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Clearbrook Global Advisors has appointed Manit Rye as Managing Director and Head of Hedged Index Strategies. Rye will be based in the firm’s New York headquarters and report to Elliott Wislar, Chief Executive Officer of Clearbrook.
Rye will be responsible for managing and developing customised portfolio solutions for Clearbrook clients, utilizsng actively managed options on broad market indices. The strategy is active and is currently implemented for institutional and family office client portfolios, which Rye will oversee in his role.
“At Clearbrook, we strategically add capabilities ahead of the evolving needs of our clients,” says Wislar. “Investors are
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds,has appointed Adam Wayne as Human Resources Director.
Wayne will be based in Abacus’s New York office and will report to Jonathan Bohrer, Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, Wayne will guide Abacus’s leadership development, bolster retention and scale recruitment of new talent to support the company’s long-term growth.
Wayne brings Abacus over 10 years of experience and joins from JP Morgan Chase, where he served as VP of HR Service Delivery and spearheaded HR program and project management initiatives across Latin America.
Ropes & Gray partner Michelle Moran has been appointed an Officer of the International Bar Association’s Investment Funds Committee.
Moran, a partner in the London office’s investment management practice, joined Ropes & Gray in August 2013 from Dechert LLP. She focuses on advising European and US clients on the establishment, authorisation and management of all types of retail and institutional investment funds domiciled in the UK, Ireland, Luxembourg and Jersey including UCITS, ICVCs, investment trusts, hedge funds, real estate funds and segregated institutional portfolios.
Established in 1947, the International Bar Association is the world’s leading organisation of legal practitioners, bar
Transparency-oriented global ECN broker Tickmill has appointed Sudhanshu Agarwal as Global Chief Executive Officer effective 28 January, 2015.
After a decade of holding key positions at respected brokerage firms, such as GFT and AvaTrade in Australia, Sudhanshu Agarwal now joins the management team of Tickmill.
Sudhanshu has previously overseen all key aspects of the brokerage business with a strong focus on customer experience, regulatory compliance and high performance forex operations.
Sudhanshu started in the industry at GFT and most recently sat on the Board of Directors for regulated firms, such as USGFX and Responsible Manager for Direct FX. Previously
Steben & Company, a provider of alternative investments, has promoted John Dolfin, CFA, to Chief Investment Officer of the firm.
"In the years that John has been with us, his skill, expertise and insights have made a great contribution to Steben & Company, in both our new and existing funds," says Ken Steben, President and CEO of Steben & Company. "John's leadership in the portfolio construction and hedge fund allocations for the Steben Select Multi-Strategy Fund has created an award winning Fund1 that has delivered strong performance so far and offers investors a way of diversifying their investments. We are
ALTIN, the USD250 million multi-strategy fund of hedge funds listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges, has appointed Cantor Fitzgerald as the company’s sole financial adviser and corporate broker in the UK.
The ALTIN share price was up +8.60% and +10.20% on the Swiss (SIX) and London (LSE) exchanges respectively in 2014. The ALTIN NAV per share was up +5.75% over 20141, clearly outperforming the HFRI index (+3.19%).
Scipion Capital (Scipion), the international commodity trade finance investment manager has appointed a new high level Advisory Council, chaired by the Right Honourable Sir Desmond de Silva.
The council will support the company with its business strategies and push into the international institutional investment market. The Advisory Council also welcomes the specialist private equity investor Michael Naylor and Eoin Brophy, co-founder of international communications firm Hume Brophy.
The role of the new Council will be to provide advice and to make recommendations to the company in relation to its business activities and strategic priorities. The Council will meet with Scipion’s
Houlihan Lokey, has appointed Patrick Collins as managing director in the firm’s Financial Sponsors Group based in New York.
Collins will primarily focus on assisting the firm's hedge fund and financial sponsor clients with distressed and special situations investment opportunities.
Collins joins Houlihan Lokey from Collins Investments LLC, the investment firm he founded in 2008, where he managed private equity and debt investments in small- and mid-cap companies. Prior to Collins Investments, he served as a Portfolio Manager and Head of Distressed Private Equity and Special Situations Private Equity at DE Shaw, during which he built a team of investment
Convergex, an agency-focused global brokerage and trading related services provider, has added two industry veterans to its international leadership team.
Philip Gough has joined the firm as chief executive officer of Convergex Limited, Convergex’s London-based brokerage. Gough will oversee all aspects of Convergex’s international business operations and will serve on the firm’s Executive Committee. In addition, John Holl has joined the company as managing director and head of Convergex Limited’s sales and trading. Both Gough and Holl will be based in London.
“Phil and John are proven leaders and seasoned managers; we couldn’t be happier to have them joining
The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange has appointed Eva Holtas Deputy Head of Listings and Compliance, effective 5 January 2015.
In this role, Holt assumes responsibility for supervising and processing listing applications and ensuring compliance among existing participants with the Exchange’s listing rules and procedures.
“Holt maintains the long standing practice of having first class expertise available to all users
of the Exchange to facilitate the listing process,” says Valia Theodoraki, Chief Executive Officer, CSX. “Her experience, gained through her previous roles, and her specialised knowledge of corporate finance make her a welcome addition to the team as the Exchange continues
