Efficient Capital Management, a provider of managed futures solutions, has appointed Curt Bradshaw as managing director of Efficient Access.  “The hiring of Curt Bradshaw is part of Efficient's ongoing plan to further grow our capacity to serve more investors,” says Lorent Meksi, managing director, Efficient Capital Management. “We greatly value the knowledge and experience he brings to our leadership team and the Efficient Access platform.”   Bradshaw most recently served as senior vice president, head of product strategy and business intelligence at TIAA Global Asset Management/Nuveen Investments.  Prior to that he held senior product roles at Invesco and Morgan Stanley.   

TruValue Labs (TVL), a specialist in artificial intelligence-driven ESG (environmental, social, governance) risk and opportunity data, has made two senior appointments. Susan Lundquist, formerly head of product strategy, asset management at Thomson Reuters joins as chief marketing officer, while Eli Reisman, formerly the director of partnerships at the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), joins as senior product manager.   “The leadership Susan brings to the management team of TVL positions us for big moves in the near future,” says Hendrik Bartel (pictured), CEO and co-founder of TruValue Labs. “With her more than 20 years of experience in the investment technology

FiREapps, a provider of currency sensitive analytics for multinational corporations, has promoted Malcolm Cummings to managing director, product management. Among other responsibilities, Cummings will lead FiREapps' new Cash Flow Exposure Management solution.   Cummings joined FiREapps in 2016, with 20 years of management experience in financial markets and technology. Most recently, he was product manager for Deutsche Bank's currency and global markets ecommerce products.   "Malcolm has been a great addition to the FiREapps team. When he joined the team last year he immediately took on a leadership position that resulted in the new product. His drive, talent, and currency

Andrew Tually, counsel at international offshore law firm Carey Olsen, has joined the firm's Singapore office as a result of increasing demand for its corporate and finance legal services and rapid growth in Asia. This follows the firm's launch in Singapore in October 2015 – with a focus on finance and corporate transactions including capital markets, mergers & acquisitions and alternative investment funds – and the opening of a Hong Kong office in November 2016.   Ben Morgan, partner in Carey Olsen's Guernsey office, says: “We’ve experienced strong growth in Asia in recent months. With offices in Singapore and Hong

Chicago-based RJ O'Brien & Associates (RJO) has promoted Thomas Texier to the new role of managing director of its London-based affiliate, RJ O'Brien Limited (RJO Limited).  Texier, who has served as chief operating officer of RJO Limited since the Chicago-based parent firm acquired The Kyte Group in March 2015, has more than 20 years of management experience in the industry, including 13 years at Kyte and five at Societe Generale.   Gerald Corcoran, RJO chairman and chief executive officer, says: "I've spent extensive time over the past six months in our London office with the goal of ensuring that we

Fund management company and alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) FundRock Management Company has opened an office in Dublin, which will be headed up by Ross Thomson. Thomson has nearly 20 years of fund industry experience in Luxembourg and Canada.   FundRock has also made two initial hires from the Dublin market in order to strengthen its local presence, knowledge and relationships.   Following the market uncertainty created in the investment management sector post-Brexit, FundRock is opening an Irish office to service its clients’ needs and capitalise on the significant rise in UK-based deal flows.   Revel Wood (pictured), CEO of

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) acting chairman J Christopher Giancarlo has appointed Amir Zaidi to lead the division of market oversight (DMO). In addition, Vincent McGonagle has been appointed as the acting director for the division of enforcement (DOE), while Jeffrey Bandman will step down from his role as acting director of the division of clearing and risk (DCR) to become an adviser on issues related to financial technology. John Lawton, a 36-year employee of the commission, has taken over as acting director of DCR.   Giancarlo says: “During my time at the CFTC, I have been impressed by

Cowen Group has added Eric M Rose to the firm’s options and event driven strategies sales and trading team. Rose is a managing director and senior derivatives trader with a focus on risk arbitrage and event driven situations.   He will report to Kyle Solomon, Cowen’s head of options and event driven strategies.   “Eric has a proven ability to conceptualise and deploy complex, alpha generating derivative trading opportunities for active portfolio managers,” says Solomon. “Our organisation is committed to providing clients with value-added capabilities that leverage talent across the entire platform. As such, Eric will collaborate with our world-class

Investment management platform provider TORA has appointed David Tattan as head of European business development, based in the company’s new regional headquarters in Jersey. Tattan will work with Chris Jenkins, who is overseeing the company’s European expansion.   From its new office in Jersey, TORA will offer a range of software solutions to its client base of asset managers, hedge funds and brokerage houses, including an order and execution management system and a portfolio and risk management system.   Robert Dykes (pictured), CEO of TORA, says: “Europe has a mature asset management industry and we feel that with the forthcoming