Hedge fund manager Shenkman Capital Management has appointed Charles Robinson (pictured) as Senior Vice President, Client Service and Business Development based in London. Robinson will play a key role in client relationship management and the development and execution of the company's strategic growth initiatives internationally.   "We are delighted to have someone of Charles' international stature joining our firm," says Mark Shenkman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Shenkman Capital. "Our business today reflects the increasingly global nature of our investor base. Charles' broad experience complements our seasoned team and his reputation among institutional clients and consultants will be an

Broadridge Financial Solutions has added three senior executives to its London office to expand the firm’s support for global financial institutions in key market-centres internationally. Kimberly Jewell, Mike Thrower (pictured) and Peter Morris bring decades of experience in banking and brokerage operations, client relationship management, sales and technology.   Jewell has joined as managing director of global accounts and will support Broadridge’s tier-one global clients headquartered in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). She joins Broadridge from SunGard, with 20 years’ experience in North American and Pan-European strategic planning, profit and loss management, marketing and business development in the capital

Ogier has added a new commercial litigation barrister to its team in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Brian Lacy (pictured), who has experience of civil fraud, insolvency and trust disputes, joins the firm as a partner, increasing the law firm’s global partnership to 51.   Ogier partner Ray Wearmouth says: “Brian’s wealth of experience makes him a very strong addition to our busy and growing BVI and global dispute resolution teams. Brian’s arrival further compliments the business that partner Andrew Wanambwa has been building since he joined Ogier.”   Lacy has been involved in many of the most significant cases

Multi-strategy hedge fund manager Deimos Asset Management has appointed Charles Slotnik  as a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager. Slotnik will focus on building and managing a portfolio of investments in event arbitrage. Prior to Deimos, Slotnik spent the last 20 years managing portfolios focused on event arbitrage at Carlson Capital, Brookline Avenue Partners and Slotnik Capital Management.   Slotnik is the third portfolio manager to join Deimos since July, following the additions of Paul Orwicz and James Warner. These new hires are in line with  Deimos' business strategy of developing a suite of hedge fund products, expected to include a multi-strategy hedge

Gottex Group has appointed Laurent Chevallier as a senior member of its portfolio management team.  Chevallier has 16 years of experience with alternative investments having worked for Quest Partners, Bucephale Investment Managers and Unigestion. For the past four years, Laurent was most recently Portfolio Manager of the Vasken macro fund, a fund with a strong tail risk protection bias, trading systematic macro themes, trends, carry trades – in forex, yield curves and commodities – and index spreads.   Arpad Busson, Executive Chairman, says: “As Gottex pursues its strategic initiative in the area of Altermative Risk Premia, Laurent’s hands-on experience managing

Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP) has formed a strategic advisory board which will provide the firm’s management team with strategic advice on key industry and business-related matters. The seven initial members of the Advisory Board are: Walter Isaacson, Aspen Institute President and CEO; Jorma Ollila, former Royal Dutch Shell Chairman; Robert Pozen, former Fidelity Investments Vice Chairman; Ivan Seidenberg, former Verizon Communications Inc. Chairman and CEO; Jane Sherburne, former Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel for BNY Mellon; Daniel Yergin, IHS Vice Chairman; and Robert K Steel, PWP CEO.   “As we approach the next ten years of the firm’s

TeamCo Advisers, a privately owned investment advisory firm that manages portfolios of select hedge funds and other opportunistic alternative assets, has appointed John Shearman (pictured) as Managing Director. Shearman will assist in crafting new investment solutions for clients and enhancing the firm’s relationships with clients, managers, and consultants.   Shearman joins TeamCo from his own private wealth advisory firm, IV Lions, which specialised in liquid alternative investments. Previously, Shearman was a partner at Albourne Partners, one of the world’s premier alternative investment advisory firms, where he advised intuitional investors on hedge funds and other alternative investments. Prior to that, he served

Nephila Capital has promoted Adam Beatty (pictured) to Managing Director of Nephila Advisors UK Ltd. Nephila is an institutional asset manager of vehicles dedicated to investing in natural catastrophe and weather risk insurance linked securities. Nephila Advisors UK provides non-discretionary sub-advisory and investor relations services. Beatty, who joined the firm in 2013 has contributed to Nephila's business in many ways, including investor relations and business development across Europe and the Middle East, and in January 2014, he assumed the role of Active Underwriter for syndicate 2357.   "Adam has done a wonderful job driving our Lloyd's plan since joining the

Campbell & Company, an absolute return investment advisor, specialising in systematic managed futures and equity market-neutral strategies, has opened an office in New York City, marking its first expansion beyond its headquarters in Baltimore. Campbell opened its new office in Midtown Manhattan in order to facilitate meetings and better serve its growing base of domestic and international investors.   Michael Harris, Campbell President, says: “We are excited to have a presence in the heart of Midtown, on Madison Avenue and 53rd Street, that is easily accessible to our investors and other stakeholders. This is a natural progression for us as