitment of Noel, following his successful career at Schroders Luxembourg. He will continue

Boutique asset manager Unigestion has appointed Frank Maret as Head of Marketing. He will lead the firm’s marketing efforts focusing on delivering a strategic agenda that showcases digital initiatives as a means to further serve and engage the firm’s clients. Maret (pictured), brings over twenty years’ experience in global asset management distribution including marketing, product development, sales and client service. He joins Unigestion from Canada Life Investments, where he was Head of Distribution for six years. Prior to his time at Canada Life Investments, Maret held a number of senior marketing positions including Head of Marketing for Europe at Insight

Twin Capital Management, a New York-based event-driven hedge fund firm, has appointed Jessica Cass as Senior Vice President, Marketing. In her new role with Twin Capital, Cass will focus on developing and executing the firm’s marketing and fundraising efforts with an aim to substantially grow the firm’s AUM over the next few years.   Cass joined Twin from Gruss Capital Management (Gruss) where she oversaw investor relations in addition to raising new assets from prospective investors. Prior to joining Gruss in 2009, she was a Vice President of Marketing at Galleon Group and held senior sales and relationship management roles

BNY Mellon has appointed James Taylor as Head of FX Electronic Markets Sales as it looks to build out its FX platform to meet the ongoing needs of its global clients. Taylor has almost 20 years’ experience in electronic trading, working on some of the leading single-dealer platforms, including Barclays’ BARX and Deutsche Bank’s Autobahn. He joins the bank from JP Morgan, where he spent eight years in a variety of interest rate and FX roles, serving most recently as Head of Fixed Income Market Structure.   Taylor is based in London and reports to Oliver Martines.   His appointment

Muzinich & Co has hired Simon Males as Managing Director, Head of Institutional Business, effective this winter. In this newly-created role, Males will be responsible for the growth and development of the firm’s UK institutional client base and consultant relationships and will report directly to George Muzinich, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.   “I am delighted to be joining such a well-established and respected corporate credit specialist,” says Males. “Public and private debt will remain integral to institutional client portfolios. Pension funds, insurance companies and other institutional clients will continue to seek out solutions-oriented providers offering fixed income diversification and

Torstone Technology, a provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing, has appointed Mack Gill as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and member of the Board of Directors, based at the firm’s London headquarters. Gill (pictured), has a wealth of experience in capital markets technology, having worked with the world’s leading exchanges, clearing houses, depositories, banks and brokers; most recently in his role as CEO of MillenniumIT, a leading trading technology company and subsidiary of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).   At MillenniumIT Mack significantly grew the business, establishing new client partnerships with exchanges and clearing houses in regions around the world.

SPM LLC, a specialist fixed income manager focused on US residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS), rates, volatility, and credit, has appointed Peter J Mobberley has joined the Firm’s investor relations and marketing team as a Managing Director. Previously, Mobberley (pictured), was a Managing Director of Business Development at Axonic Capital LLC.   “Peter brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the MBS and fixed income sectors to SPM and we are excited to welcome him to our team,” says Chris Sutter, SPM’s head of Investor Relations and Marketing. “His extensive industry expertise and deep institutional relationships will be valuable as

MDX Technology, a provider of real time data distribution solutions to the trading community, has appointed Simon Luhr (pictured), CEO and co-founder of FinEx Capital, as a Non-Executive Board Director. At the same time Clare Walsh, founder of Metia and Finextra, is also joining as a strategic advisor to the Board of Directors. Both FinEx Capital and Clare are investors in the MDX business.   Paul Watmough, CEO and co-founder of MDX, says. “Over the last twelve months we have experienced strong demand for our solutions and have added a number of prestigious new names to our increasing client list.

Experienced investment fund lawyer James Bermingham has joined Ogier’s Luxembourg team as counsel. Bermingham (pictured), who has experience in City and offshore law firms and as a General Counsel of a global asset manager and private equity administration group, is admitted in England and Wales and is registered on List IV in Luxembourg.   He joins the growing Ogier team in Luxembourg led by practice partner Francois Pfister – the firm marks its fifth anniversary this year, with six partners qualified in Luxembourg law, and over 35 staff in total.   Pfister says: “James’ broad experience and specific expertise in