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ABN AMRO Clearing has recruited Noel Singh for the new role of FX product manager, responsible for developing international expansion opportunities for the firm’s currency offering.
He will also focus on strengthening internal processes, procedures and risk controls.
Singh was previously head of FX prime brokerage at SEB Merchant Bank AB and has extensive experience in both FX products and prime brokerage.
He will be based in London and reports to Barry Polak, head of products, and James Fairweather, head of global execution services.
Polak says: “With his expertise and background, Noel will add value both to
Maples Fund Services has opened an office in Boston, expanding its North American presence.
Boston will be a full-service office that will cater to both US domestic and offshore funds looking to be serviced by a Maples Fund Services team physically present in the US.
The office will give the firm access to a tight-knit community of hedge fund, fund of hedge fund, and private equity managers, located in Boston, and it also improves its ability to be closer and more accessible to clients and their investors across the US market.
“On the back of our recent strategic
Hedge fund advisory firm Gallatin Advisers has changed its name to PivotalPath (Americas) LLC and appointed Jonathan Caplis as its chief operating officer.
The firm says the PivotalPath brand better reflects the growth and institutionalism of its business.
Caplis will spearhead the further development of innovative solutions, providing clients the decision advantage they need to confidently navigate the often opaque hedge fund arena.
“We are extremely pleased to appoint Jon as COO to deliver on our mission to provide independent, informative, and cost-effective hedge fund research to our expanding client base,” says Viktor Ula, CEO of PivotalPath.
International resource and emerging markets focused advisory firm Strand Partners is re-launching with a new brand, Hannam and Partners.
HSBC has appointed Tony McDonnell as managing director for HSBC Securities Services (Ireland) Limited (HSSI).
McDonnell will be responsible for running the HSS operation in Ireland and growing its book of business.
He will report to Arjun Bambawale, head of HSBC Securities Services, Europe.
McDonnell was previously regional head of asset managers – Europe and North America, sales and business development, HSBC Securities Services where he developed and implemented sector strategy and plans for HSS across all products and solutions.
McDonnell joined HSBC Ireland in 2002, becoming head of business development for HSSI in 2007, before taking
Lyxor Asset Management has appointed Kunjal Shah as senior investment professional.
Shah will be based in New York and will be in charge of locally supervising the portfolio management and hedge fund research teams.
He brings 14 years of experience in hedge fund manager selection, due diligence and monitoring to his role at Lyxor.
Shah joins Lyxor from Arden Asset Management, where he was partner and managing director. He was responsible for manager selection, due diligence and developing customised investment guidelines for Arden’s credit and multi strategy managed accounts.
Previously, Shah was a director and co-head of
361 Capital, an asset management firm specialising in liquid alternative mutual funds, has appointed Clifford Stanton as director of portfolio solutions and product management.
Stanton joins 361 Capital from Envestnet where he was the chief research officer, co-chairing Envestnet’s investment committee and managing the firm’s research department and asset allocation product development.
As a member of the management team, Stanton will lead 361 Capital’s portfolio solutions group, providing asset allocation guidance, fund analysis and portfolio research to the firm’s investment advisor clients and prospects. He will also lead the firm’s alternative investments education, market research and product development efforts.
Baymarkets AB, the over-the-counter derivatives, fixed income and commodities market systems provider, has appointed Stu Taylor, chief executive of Algomi, as a non-executive director.
Prior to co-founding Algomi, Taylor (pictured) was managing director, global head of matched principal trading in fixed income at UBS where he led market structure changes in a variety of Fixed Income contexts and on a global scale including launching UBS PIN-FI, the first systematic internaliser model in fixed income.
Peter Fredriksson, CEO of Baymarkets, says: “The management of Baymarkets are delighted to welcome Stu to the team. His reputation and track record in the
Fixed income and alternatives investment specialist BlueBay Asset Management has appointed Kerry Hugh-Jones as institutional portfolio manager, working with the global leveraged finance team.
Hugh-Jones has over 14 years of experience in global financial markets with roles ranging from credit research and portfolio management to strategic development for alternative asset management businesses.
She was previously head of business development at Eclectica Asset Management, where she was responsible for the firm’s business development strategy. Prior to that Hugh-Jones spent four years at Mediobanca SpA and before that 10 years at JPMorgan in various roles within credit and rates, most recently
Administration and corporate services firm Crestbridge has appointed Gren Carr-Jones as a director in its Luxembourg office.
Carr-Jones will act as director for the fund and corporate entities Crestbridge administers on behalf of clients.
A real estate specialist with over 45 years of experience, he has worked with a broad range of real estate and numerous large, multi-national institutional investors and tenants throughout the UK, western and central Europe, Russia and North-East Asia. With significant experience in the management and administration of real estate funds, including substance, governance and management, he has acted as a board member for a
