Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, has appointed Stephen Grady as non-executive director of Liquidnet Europe.   Grady will bring more than 20 years of experience in managing trading functions.     Mark Pumfrey, head of Liquidnet EMEA, says: “We are looking forward to Stephen joining as Non-Executive Director and providing strategic counsel to Liquidnet as it continues to expand its business across the EMEA region, with an overall focus on augmenting global membership.”   Recently appointed as head of market structure and strategy at Ipreo, Grady was global head of trading of Legal & General’s investment management arm since

Artisan Partners has appointed Pearse Monaghan as a director in the firm’s London-based distribution team.   Monaghan (pictured) will play a leading business development role for the firm in the UK and Ireland, where the group hopes to further develop its existing strong network of institutional and financial intermediary relationships.   Monaghan brings significant experience in the asset management industry to the role, most recently with Nomura Asset Management and HSBC Global Asset Management.   Andrew Marks, managing director and head of EMEA distribution at Artisan, says: “We are delighted to welcome Pearse to the team. His hire reflects our

Fiona Frick, CEO of boutique asset manager Unigestion, has been elected to the board of Sustainable Finance Geneva (SFG).    SFG is an association that establishes Geneva as the centre for innovation in sustainable finance by engaging individuals and harnessing collective intelligence.    Created in 2008 by 15 professionals, SFG now leads the way from Geneva as the key global platform for sustainable finance.   Frick (pictured) joins the 13 people Strategy and Surveillance Committee, which determines the strategic objectives and priorities of activity for SFG.   Frick is an advocate for responsible investment and has been an active member

BlueMountain Capital Management, a private absolute return investment firm with USD22 billion in assets under management, has expanded the responsibilities of three members of the firm’s executive team.   Marina Lutova Meyers, a partner and portfolio manager at BlueMountain, has been given expanded responsibilities for overseeing performing credit globally. She will also continue to lead the firm’s long/short credit portfolio in North America, as well as its index arbitrage strategies. Meyers also oversees global trade execution, and is a member of the management and investment committees.   Meyers joined BlueMountain in 2007 from Bridgewater Associates, where she began as a

Paul Dentskevich has joined Crestbridge in Jersey as risk director, Jersey Management Company, in a move that boosts Crestbridge’s position as a provider of on and off balance sheet management company (ManCo) services to the international funds market.   Dentskevich (pictured) has over 28 years of financial services experience, with particular focus in the area of risk management, investment management and corporate governance of hedge and other multi-asset funds.    He has extensive boardroom experience across a diverse range of structures and, in his previous role as senior risk manager, was director on a number of subsidiary companies within Brevan

Quaero Capital has appointed Michaël Malquarti as senior portfolio manager.   Malquarti (pictured), a specialist in multi-manager and alternative strategies, will manage the Long/Short European Equity fund and assist Cristofer Gelli in the management of asset allocation strategies.   Prior to joining Quaero, Malquarti was head of manager research and alternative investments at SYZ Asset Management.   Malquarti recently promoted his ideas in the media for the use by the Swiss National Bank of new tools in monetary policies and is currently preparing the publication of a book on the reform of the monetary system.   Jean Keller, CEO of

Torstone Technology, a provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing, is expanding in Europe with the appointment of Paul Phillips as head of European sales and Paul Mundy as product manager, both based at Torstone’s London headquarters.   Torstone says these senior appointments have been made in response to increased demand from the firm’s client base and are required to enhance post-trade processes to meet increasing regulatory requirements in the UK and Europe.   Phillips joins Torstone Technology with over 20 years’ experience in financial services technology, most recently as head of strategic business development and key account management, EMEA,

Advent Capital Management has appointed Scott Reid to the newly created position of chief of staff and strategy.   Based in New York, Reid (pictured) reports to Tracy Maitland, president, and is responsible for implementing synergistic strategies to further enhance the quality of all current and new investment strategies and ensure that Advent continues to maintain a world class investment platform.   Advent’s new investment initiatives will leverage the firm’s core expertise and institutional platform while also developing and introducing value added solutions that will seek to offer structural alpha and positive asymmetry.   “Given the rapidly evolving asset management

Hyung Kim, an experienced international equity portfolio manager and research analyst, has joined Kayne Anderson Rudnick (KAR) as portfolio manager and senior research analyst. Kim (pictured) is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office and he will report to Douglas Foreman, chief investment officer.    In this role, Kim will join Craig Thrasher in managing the KAR Emerging Market Small Cap strategy. Kim will also provide research coverage for the KAR International Small Cap strategy, managed by Thrasher and Craig Stone. Both strategies employ a rigorous bottom-up approach that emphasises deep fundamental research to identify the highest quality small cap