Data management platform provider Accudelta has appointed Oonagh O’Mahoney (pictured) as the firm’s new Senior Vice President Business Development Europe.  O’Mahoney has over 20 years’ experience in asset management which includes senior roles in Goldman Sachs, Henderson Investors and HSBC.   Based in London, O’Mahoney will lead the growth of the Accudelta business in Europe and report to Accudelta Managing Director, Conor Smyth.   “I’m delighted to welcome Oonagh to Accudelta,” says Smyth. “She brings an impressive track record of achievement in the asset management industry and we’re pleased she has decided to join us.  We have ambitious growth plans

Ryan Hart has joined Coquest Inc as Director of Research and portfolio manager. Formerly with Altegris Advisors, Hart will find and perform due diligence on new managers to add to Coquest client portfolios. Using his analytical background, Hart will be responsible for investment research and due diligence on commodity trading advisors and hedge fund managers. Hart formerly was a portfolio manager and Director of Research & Investments for Altegris Advisors, an affiliated company of Altegris Investments, where he managed a team of investment analysts and was part of the group responsible for strategic and tactical allocation decisions. “Ryan is an

Patrick Beranek, a 20-year industry veteran and most recently the head of Asset-Backed trading for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has joined Mischler Financial’s capital markets division as Managing Director, Structured Products. Beranek previously ran asset-backed trading and syndicate for Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and Bank of America Corp. Prior to those senior sell-side roles, Beranek was a portfolio manager for Federal National Home Mortgage Corp (FNMA). In this newly-created role at Mischler Financial, Beranek will oversee primary market activities of structured products. He will report to Robert Karr, Mischler's Head of Capital Markets. Karr says: "The ABS market has

Following the successful launch of its first EUR354.7m European CLO in July 15th 2015, Tikehau has appointed Alison Goold as a Portfolio Manager in the European CLO business, which is headed up by Debra Anderson. Goold has a wealth of leveraged credit lending experience spanning 23 years and bolsters Tikehau’s London based team, bringing expertise in syndicated leveraged loan transactions as well as private debt transactions within Tikehau’s European CLO business.   Most recently, Alison Goold was a Director in the leveraged syndications team at BNP Paribas, after being at the Head of Corporate Credit and a Portfolio Manager at

Cyril Meilland has been appointed Head of Investor Relations for Amundi in the run up to the Group’s IPO.  Meilland was previously responsible for research on European banks at Kepler Cheuvreux from 2010. Between 2008 and 2010, he led investor relations at BNP Paribas. Cyril began his career at Banque Indosuez (now CACIB) in the finance department, before becoming an equity sell-side analyst. Meilland is a graduate of French business school HEC. He holds a master’s degree in banking and financial management from Paris Dauphine University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He was named Best Investor Relations Officer

Alternative asset manager Permal Group has made three new senior hires: Terrence Purcell, EVP, Portfolio Management; Robert Discolo as EVP, Investments; and Marc Blieden, EVP, Chief Risk Officer.  Each of the positions is a new role and is central to the firm’s strategic aim of building out its Investment and Risk platforms.   Purcell, who joined on 20 July, manages the Group’s customised investment solutions for institutional clients, with a particular focus on non-US clients, and oversees the Investment Strategy group.  He was previously at the State of Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, where he was Principal Investment Officer

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Stephen Scharf to the newly-created position of Chief Security Officer (CSO). The appointment will centralise and align the firm’s global information security, physical security, employee safety, and crisis/incident management functions, ensuring a comprehensive and holistic approach to risk management and resilience across the organisation.   Scharf joins DTCC from Experian where he served as Global Chief Information Security Officer, accountable for the overall strategy, leadership and governance of Experian’s global information security, physical security and business continuity programs. Experian is a global information services group with operations in 40 countries and

Maples Fund Services has opened an office in San Francisco, the firm’s first on the west coast. The expansion further solidifies the firm’s North American presence and bolsters its service offering for clients in the region.  Additionally, the office will give MaplesFS greater exposure to the tight-knit local community of investment managers and institutional investors, as well as the broader network of service providers, in the area.   “MaplesFS is recognised globally for its proprietary technology and unique client service model and we are always looking to capitalise on opportunities to showcase this,” says Tyler Kim, MaplesFS’ Chief Information Officer

Options, a managed service and IT infrastructure provider to the global capital markets industry, has opened a new central London office. The move sees the firm consolidate its two existing London offices into one larger premises in the Victoria area of central London. The 5,000 square feet office, situated in Portland House, Victoria, will accommodate growing staff numbers within the firm and have capacity for over 100 employees.   The SW1 office boasts an impressive location with Victoria Street on its doorstep. Crucially, this location will ensure that Options’ engineering, support, account management and sales teams are within close proximity