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Pacific Fund Systems (PFS), a provider of fund accounting and transfer agency administration software via its PFS-PAXUS application, has made two senior appointments to its European-based executive team.
Kelly Ashe, who has joined the team as the sales and marketing manager for the group, is based in PFS’s new European operational headquarters on the Isle of Man and brings with her a wealth of core fund industry knowledge and experience of software sales, vendor marketing and business development.
Ashe will report to Paul Kneen, chief operating officer, and will be responsible for facilitating and enabling the efficient and successful
Boutique asset manager Unigestion has moved its London-based staff into new London headquarters in Stratford Place, W1.
Since the beginning of 2016, Unigestion’s London team has increased from 25 to 40 people as the UK has become Unigestion’s largest non-domestic market.
All four investment lines (equities, multi-asset, alternatives and private equity) are fully represented in London with investment, sales and back office teams to serve UK clients. Unigestion’s range of UK clients includes Railpen, the Merseyside Pension Fund and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
Fiona Frick (pictured), chief executive officer of Unigestion, says: “The expansion of
Martin Jonsson and Anders Wennberg have been recruited as new senior managers for the team at the Catella Hedgefond fund.
“We are pleased and proud to be able to announce Martin Jonsson and Anders Wennberg as new senior fund managers at Catella,” says Erik Kjellgren, head of the Swedish fund operations. “Catella has very high ambitions for its fund management and, with their solid background from one of the market’s most high-profile hedge funds, these individuals will be an excellent complement to the existing Catella Hedgefond team.
“This recruitment therefore complements and completes the overall equities team for Catella
Catella has confirmed media reports that four fund managers from Catella Fondförvaltning have chosen to leave the company.
Erik Kjellgren, head of Catella’s Swedish fund management operations, says: “We regret that these individuals have chosen to leave Catella. Catella has the expertise and resources necessary to ensure the management of our funds in both the short term and long term. Over the past year we have recruited senior people with extensive experience in active management of both equity funds and hedge funds, in order to reduce dependence of the fund management on individuals.
“The Catella Hedgefond fund is managed
MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has appointed Marc Russell-Jones as head of business development for EMEA.
Russell-Jones will be responsible for driving the growth of MUFG Investor Services’ asset servicing solutions across hedge funds, fund of funds and private equity/real estate funds in the EMEA region. These solutions include fund administration, middle-office outsourcing, custody, depository, trustee, fund of hedge fund financing, FX and wider banking services.
Formerly head of asset manager sector solutions for the Nordics and UK at State Street, Russell-Jones brings over 15 years’ experience from business development roles
Law firm Mourant Ozannes has moved to new office space at Landmark in order to accommodate rapid expansion in its Hong Kong office.
Driven by demand for its services, nine new starters have joined Mourant Ozannes' Hong Kong office in the last 12 months. The firm's offering in Asia continues to grow with promotions and further planned expansion.
Paul Christopher, Hong Kong managing partner, says: "Since the establishment of the Hong Kong office our Asian business has grown significantly and we continue to work on many of the most complex, high profile matters in the region. Moving to a
Lemanik Asset Management has made three new hires within its Luxembourg third-party management company to accelerate its positioning as the reference governance provider to UCITS and Alternative Investment Funds.
Alexandre Dumont has joined Lemanik as head of portfolio management and member of the executive committee; Stephen Roberts has joined the business development team with particular focus on illiquid asset classes; and Antonis Anastasiou has joined as head of product management and structuring for Alternative Investment Funds.
With combined experience in the investment fund industry of more than 50 years, the three new hires join Lemanik as a team, having
Cayman based alternative fund governance specialist Danesmead Partners has appointed former Soros Fund Management chief financial officer (CFO) Tracie Ahern as a director and principal of the firm.
Ahern (pictured_ will be based in New York and will serve as an independent director on alternative investment vehicles.
An industry veteran with 26 years of experience in the investment management industry she is a Certified Public Accountant with an MBA from New York University.
During her eight-year tenure at Soros, Ahern had responsibility for the treasury function, trade operations and firm wide budgeting and financial analysis, including all corporate
Jersey Finance has appointed An Kelles (pictured) as business development director for Greater China, to spearhead its strategy across the Far East.
Based in Jersey Finance’s Hong Kong office, Kelles will be responsible for expanding Jersey’s range of activities in the region, identifying opportunities for Jersey financial services businesses, and building relationships between Hong Kong, Greater China and Jersey. Kelles takes over the role from predecessor Yumei Zhang.
Originally from Belgium, Kelles joins Jersey Finance from the Intertrust Group’s Hong Kong office, where she was business unit director for the European and private equity teams. Prior to that, she
Hawksford, the international corporate, private client and funds business, has appointed an accounting specialist with 12 years’ industry experience as an associate director.
Bobby Stirling will have oversight of Hawksford’s client accounting team and, working closely with senior staff, will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of financial statements and book-keeping services and consistent client delivery.
He brings extensive technical knowledge and the application of accounting standards, including United Kingdom Accounting Standards, International Financial Reporting Standards and the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, to the role.
Stirling joins Hawksford from BDO Limited in Jersey where he was
