Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM), the institutional asset management arm of Lombard Odier Group, has appointed an Insurance Linked Strategies (ILS) team to offer institutional clients a further asset class with low correlation to mainstream assets. Gregor Gawron joins with team members Simon Vuille and Marc Brogli. Gawron led the CAT bonds and ILS offering at Dynapartners and before that at Falcon Private Bank. Prior to this, Gawron was a portfolio manager in the ILS team at RMF/Man Investments, where he worked closely with his current team.   Based in LOIM’s office in Zurich, the ILS team will report to

Schulte Roth & Zabel (SRZ) has added attorney John J Mahon as a partner in the Investment Management Group, resident in the firm's Washington DC office. Mahon joins SRZ from Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. Mahon brings to SRZ extensive experience in advising private equity firms and other financial sector participants in a wide range of capital markets and securities law matters. He has counselled on the establishment and operation of business development companies, registered closed-end funds and other similar public and private vehicles that comply with complex regulatory structures, such as the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment

The New York office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Edward Dartley as a partner in the firm’s investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments and private equity practices. He joins K&L Gates from Pepper Hamilton LLP. Dartley’s practice encompasses many areas across the asset management industry, with particular focus on alternative investment asset classes, private equity and venture capital funds, and managed accounts, as well as regulatory, compliance, and operational matters and compliance audits. Previously a former counsel and chief compliance officer with a registered investment adviser with several billion dollars under management, he has extensive

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