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Percentile, a provider of technology for risk management and regulatory compliance, has appointed John Barker as non-executive director and adviser to the board, Brian Miranda as sales director and Lavinia Constantin as product manager.
It says the team expansion reflects increasing demand from both buy-side and sell-side for technology that provides a firm-wide view of risk exposures and enables compliance with regulatory and internal stress testing requirements under the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) rules.
MiFID II shifts the focus towards the buy-side, expecting hedge funds and asset managers to take more ownership of their risk management
ACSI Funds, an asset management firm specialising in the use of proprietary customer satisfaction data as a leading indicator for security selection, has appointed exchange-traded fund (ETF) specialist Kevin Quigg as chief strategist.
ACSI Funds had previously been operating under the name CSAT Funds.
Prior to joining ACSI Funds, Quigg (pictured) was global head of sales strategy for State Street Global Advisors SPDR family of ETFs. Quigg oversaw the growth of assets under management in SPDR ETFs to over USD400 billion during his tenure.
"Kevin Quigg is a recognised leader in the ETF industry and has helped drive
REDI Global Technologies has expanded its Asia-Pacific data centre infrastructure and added several new staff in the region.
This builds on REDI’s points of presence across Asia, EMEA and the Americas, and reinforces its cross-regional mesh of data centres.
"We see a tremendous amount of opportunity in Asia Pacific, and we're pleased to expand our presence in the region by growing our operations there," says Michael Rude, REDI's chief revenue officer. "This build out of our physical infrastructure in the region will allow us to provide a superior service to our clients trading into and within Asia by enhancing the performance, scalability and
IP Trade, a provider of real-time communications and collaboration systems for trading floor environments and operations dispatch centres, is expanding its presence throughout Europe.
IP Trade is capitalising on recent growth across all business segments in the region, responding to industry consolidation and preparing for a major buying cycle as customers migrate from legacy platforms.
Jean-Francois Geys, chief executive of IP Trade, says: “We already have had significant customer wins in England, France, Ireland and Luxembourg, and with our increased focus in Europe, we expect 50 per cent revenue growth in the region in 2016. As a European company,
Doug Rothschild (pictured) is joining Agecroft Partners as president, reporting to the founder and chief executive Don Steinbrugge.
As president of Agecroft Partners Rothschild will assist in the day to day operations of the firm, represent the firm and its clients to institutional investors, help with hedge fund consulting assignments, perform due diligence on potential hedge funds the firm might represent, assist with Agecroft’s Gaining the Edge – Hedge Fund Leadership Summits and help guide other strategic initiatives of the firm.
Rothschild brings more than 20 years’ experience in the financial industry, including serving six years on the executive committee of one of
The International Commodities and Derivatives Association (ICDA) has appointed two new members to its board of directors: Stéphane Graber, secretary general of the Swiss Trading and Shipping Association (STSA), and Paul Lynch, chief executive of itarle, a provider of multi-asset algorithmic trading and analytics services for the sell-side.
As secretary general of STSA, the main professional trading and shipping association in Switzerland, Graber has been instrumental in unifying three regional associations under a single umbrella and has been the driving force behind STSA’s professionalism and increased engagement with Swiss authorities.
Previously he was delegate at the Economic Development Office, Department
Marc Lenaers has been promoted to managing associate in Ogier’s Luxembourg office.
Lenaers advises global clients and investment managers on a wide range of regulated and unregulated investment vehicles, including mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity, real estate and debt funds. He is in charge of setting up and restructuring Luxembourg investment funds tailored to the clients’ needs.
Prior to joining Ogier, Lenaers was head of legal fund engineering in a major bank and senior associate in a Luxembourg law firm, where he was in charge of the investment funds practice of the New York representative office.
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Kettera Strategies has added three new managers to its Hydra marketplace – ADG Capital, AE Capital and Deep Field Capital.
Hydra provides investors with manager access, notional funding, daily transparency and twice monthly liquidity to established and emerging alternative asset managers.
“Allocators, investors and managers are finding real value by coming together on Hydra,” says Jon Stein, CEO of Hydra’s operator, Chicago-based Kettera Strategies. “One thing that distinguishes us in addition to managers that are strong veterans, is that we focus globally on strategies that are unique and diversifying. The addition of ADG, AE and Deep Field to Hydra
MG Stover, a full service alternative investment fund accounting and administration firm, has appointed Seth Altman (pictured) as director of hedge funds and family offices.
The firm has also promoted Josiah Reich, previously the director of hedge funds and family offices, to chief financial officer.
Altman will join MG Stover’s senior management team and will lead firm’s growth and client service initiatives specific to its hedge fund and family office clientele.
Altman has 12 years of experience in the alternative investment industry. He began his career at Deloitte & Touche in New York City where he audited banks,
The FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has appointed Gerry Harvey as its first Chief Executive Officer. Gerry Harvey has 30 years’ experience in the wholesale financial markets and extensive experience in the regulatory field.
Mark Yallop, Chair of the FICC Market Standards Board (FMSB), says: “I am delighted Gerry is joining the FMSB. He has a deep knowledge of business practices, market structures and regulation in the fixed income, foreign exchange and commodities markets. We couldn’t have found a better person to lead the FMSB through the next stages of its journey raising standards across wholesale markets.”
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