Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has appointed fund finance practitioners Michael C Mascia and Wesley A Misson as partners. The addition continues the firm's global expansion, with nine lateral partners and their teams joining the firm to date in 2015, and builds on the firm's significant presence in Charlotte, NC.   Mascia and Misson have a globally recognised practice in subscription credit facilities (SCFs) and fund finance, representing lenders in facilities to many of the world's preeminent real estate and private equity funds. Mascia, previously Co-Head of Mayer Brown's Global Lending Practice, is the founder of the annual Subscription Credit Facility

Neuberger Berman has appointed Jonathan Geoghegan to the UK Financial Institutions and Intermediaries client group, effective immediately.   Geoghegan will be contributing to the continued growth of the Neuberger Berman intermediary business; specifically focusing on broadening and deepening relationships across UK and global private banks, asset managers, family offices, wealth managers and multi managers. Based in London, Jonathan reports to Tom Douie (pictured), Head of Intermediary, EMEA at Neuberger Berman.   Geoghegan has over 19 years’ industry experience. He joins from HSBC Global Asset Management where he was a Senior Relationship Manager for six years, responsible for Financial Institution distribution relationships.

Perella Weinberg Partners has appointed Marie-Hélène S McAndrew has joined the Firm as a Managing Director in its Asset Management business. Based in New York, McAndrew will work with the Marketing and Client Services Team as a Product Specialist for the PWP Global Macro strategy. PWP Global Macro strategy is a highly liquid, global macro strategy investing in equity indices, currencies, sovereign debt, credit, and commodities. The investment strategy is based on fundamental macro-economic research to establish predictive relationships between macro-economic factors and asset returns. The strategy is led by portfolio manager Maria Vassalou.   McAndrew has 20 years of

USD4.2 billion investment solutions provider La Française Global Investment Solutions (La Française GIS) has appointed credit derivatives specialist Michael Hattab-Maruani as a Senior Credit Portfolio Manager. Hattab-Maruani’s investment banking and derivatives experience complements La Française GIS’ existing credit capabilities, which offer investors a flexible approach to credit investing and whose long-standing expertise spans the asset class.   Hattab-Maruani will be based in Paris and joins the team managing La Française GIS’ flagship credit opportunities strategy, which has produced annualised returns of 12 per cent since inception in 2013 (as of 31 August, 2015).   Hattab-Maruani’s hire is especially well timed

Fund management group Liontrust has added Antonio Forte (pictured) to the firm’s international sales team. Forte joins from Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, having previously worked at Luxgest Asset Management (Intesa San Paolo Group) and Philip Morris International. Antonio is also a CAIA holder.   Forte is based in Luxembourg and will work with James Beddall and Jonathan Hughes-Morgan to expand the distribution capability of Liontrust’s Dublin range of funds, with a particular focus on Italy and Spain.   “Italy is attractive for fund management groups because of the large savings market and the recent and ongoing move away from bonds and

The Boston office of global law firm K&L Gates has added Richard Kerr (pictured) as a partner in the investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments practice. He joins K&L Gates from Goodwin Proctor LLP. Kerr focuses his practice on counselling investment companies, investment advisers, broker-dealers, banks, and other financial institutions on corporate, regulatory, and transactional matters, including formation and registration, reorganisation transactions, mergers and acquisitions, marketing and advertising, and public and private offerings of debt and equity securities. He has substantial experience representing financial institutions before federal and state securities and banking regulators and self-regulatory organisations, including the Financial Industry Regulatory

Ogier has appointed Bryon Rees as a partner in its unds and corporate practice in Guernsey. Rees joined Ogier in 2005 and has a broad practice, although with a focus on investment fund, corporate, regulatory and finance related work.    Rees is a Guernsey advocate, South African attorney and English solicitor. Legal directories describe him as technically excellent with great communication skills.   Ogier partner Marcus Leese says: “Bryon Rees has played a central role in our investment fund practice in Guernsey, supporting its early growth and more recent development alongside partners William Simpson and Frances Watson. Bryon has particular

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Mark Wetjen (pictured) as Managing Director with responsibility for leading the firm’s global public policy function and related business and legal activities. Wetjen will join DTCC on 28 September, 2015, and will be based in Washington, DC. He will report to Larry Thompson, Vice Chairman of DTCC and General Counsel.   “We are delighted to welcome Mark to DTCC as we continue to grow our role as a resource on how financial market utilities can help achieve the risk mitigation and transparency goals of policymakers,” says Thompson. “Mark’s reputation for consensus-building

The London Metal Exchange (LME) is pleased to announce the appointment of four new members to its Steel Committee as it moves closer to the launch of two new ferrous contracts – steel scrap and steel rebar – in November. The new members are:   • Spencer Johnson, INTL FCStone • Phillip Killicoat, Goldman Sachs Commodities • Gianpiero Repole, Liberty Commodities • William Schmiedel, Sims Group Global Trade Corporation   “We are pleased to welcome these new members to the committee,” says Matthew Chamberlain (pictured), Head of Business Development. “The Steel Committee has been influential in the design of the

The Right Honourable William Hague (pictured) has joined the Boards of Intercontinental Exchange and ICE Futures Europe. Hague will assume the role of Chairman of ICE Futures Europe in January 2016, succeeding Sir Bob Reid who is retiring from that role after 16 years of service. Sir Bob Reid continues as the Chairman of ICE Clear Europe through 2015. Hague served as a Member of the UK Parliament from 1989 to 2015. He entered the UK Cabinet in 1995 and led the Conservative Party from 1997 to 2001. From 2010 to 2014 he served as First Secretary of State and