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Montreux Capital Management has boosted the team behind its Commodity Trading Fund with the addition of experienced geologist and small cap mining entrepreneur Dr Steven Newbery.
Newbery, who is joining as an advisor to the fund, has more than 25 years’ experience in the discovery of base and precious metals. He has been responsible for the establishment, capital raising and market listing of a number of mining companies and has acquired significant industry experience at an executive level in volatile market environments.
Newbery is the founder of the Dubai-based MLI Group of companies, while he also resides on and acts
Indus Valley Partners (IVP), a provider of alternative asset management solutions, has appointed Sachin Kachhla as its Managing Director for Sales and Client Relations.
Kachhla has over 10 years’ experience advising hedge funds and asset management firms and selling them technology solutions to meet their strategic requirements.
Prior to joining Indus Valley Partners, Mr. Kachhla established and grew the North American business of Tradar, a leading portfolio management system provider, from under five clients to over fifty. He was then instrumental in selling the company to Eze Castle Software. At Eze, Kachhla was part of the executive sales team
Industry veteran Chris Jackson has joined Liquidnet as European Head of the firm’s Execution and Quantitative Services (EQS) Group.
Jackson brings over twenty years of experience to this new role which will involve setting the strategic direction of the European Trading Desk and Algorithmic Services Group, as well as heading up the senior sales effort for Liquidnet's global algorithmic offering with European clients.
Jackson's' appointment marks significant progress in Liquidnet's strategy to provide its network – which includes nearly 780 of the world’s leading asset managers – with new and more efficient ways to source diverse liquidity and satisfy
Global Hunter Securities, a division of Seaport Global Securities has appointed Paul Chambers as Institutional Salesman in the firm’s New York office.
Chambers has over 20 years of experience on both the sell side and buy side, primarily focused on energy. He received numerous accolades over the years as an energy portfolio manager.
Ed Lainfiesta, Managing Partner of Seaport Global, says: “Paul brings a wealth of energy investment experience that we are confident will offer invaluable insights for our clients. As an energy-focused firm, we are committed to delivering the best institutional services to our clients and we believe Paul
Parker Johnson is to join Ramius as Managing Director, Sales and Marketing.
Johnson will manage institutional relationships across the Ramius platform, with a special focus on Ramius Alternative Solutions. The Alternative Solutions group, led by Stuart Davies and Vikas Kapoor, offers sophisticated hedge fund investment services including portfolio completion, optimisation and hedging as well as a suite of accessible, cost effective, hedge fund-style investments called Ramius Liquid Portfolios.
Michael Singer, Chief Executive Officer of Ramius, says: “Over twenty-five years in the industry, Parker has developed deep knowledge of institutional investors and their needs. Today’s investors are looking for differentiated solutions
BATS Global Markets (BATS) has hired Kapil Rathi as Vice President, Options Business Strategy.
Rathi joined BATS on 23 February after 10 years in key roles at the International Securities Exchange (ISE) and is working closely with Jeromee Johnson, Vice President, Options Business Strategy, as a senior member of the BATS Options team. Both Rathi and Johnson report to Bryan Harkins, Executive Vice President, Head of US Markets.
Harkins says: “BATS Options has more than doubled in size during the past year and we’re always seeking to bring in top talent to work with the existing team to help continue
Muzinich & Co, an institutional asset management firm specialising in corporate credit, has appointed Rafael Ximenez de Embun and Jesus Belascoain as it continues to strengthen its team in Madrid.
Ximenez de Embun joins Muzinich to lead the Marketing and Client Relations team for Spain and Portugal. He brings over 20 years of experience in both wealth management and asset management and most recently was Head of Julius Baer Wealth Management business in Spain & Portugal.
Belascoain joins from JP Morgan Asset Management where he spent more than 9 years developing the fund distribution business.
Ersilia Molnar, Muzinich Managing
CME Group has named Christopher Fix as Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific.
Fix will be based in Singapore and will be responsible for leading CME Group's efforts to develop benchmark products and services to meet the needs of its customer base in the region. He will join CME Group on June 3, 2015, and will report to London-based William Knottenbelt, Senior Managing Director and Head of International, CME Group.
In addition to his new role, Fix has been appointed to the Board of Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) and as Chairman of DME Asia Pte Ltd. DME was
Muzinich & Co has appointed Jamie Cane as credit analyst. Cane joins the firm’s investment team in London and will focus on identifying credit opportunities within the growing European high yield market.
Cane joined Muzinich & Co from Babson Capital where he spent more than three years focusing on High Yield Bonds and Leveraged Loans across a range of sectors and geographies. Prior to that he worked at Anglo Irish Bank, primarily in restructuring. He holds a First Class Honours Degree in Economics from the University of Manchester and is a CFA Charterholder.
Jamie joins Muzinich’s deep analyst team of
The Chicago Board Options Exchange has added five new officers to its management team: Stephanie Klein, Chief Marketing Officer; Jennifer Lamie, Chief Regulatory Advisor; Stephanie Marrin Lara, Deputy Chief Regulatory Officer; Jordan Naylor, Vice President, Systems Development; and Steve Sinclair, Vice President, Systems Development.
As Chief Marketing Officer, Klein will build a holistic brand marketing strategy for the company to educate and engage a broadening global customer base around CBOE's position as the premier destination for options and volatility trading resources. She will utilise the full spectrum of traditional and innovative marketing channels, including print, digital, mobile and social media,
