Man Group has appointed Steven Desmyter as Head of Responsible Investment and Chair of Man Group’s Responsible Investment Committee. This position recognises his instrumental role in developing and driving forward the firm’s responsible investment capabilities, in support of clients’ needs. Steven, who is member of Man Group’s Executive Committee and Head of Sales across EMEA, will also continue in his current role.    As Head of Responsible Investment, Steven will lead Man Group’s focus on serving its clients’ interest in incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) considerations in the investment decision-making process. He will additionally Chair Man Group’s Responsible

Hermes Investment Management (Hermes), the GBP30.8 billion manager, has expanded its Sales and Client Relationship and Service teams with four new hires in its London headquarters. Director Antoinette Eltz has joined Hermes’ Client Relationship Management Team, reporting into Gareth Davies, Head of Client Relationship Management. Antoinette will be responsible for building and developing relationships with Hermes’ clients across multiple distribution channels. A native German speaker, Eltz will help to strengthen support for the business’ European-based clients. Prior to joining Hermes, Eltz was a Senior Sales Director at Twelve Capital, an independent investment firm that specialises in insurance investments for institutional clients. Eltz

BCS Global Markets, the Russian investment bank and largest securities broker on the Moscow exchange, has appointed Andrey Yumatov, to the newly created role of Deputy Chief Business Officer, Capital Markets and Investment Banking, Russia and CIS. Prior to joining BCS Global Markets Yumatov worked as Senior Vice-president at JSCB Rossisky Capital.   Yumatov started his career in 1992 and brings almost 25 years experience in finance and investment banking. Before joining BCS Global Markets, Andrey has held management positions at OJSC CB Bank Austria, CJSC UniCredit Bank, Deutsche Bank, JSC VTB Bank and OJSC Bank of Moscow. Andrey graduated

BNY Mellon has appointed Peter Salvage (pictured) to the newly-created role of Global Head, Hedge Fund Services. He will report to Chandresh Iyer, Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon’s Global Alternative Investment Services and Structured Products business. “Peter brings extensive experience in hedge fund middle and back office services, innovation and technology,” says Iyer. “His deep knowledge and track record of results delivering business expansion strategies in the space, and his strong emphasis on understanding hedge fund client needs and innovation, will be critical for BNY Mellon in serving our expanding client base of hedge, credit and hybrid private equity

Dash Financial Technologies has appointed Robert Boylan (pictured), as Managing Director, Business Development. In this role he will be responsible for further building the firm’s business among both its buy and sell side client bases. Boylan brings over 25 years’ experience in the capital markets. He joins from Goldman Sachs, where he most recently led the firm’s Electronic Trading hedge fund sales team following several years leading the Broker Dealer & International Electronic Institutional sales group. Prior to that Boylan spent five years at Credit Suisse, working first in its commission management sales group and later co-heading its Advanced Execution

JP Morgan Asset Management has hired two seasoned private credit investors, Brad Demong and Leander Christofides, to join its Alternatives business as co-CIOs of a new Global Special Situations group.  Demong and Christofides previously held senior roles in JP Morgan’s Corporate and Investment Bank, most recently managing Leverage & Distressed Private Side Research and Trading for the EMEA region.  They left the firm in 2016, and will now re-join effective today. Demong and Christofides will be based in New York and London, respectively. The team managed by Demong and Christofides will operate globally and will report into Co-Managing Partners of JP

Fidante Partners has appointed James Munce (pictured), as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Munce’s experience within the alternative investments industry and a solid track record in designing operating models, driving operational efficiencies and growing businesses, is well-aligned to Fidante’s goals in realising sustainable business growth.   Munce joins Fidante Partners from Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) where he was a Director and COO of the Fund Solutions Group providing expertise across operations, risk, tax, finance, legal and compliance. Over a ten year period James was influential in the launch and growth of the Merrill Lynch Investment Solutions UCITS platform and

US Bank has appointed Kevin Weeks (pictured), as head of global sales for its corporate and institutional trust services division. Weeks most recently served as head of Issuer Services for Deutsche Bank, and prior to that as global head of sales for Institutional Cash & Securities Services at Deutsche Bank. He is based in New York and will lead an experienced team of corporate trust and custody business development professionals in the United States and Europe.   “Kevin is an experienced leader in the securities services industry with a tremendous understanding and appreciation for this complex business and what clients

The shareholders of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) have elected a new Supervisory Board. The new EEX Supervisory Board is composed as follows: Dr Dirk Biermann, Managing Director, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH; Heike Eckert, Member of the Management Board, Eurex Clearing AG; Dr Nigel Hawkins, Head of Power & Fuel Portfolio Management, Enel Trade SpA; Peter Heydecker, Executive Director Trading, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG; Burkhard Jung, Mayor of the City of Leipzig; Dr Jürgen Kroneberg, Lawyer; Xavier Lafontaine, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Electricité de France SA; Michael Lockett, Director of Power Dispatch & Real-Time Trading, Uniper Global Commodities SE; Dr Hartmut

FundRock Management Company has appointed Enda Fahy (pictured), to head up the Illiquid Alternatives function at its Luxembourg Headquarters.  FundRock, one of the largest independent UCITS and AIFM investment management companies in Europe, has recently opened its Irish branch and has announced its intention to acquire a UK-based ACD. FundRock, as part of its five-year strategy, is also developing its current AIFM business to cover illiquid assets.   Over the 15 year course of his career to date, Fahy has acquired extensive experience in the Real Estate and Private Equity industries. Prior to relocating to Luxembourg, he was based in