GAMCO Investors has named Christopher J Marangi and Kevin V Dreyer as Co-Chief Investment Officers of the firm’s Value team joining Chairman Mario Gabelli (pictured) in implementing GAMCO’s Private Market Value with a Catalyst stock selection investment process. Marangi and Dreyer and have been members of the Value team managing institutional and high net worth separate accounts in the All Cap Value strategy since January 2011 and have managed various mutual funds and institutional accounts since 2007. Marangi and Dreyer joined the firm as security analysts in 2003 and 2005, respectively, from Columbia Business School. Marangi graduated magna cum laude

Jim Bumpus has joined Columbia Threadneedle Investments as National Sales Manager. Bumpus will lead intermediary sales and distribution in the broker dealer and independent channels and report to Joe Kringdon, Managing Director, Head of Intermediary Distribution. In this role, Bumpus will oversee an established and experienced sales team and be responsible for expanding the firm’s business relationships with US intermediary partners. “We are pleased to welcome Jim to Columbia Threadneedle Investments,” says Kringdon. “His extensive experience and demonstrated focus on clients reinforces our commitment to our distribution partners.” Bumpus brings nearly 30 years of experience in financial services, including multiple

Sidley Austin has appointed Rupert Wall as a partner in the firm’s Global Finance practice in London.  Recognised in legal directories as one of the brightest young partners in the London market, Wall brings a broad range of structured finance experience to Sidley’s securitisation and structured finance practice. In particular, Wall has led the structuring and restructuring of securitisation deals across a broad range of asset classes, including trade receivables, credit-card receivables, auto loans, vehicle rental fleets and mortgage loans, and a broad range of structures, including CLOs, ABCP conduits and whole business securitisations. “Rupert's decision to join us is

Omni Partners has hired Rajesh Shanmuganathan as Marketing and Investor Relations Manager. Shanmuganathan will be based in Omni’s London office.  He will be working with the existing marketing and investor relations team, which has grown from one to six people over the past three years. Rajesh’s main focus will be the Omni Event Fund (YTD performance +15% through 30 June 2015).   Rajesh has more than 12 years of experience in the alternatives investment industry within Europe and Asia. After graduating in Management Sciences he joined FRM (now a division of Man Group), where he became Vice President on the

Matthew Granade has been named Chief Market Intelligence Officer at Point72 Asset Management (Point72). He will lead several of the Firm's unique research capabilities, including Canvas, Aperio, TRAC, and its team of economists. “Matthew is a proven leader of a large-scale investment research organisation. His experience combines big-picture innovation and the challenge of producing high quality investment insight every day,” says Point72 CEO Steve Cohen (pictured).   “The Chief Market Intelligence role will strengthen and integrate research and data capabilities inside and outside our Firm for the benefit of our investment professionals,” says President Doug Haynes. “Matthew's unique background touches

EBS BrokerTec, ICAP's electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, has formed an EBS BrokerTec Executive Management Team.  This will allow the business to leverage key functions across the division, including combined product, technology and sales groups. As a result, the central limit order book (CLOB) businesses of EBS Market and BrokerTec have been combined into a single business division now referred to as EBS BrokerTec Markets. In addition, the BrokerTec CLOB business will now be referred to as BrokerTec Market.    EBS BrokerTec Markets will be led jointly by Dan Cleaves and Darryl Hooker as Co-Heads. Dan most

Kames Capital has completed the move of its London office to The Leadenhall Building, otherwise known as the ‘Cheesegrater.’ Kames has taken 13,286 sq ft of space on the 26th floor of what is London’s latest iconic skyscraper, which is officially 122 Leadenhall Street in the City of London.   The move marks a significant statement in the development of the Edinburgh based group, as it continues expand its business both in the UK and across Continental Europe. It now operates in 13 different territories across Europe including the UK.   The new office will be home to over 40

Kevin M Cronin (pictured), a law enforcement agent and former Homeland Security professional, has joined the Mackinac Partners as Managing Director in the Business Intelligence and Corporate Security Practice. Cronin, who has considerable investigative experience working with government agencies such as the FBI and DEA on both domestic and cross border operations, has also served as a Police Sergeant, an undercover agent, President of private security consulting firm Executive Security and Protection Inc., as well as a Special Agent for the Department of Homeland Security.   Cronin brings more than 23 years of investigative, intelligence and security experience to Mackinac

Marinus Capital Advisors, an alternative fixed income asset manager specialising in the broad spectrum of structured products, has appointed Aaron Garvey as a senior macro trader. Garvey was formerly a senior portfolio manager at MKP Capital Management, where he worked from 1996 to 2012 and was a partner from 2004 to 2012. Following his time at MKP, Garvey was a senior portfolio manager at Brevan Howard and at Davy Capital.   “Marinus has long married a top-down macro approach with bottom-up fundamental work in structured credit assets,” says Najib Canaan (pictured), Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner at Marinus. Garvey

Global fund services provider Moore Management, a First Names Group Company, has strengthened its leadership team with the senior appointment of Andrew Maiden (pictured) as a Director.  Maiden will be working closely with Jon Trigg, Head of European Fund Services and Mark Douglas, Head of Guernsey Fund Services, to support the organisation’s long-term strategic objectives and to continue to grow Moore’s current European client base. In his new role, Andrew will split his working week between Moore’s head office in Jersey and their Guernsey operation where he will be based. Prior to joining Moore, Maiden carved out a highly successful