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Brandywine Global Investment Management has named Tariq Ahmad as the chief executive officer of Brandywine Global Investment Management (Asia).
Based in Singapore, Ahmad will oversee Brandywine Global’s Asia-Pacific business.
Ahmad previously served as the head of business development and client service for Brandywine Global’s Singapore affiliate, which offers the Asian market access to global investment management through a variety of investment vehicles.
“I’m delighted to take on the responsibility of strategic oversight for Brandywine Global’s presence in Singapore and throughout the Asia-Pacific region,” says Ahmad. “Brandywine Global is known for its strong relationships with clients and consultants, and
iCapital Network, a financial technology platform focused on democratising access to alternative investments for high-net-worth investors and their financial advisers, has appointed Thomas Fortin as managing partner and chief operating officer (COO).
Fortin (pictured) will report to iCapital Network’s chief executive officer, Lawrence Calcano, and be responsible for technology development and the investor services group.
Fortin joins iCapital from BlackRock, where he was head of retail technology in the BlackRock Solutions group and responsible for the strategy, design, and development of retail sales enablement and digital distribution solutions. He also drove the acquisition of FutureAdvisor.
“We are delighted
Two members have joined Duff & Phelps’ UK compliance and regulatory consulting (CRC) team.
Derek Taylor and Fergus Allan have both been appointed as managing directors in the firm’s London consulting team.
With over 20 years’ experience in banking and capital markets, Taylor is a risk management and compliance and regulatory change specialist. He has previously worked as a partner at Grant Thornton UK, head of risk management and compliance IT practices at EY, Capco and MA Partners, and in various roles with investment banks such as Citi, RBS and Investec.
Allan joins Duff & Phelps from PwC
MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has appointed Joe Latini as executive director of relationship management.
Latini (pictured) will be responsible for managing relationships with existing clients across MUFG Investor Services’ alternative asset servicing platform.
He will work alongside the current relationship management team to develop clients’ strategy and ensure they receive the highest level of service throughout the investment cycle.
Formerly a director of US sales at ENSO Financial Analytics, Latini brings over 18 years of experience from business development roles in the investment industry.
Prior to ENSO, Latini
MFS Investment Management has made a series of personnel appointments and organisational enhancements to its fixed income department, including naming regional heads for Europe and North America and seven research directors.
MFS is also creating new positions to address client customisation needs and career development within its fixed income research team.
"MFS has grown its fixed income franchise considerably over the last five years, adding investment professionals in the US, Canada and Europe,” says William J Adams (pictured), chief investment officer for global fixed income at MFS. “We believe this structure is more closely aligned with the growth of
The board of directors of SIX has selected Sabir Sheikh to head up issuer regulation and Jared Bibler to be in charge of trading supervision at SIX Exchange Regulation.
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has approved the selection. This means that the management committee of SIX Exchange Regulation, led by Corinne Riguzzi, is now fully staffed.
SIX Exchange Regulation is responsible for trading oversight and issuer regulation at all trading venues of SIX. It fulfils the regulatory responsibilities delegated to it by Swiss legislators under the self- regulation regime. SIX Exchange Regulation is independent of the trading
Independent hedge fund administration specialist Custom House Global Fund Services has opened an office in Beijing to accommodate the need for experienced fund administrators with a local presence.
In addition, the firm has hired Nancy Wang and Yichen Huang as relationship managers responsible for business development and client collaboration. The new hires will be based in Beijing and Shanghai respectively. They will report to Allen Li, director of the Hong Kong office.
"Custom House continues to expand on our relationship-driven services in the Asia alternatives market as new fund launches are on the rise," says Mark Hedderman (pictured), CEO,
Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG) has appointed Cary W Musser as head of strategic asset management, a new role within the firm.
Musser (pictured) joined RCG this week with 30 years of investment and security lending experience, most recently at Wells Fargo Asset Management.
RCG executive vice president and chief financial officer Jason Manumaleuna says: "We are ecstatic to have someone of Cary's calibre and experience fill this important new role for us as we continue our long-term growth strategy. Starting a few years ago, RCG was the first futures brokerage and clearing firm to share on its website every
Independent trust, fund and corporate services provider Crestbridge has established a presence in the GCC following its acquisition of Ohad Trust, a Bahrain-based trust, fund and corporate services provider in Manama.
With regulatory consent having now been received from the Central Bank of Bahrain, Ohad has become part of the Crestbridge Group, which also has complementary offices in Jersey, London, Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands.
A full rebranding of Ohad is planned for later in 2017 to bring the business fully under the Crestbridge brand.
Ohad was the first licensed provider of trust services in Bahrain when in
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed its new Skilled Person Panel, effective until 2021.
The panel is a supervisory tool, used by the financial watchdog to carry out independent reports, known as a s166 review, where there are specific concerns about a regulated firm’s activities.
The reviews have been used to tackle heavyweight cases including closer examinations of restructuring deals and alleged money laundering.
Firms issued with a s166 Requirement Notice need to select one of the appointed providers from the panel to carry out the Skilled Persons review. A skilled person must have the necessary expertise
