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Law firm Maples and Calder, which advises on the laws of the Cayman Islands, Ireland and the British Virgin Islands, has announced the appointment of 12 new partners across its global offices.
The new partners in the Cayman Islands office include Greg Barwick, Philip Dickinson, Patrick Head, Andrew Keast and Patrick Rosenfeld. Ian Conlon, Stephen McLoughlin, Eimear O'Dwyer, Enda O'Keeffe and Ciara O'Leary were appointed as partners in the Dublin office. Manuela Belmontes and Harjit Kaur were elected in the Dubai and London offices, respectively.
Global Managing Partner, Henry Smith says, "It is with great pleasure that we announce
CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals is opening of new offices in China and India.
The establishment of a presence in these two markets demonstrates strong support for the region's growing number of members and candidates and allows for renewed focus on advocacy efforts to actively shape public policy that strengthens investor confidence and market integrity.
"This important milestone in the history of CFA Institute underscores our commitment to the Asia Pacific region and to the global investment profession," says Paul Smith, CFA, president and CEO of CFA Institute. "The new offices in Beijing and Mumbai demonstrate the
Dallas-based alternative investment management firm Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors, has appointed First Foundation Advisors as the exclusive sub-advisor for the Highland Total Return Fund.
First Foundation Advisors was selected by the Board of Trustees for Highland Funds.
“We are pleased to expand our relationship with First Foundation Advisors,” says Ethan Powell, Highland’s Chief Product Strategist. “First Foundation has a strong track record and an investment process that aligns with the objectives of the Highland Total Return Fund.”
First Foundation Advisors also serves as the exclusive sub-advisor for the Highland Fixed Income Fund and the Highland Tax Exempt Fund.
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Ogier has appointed David Cooney and Bradley Kruger as Partners in the Cayman office and Michael Killourhy (pictured) as a Partner in the BVI office.
In addition, Partner Simon Schilder has joined the Jersey Funds team and five Senior Associates have been promoted to Managing Associate across the BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Luxembourg offices.
David Cooney has been with Ogier since 2012 having moved from the UK, where he was previously a Partner at Gorvins. His practice focuses primarily on Private Clients and he also manages a number of key funds related clients and transactions.
David received his Bachelor of
Jim Dondero, Co-Founder and President of Highland Capital Management, has been named Senior Portfolio Manager of the firm's Energy MLP Fund, effective 1 February, 2015.
Dondero joins Jon Poglitsch, CFA and Matthew Gray, CFA as lead managers of the fund. Dondero, Poglitsch and Gray will be responsible for all of the investment decisions of the fund.
“Dislocation in the energy sector has caused unwarranted disruptions in the MLP space,” says Dondero. “Jon and Matthew have done a fantastic job managing the fund having achieved double digit returns since the fund's inception and I am excited to join them. We expect
Trading Technologies International (TT), a provider of high-performance professional trading software, has appointed Brian Mehta as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).
Mehta is responsible for advancing the company’s brand, managing new product launches and leading all public outreach. He is a member of the executive team, where he reports directly to CEO Rick Lane.
Mehta joins TT from Motorola Mobility, where he served as head of North America Marketing. At Motorola, he oversaw several major marketing initiatives – such as a partnership with the NFL – and product launches for the DROID RAZR, DROID MAXX, Moto X and the Moto 360.
Leor Shapiro has joined Jefferies as a Managing Director and Global Head of Business Consulting for the firm’s Global Prime Services unit.
In this new role, Shapiro will work closely with Jefferies’ sales and capital introduction teams to advise and assist startup and existing managers with fund launches and expansion.
Previously, Shapiro was US Head of Business Consulting Services at UBS. He will report to John Laub, Global co-Head of Prime Brokerage at Jefferies, who joined the firm last summer. Shapiro’s appointment is part of Jefferies’ continued expansion of its prime services business as it focuses on catering for
Advent Capital Management has appointed Matthew Dundon, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager to its alternative investment strategies team.
Dundon will support and collaborate with Advent’s current portfolio managers to identify unique investment ideas across corporate capital structures globally.
“We’re excited to welcome Matthew to Advent and look forward to the complementary skills he’ll bring as we continue to grow, diversify and opportunistically enhance our investment teams,” says Tracy Maitland, President and Chief Investment Officer of Advent. “The volatility in global markets is creating increased investment opportunities and we are adding investment talent to be able to vet more investment ideas
Hong Kong law firm K&L Gates has added Michael Wong as a partner in the investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments practice.
Wong joins the firm from Allen & Overy LLP.
Concentrating his practice on investment management and financial regulation, Wong has extensive experience advising fund managers and financial institutions on the structuring, establishment, and distribution of a broad range of fund products, including hedge, alternative investment, and SFC-authorized funds, as well as counseling on a wide variety of other financial regulatory areas, including licensing and registration of financial intermediaries, managed accounts, custody arrangements, disclosure of interests, insider dealing,
Unigestion, an institutional asset manager that focuses on providing its clients with a targeted range of risk-managed investment solutions, has appointed Ken Harvie as Head of Consultant Relations within its Institutional Clients team.
Harvie joined in December 2014 and is based in London, reporting to Tom Leavitt, Managing Director and Head of Institutional Clients. Ken will be responsible for strengthening relations across the global consultancy community.
Harvie joins Unigestion from Ignis Asset Management, and brings over 30 years’ experience in the pensions industry. In his role as Client and Consultant Relations Director at Ignis Harvie played a key role
