Capital Generation Partners (CapGen), a private investment group serving ultra-high net worth families and endowments, has appointed Alex Waters as global strategist. Reporting to CapGen’s founding partners, Waters (pictured) will be responsible for developing CapGen’s macroeconomic analysis, drawing on a range of data sources to provide a robust framework for the firm’s investment decisions.   Waters joins CapGen from Roubini Global Economics, where he was responsible for the organisation’s global forecasting effort, and producing macroeconomic and monetary policy research. Prior to that, Waters held positions at the UK Debt Management Office.   Khaled Said, managing partner at CapGen, says: “Recent

Financial management and technology consultancy Brickendon has appointed Hugh Whelan as a non-executive director. Brickendon is currently undergoing a growth plan to strengthen its international foothold, including opening an office in New York.   Whelan has been working in the financial services sector for over 18 years, holding senior roles at Dresdner Bank, Mizuho, Bayerische Landesbank and Commerzbank.   He began his career as an accountant before moving into investment banking, specifically risk management and foreign exchange.   Whelan was previously an associated director for Fx Spotstream, a multibank FX aggregation platform, where he was instrumental in establishing this successful

Caledonia (Private) Investments, an independent global long/short equity investment manager, has appointed David Scully, former partner and chief marketing officer of Coatue Management, as vice chairman, US. In this new role, he will be based in New York and will serve as an advisor on business strategy, as well as oversee the creation of a business development and client service team to serve the firm’s institutional investors.   Michael Messara, senior portfolio manager, will become co-chief investment officer with Will Vicars, who has led the investment team for the past five years and spearheaded the firm’s long/short strategy since its

Principal has hired Suresh Singh as head of funds distribution for Asia, based in Singapore. Singh will be responsible for introducing the capabilities of Principal’s investment boutiques, covering specialities in equities, fixed income, real estate and alternatives, to key intermediaries, fund selectors and investment platforms.   Singh reports to the firm’s global head of wealth advisory services Nick Lyster and head of the south-east Asian region Celestine Khoo.   Prior to joining Principal, Singh was at BlackRock where he was responsible for the build-out of the dedicated wealth and asset management relationship management team for iShares ETFs, covering clients in

Financial and corporate communications consultancy Citigate Dewe Rogerson has launched an investor relations (IR) advisory service for alternative investment managers. In addition, it has appointed Hyacinth Chu (pictured) as director in its New York office.   Prior to joining Citigate, Chu was director of marketing and investor relations for two hedge funds: Alpha4x Asset Management, which employed a discretionary global macro strategy, and Serendiv Capital, which managed an event driven and equities strategy.   Chu was also a managing director at Atrato Advisors, an investment consultant specialised in hedge fund research and custom portfolio construction. Prior to that, Chu was

Bill Salus has launched consultancy firm Paddock Consultancy, which aims to assist financial services companies with growth and management challenges. New York based Salus (pictured) has over 30 years of experience in executive management in the investment and asset servicing industry.   Most recently global chief executive officer for Apex Fund Services, he has also held senior positions at BNYMellon, PNC Global Investment Servicing, KeyCorp and Security Pacific Bank and was a member of the ICI International Operations Advisory Committee.   Salus says: “Setting up Paddock feels like a natural step for me at this time. There is currently a great

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Timothy Keady as managing director of DTCC Solutions and Sales & Solution Delivery. Keady (pictured) assumes responsibility for leading DTCC’s solutions businesses of derivatives, collateral, institutional post-trade processing (Omgeo products), entity data (Avox Data Services) and data products, including DTCC’s joint venture companies of Clarient Global, DTCC-Euroclear Global Collateral and Soltra.    He retains his current responsibilities as chief client officer for leading the company’s sales, relationship management, and marketing and communications functions.    Keady succeeds Donna Milrod, who is leaving the firm in November.   He will report to Mike Bodson,

Lawson Conner, a provider of fund launch services, a regulatory hosting platform and capital introductions, has appointed Michael Denoon-Slater as head of capital introductions.  He assumed responsibilities on 3 October 2016 and will be responsible for developing this new business across Europe, Asia and North America.   Prior to joining Lawson Conner, Denoon-Slater founded Strathspey Partners, a London based boutique advisory firm, which specialised in capital introduction and business development globally for alternative investment funds.   Denoon-Slater has over 20 years’ experience within the global financial sector and has spent the past 10 years working in prime services and hedge funds for Citigroup and Boyer Allan Investment

SALI Fund Services has appointed Jonas Katz as managing director and chief marketing officer. Katz (pictured) will be responsible for expanding the firm’s relationships with investment managers and life insurance companies as SALI looks to expand its insurance‐dedicated fund (IDF) business.   This is SALI’s third key hire in 2016 following the appointments of director of due diligence Kris Studebaker and general counsel Chi Chang.   Katz joins SALI with more than 15 years of hedge fund and IDF industry experience. He most recently served as a principal with Forester Capital, a multi‐billion dollar fund of hedge funds in Greenwich,

Laven Partners has appointed Nick Illsley as a director within the firm’s due diligence department. With over 11 years of experience in finance of which more than seven years in the hedge fund space, Illsley (pictured) will work to address clients’ due diligence challenges within the current and changing operational and regulatory environment.   “We are pleased to add such an experienced professional to our team,” says Jerome Lussan, CEO and founder of Laven Partners. “Nick complements Laven Partners’ know-how in due diligence and enhances further the strength and depth of our due diligence process. Nick has a longstanding expertise