Independent fund and corporate services provider Crestbridge is to expand into the Cayman Islands in response to continued growth and client demand.   Subject to regulatory approvals from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, Crestbridge plans to offer a range of governance services to the international funds community with the office, scheduled to open before the year’s end.  The new Crestbridge operation will be led by a team of three Cayman directors with extensive experience in the Cayman Islands working with fund and corporate structures including hedge funds, multi-manager funds, private equity, debt and insurance structures. The team will develop the

Empaxis Data Management, a provider of middle and back-office outsourcing for investment management firms, has opened an office in London and launched Empaxis Europe Limited. Empaxis delivers back-office operations outsourcing, reconciliation, and custom services for the asset management industry including hedge funds and family offices. Investment management firms turn to outsourcing their operations because it's challenging to retain high caliber personnel who have expertise with the software and tools required to deliver the efficiencies and accuracy necessary for today's complex compliance and security requirements. "Outsourcing is not a new concept, but for many in investment management in Europe, it's relatively

Dyal Capital Partners, a unit of Neuberger Berman Private Equity, has appointed alternatives industry veteran John Dyment as Head of Dyal's Business Services Platform. In this position, Dyment will lead the team of professionals dedicated to helping Dyal Capital's strategic partners achieve their unique business objectives. Dyment reports to Michael Rees, Head of Dyal Capital.   Dyal Capital acquires strategic minority equity stakes in institutional alternative investment firms and provides strategic assistance to its partner firms, including institutional client introductions, product development and advice regarding implementing industry best business practices. Dyal Capital Partners was established in 2011 and currently has

Arthur Bell CPAs, a professional services firm dedicated to servicing the alternative investment industry, has formed Arthur Bell Limited based in Ireland to better serve its international clients. This expansion follows the opening of an Arthur Bell office in Midtown Manhattan, the nexus of New York’s alternative investment industry, just four months ago in May 2015. The formation of Arthur Bell Limited represents a commitment to its clients to deliver more comprehensive service offerings on a global scale.   Arthur F Bell, Jr, Managing Member of Arthur Bell CPAs, says: “We are thrilled to establish a presence in Ireland, one

Olivetree Financial has appointed Fred Ward to its event driven team, to further hone the firm’s consultancy skills for the buy-side community. Ward joins from Magnetar Capital, where he headed up its European equities event portfolio, and his responsibilities at Olivetree will be to advise both long-fund and hedge-fund clients on how to navigate tough-to-model special situations. He is based in London and will work across Olivetree’s clients globally.   As the pace of regulatory change continues to increase, market participants remain under pressure to modify their businesses and respond to the regulatory demands. Having launched in a post-crisis environment,

John Valentini has joined the Fiera Capital global team as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer. The firm has also promoted Sylvain Roy to President and Chief Operating Officer of it’s Canadian division, effective 1 October, 2015. Both will be reporting directly to Sylvain Brosseau, Fiera Capital’s global President and Chief Operating Officer.   “As Fiera Capital continues to pursue its growth plans in Canada and the US, our organisational structure has been adapted to best support our growing and geographically diverse operations. We are pleased to be able to count on seasoned leaders with extensive industry and market know-how

AltX has appointed Roy Singh (pictured) as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective immediately. “Roy’s extensive experience in data science, distributed systems, natural language processing and machine learning will catapult our product capabilities and offerings to new heights,” says Sam Hocking, Founder and CEO of AltX. “Roy’s deep technical knowledge, coupled with his understanding of quantitative finance, is precisely the expertise that AltX needs to build on its position as the next-generation intelligence platform for the alternative investment market.”   Hocking has a proven track record in data science, distributed systems, natural language processing, machine learning and quantitative finance. Prior to

Aegon Asset Management has appointed Kirk Buese as Chief Investment Officer of its US investment management operation, Aegon USA Investment Management (AUIM), effective 7 September. Aegon Asset Management, the global asset management division of Netherlands-based Aegon Group, comprises asset managers in the United States, United Kingdom, China and continental Europe. AUIM is a registered investment adviser with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.   As CIO of AUIM, Buese will focus on leading its public and private fixed income, asset allocation, derivatives and hedging investment teams, and further developing its investment capabilities.   Buese has more than 25 years' experience

Chiron Investment Management, a boutique, actively-managed investment management firm led by Chief Investment Officer Ryan Caldwell (pictured)and Chief Executive Officer Enrico Gaglioti, has bolstered its executive and investment teams with the addition of five seasoned professionals. Kristen A Richards and Shailendra P Panchal have joined the firm’s executive team. Richards will assume the role of Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director and Panchal will become the firm’s Chief Risk Officer.   Joining Chiron’s investment management team as portfolio managers are Brian Cho, CFA and Grant Sarris, CFA. Cho will be the Head of Quantitative Research and Mr. Sarris will focus

Cowen Group is to join AltX’s team of strategic investors. Cowen joins other lead investors of AltX including Wells Fargo & Company, Control Empresarial de Capitales, controlled by Carlos Slim, David Bonderman, founding partner of TPG Capital, Andy Redleaf, CEO of Whitebox and Jeff Ubben, founder of Value Act Capital, as well as other prominent global investors.   AltX, founded in 2012, is an intelligence platform for the alternatives market, combining science, technology, relational and behavioural data, along with traditional financial analytics and regulatory data, all in one platform. Analytics, proprietary algorithms, big data, real time news and relationship mapping help both