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Jersey Finance has appointed William McGilivray as Business Development Director for London.
In his new role, McGilivray will be the main representative for Jersey Finance in London with responsibility for identifying opportunities and building relationships between Jersey and the City, and for supporting member firms with their private wealth management, funds and capital markets growth strategies.
During a 20-year career in the financial services industry, William has worked closely with ultra-high net worth (UHNW) families and has also focused particularly on alternative investment funds.
Jersey Finance’s Deputy CEO, Richard Corrigan, says: "We are delighted to have William on
TradeStation Group, parent company of broker-dealer and futures commission merchant TradeStation Securities, the award-winning broker-dealer and futures commission merchant, has announced that Salomon Sredni will retire as President and CEO and from the board of directors effective 31 March, 2016.
John Bartleman, President of TradeStation Securities, will succeed Sredni as President of TradeStation Group, and join its board of directors, effective 1 April, 2016. TradeStation Group, a Monex Group company (listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, code: 8698), is the parent of the organisation’s US-based brokerage and trading technology businesses. Sredni is also retiring as COO of
BP Capital Fund Advisors has appointed Brad Olsen as Principal and Portfolio Manager of the TwinLine MLP Fund and the TwinLine Energy Fund.
Olsen will lead the Firm's midstream/energy infrastructure research and investment effort. He brings 10 years of experience in midstream and energy to the team, including four years of buy-side experience and four years leading the midstream research effort at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co (TPH &Co) in Houston, where he was recognised as a top midstream analyst by Institutional Investor, Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times.
"I have known Brad for nearly a decade," says Toby Loftin, Managing
Victory Park Capital (VPC), an investment firm focused on private middle market debt and equity investments, has promoted three experienced investment professionals, and made three new hires.
The promotions are as follows: Gordon Watson, Partner. Watson helps oversee direct private debt and equity investments in the specialty finance sector. Based in New York, Watson joined VPC in 2014 and has 10 years of experience investing in a diverse range of alternative investments for middle market companies. Watson was previously a portfolio manager centered on distressed debt at GLG Partners, a London-based hedge fund manager. He joined GLG after it purchased
Aquila Capital has appointed of industry expert Manfred Schraepler as Managing Director and Business Unit Head, Financial Assets and Liquid Private Markets.
In the newly created role, Schraepler will be responsible for the strategic direction and further growth of Aquila Capital’s financial asset business.
Schraepler joins Aquila Capital from Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Fund Solutions Group, having previously worked in a senior capacity at a number of firms, including as Director of Marketing at IKOS CIF Limited and Head of Structured Funds at Deutsche Bank AG, London.
Roman Rosslenbroich, CEO and Co-Founder of Aquila Capital, says: ”I
Agile Fund Solutions has appointed industry veteran David Proskin as Chief Financial Officer in the firm’s New York office.
"This is another huge win for us in the New York market," says Vincent Calcagno, CEO. "David brings a tremendous wealth of knowledge and operating experience in the hedge fund and broader alternative investment industry. He will undoubtedly aid in delivering on our mission to enable managers to scale their business by having them focus on the portfolio while we focus on the middle and back office."
"Joining Agile is truly exciting. Vince and I worked together 20 years ago and it
Crestline Investors has hire an experienced European Opportunistic Credit team and opened its first European office in London. This move represents an expansion of the firm's well-established US Opportunistic Credit Platform.
Michael Guy, Crestline's Chief Investment Officer of Europe, will lead the London office.
"The opening of our London office extends our geographic capabilities and complements our U.S. Opportunistic and Credit efforts," says Douglas Bratton, Chief Executive Officer of Crestline. "Crestline is committed to growing its Opportunistic Credit platform and establishing on-the-ground resources in locations that support our investor base and where we see attractive investment opportunities."
Guy has
Stradley Ronon has opened an office in Chicago with the hiring of former K&L Gates Partners David P Glatz and Alan P Goldberg, both of whom join the firm as partners in the investment management group.
In addition to the Chicago-based partners, Eric S Purple and Nicole Trudeau, both previously partners at K&L Gates, have joined Stradley Ronon’s Washington DC office as partners in the investment management group.
With these additions, Stradley Ronon’s investment management practice now has 60 dedicated professionals representing registered investment companies, including open-end funds, closed-end funds, interval funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and unit investment trusts
Standish Mellon Asset Management Company, the fixed income specialist for BNY Mellon Investment Management, has appointed Vincent Reinhart (pictured) as Chief Economist.
Reinhart, who will report to David Leduc, Standish's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, will serve as a key resource for Standish's investment team and support developing the firm's macro framework which is a key part of Standish's investment process across all strategies.
"We are delighted to have someone of Vincent's caliber and expertise to further strengthen our global macroeconomic research platform. He will provide additional scope to our team based investment process and will support
Conifer Financial Services (Conifer), a provider of fund administration, middle office, and tax services to the asset management industry, has hired industry veteran Jeff Strauss as Managing Director in its New York Business Development team.
Jack McDonald, CEO of Conifer, says: ”We are thrilled to have someone of Jeff's experience and expertise join our team. My partners and I have known Jeff for years and view him as a true leader in the Fund Services industry. Given the significant opportunities we see before us, I am highly confident that Jeff will meaningfully contribute to Conifer's success in the years ahead."
