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Robert Mirsky, global head of KPMG's hedge fund practice, has relocated to New York from London where he will join the US firm to help further strengthen its alternative investments team.
Based in New York City, Mirsky (pictured) will spearhead efforts to continue building on the growth the US firm has already seen across the audit, tax and advisory functions in the alternative investments market.
"In the rapidly growing global alternative investments industry, there is an increasing demand for the in-depth industry knowledge and global perspectives that KPMG professionals can offer," says Mirsky. "It is an exciting time for all of
OTAS Technologies has hired Nick Lieder as head of its US operations.
He will bring more than 15 years’ experience with him, helping to grow the OTAS proposition in the US market as businesses try to streamline their trading operations. Lieder will be based in OTAS Technologies’ New York office.
Lieder will work closely with OTAS Technologies head of sales and marketing Charlotte Wall. From 2008 to 2014, Lieder was vice president, sales at Markit, where he was responsible for all phases of the sales process. Previously, he was regional sales manager at StarMine, responsible for initialising and maintaining
Multi-asset brokerage and specialist Newedge has appointed Mark Gonzalez as head of OTC clearing sales Americas.
Gonzalez will be based in New York and report to Adam Cohen, head of institutional clearing sales Americas, prime clearing services.
“Mandatory clearing of OTC interest rate swaps offers significant growth opportunities which we successfully tapped into over past year,” says Cohen. “Hiring Mark represents a statement of intent. His outstanding expertise and market knowledge will help us further enhance our offering to meet the specific needs of our clients in the US, Canada and Latin America.
“I am delighted to join
Marc Spilker is to step down as president of alternative investment manager Apollo Global Management and as a member of the firm’s executive committee.
Apollo’s executive committee will continue to manage the firm and will rely upon the firm’s management committee of senior executives from the firm’s investment and infrastructure functions to assist in implementing the firm’s growth initiatives and manage day to day operations.
Members of Apollo’s executive committee are Leon Black, chairman and chief executive officer; Josh Harris, senior managing director; and Marc Rowan, senior managing director.
Spilker (pictured) will stay on as a senior advisor
Lyxor Asset Management has made two senior management appointments in the US, which will take effect in early August 2014.
Nathanaël Benzaken (pictured) has been appointed as chief executive officer for Lyxor in the US. He will be based in New York and will report to Lionel Paquin, chief executive officer of Lyxor Asset Management.
With over 13 years’ experience in asset management, Benzaken will bring a wealth of technical, client relationship and managerial skills to his new position. He is currently head of managed account development since 2009 and deputy head of alternative investment business line since 2012.
Algomi, a provider of information-matching solutions to optimise fixed income liquidity, has named Grant Biggar as a strategic advisor, effective immediately.
Biggar (pictured), the former president of Creditex, has also made an investment in the company.
His appointment comes follows Howard Edelstein’s appointment to a similar role at Algomi.
As banks shift from risk to broker-like models in fixed income, the need to manage huge volumes of sensitive information has become paramount. Algomi enables banks to do this by creating real-time social collaborations internally and with end investors that identify the best trade opportunities.
With almost two
Confluence, a provider of automated data management solutions for the investment management industry, has appointed Hugh Byrne as managing director of sales.
Based in London, Byrne will be responsible for setting Confluence's strategic sales direction in Europe and continuing to drive growth throughout the region.
“Hugh brings a wealth of valuable experience positioning high-value complex solutions to deliver business value to the asset management industry," says Todd Moyer, senior vice president of global sales, who leads Confluence’s international expansion efforts. "His extensive knowledge of investment management operations will be invaluable to our clients as they look to solve increasingly
Law firm Dechert has appointed Mark Browne as a partner with the firm’s financial services group in its Dublin office.
“We are delighted to have Mark join us,” says Peter Astleford, Dechert’s global financial services group co-chair. “Mark’s experience, dynamism and deep knowledge of the Irish and international investment funds sector will be an important addition to our expanding local and global capability. His experience in advising US, UK and international asset managers on their Dublin-based fund projects, combined with his offshore experience, will be invaluable in meeting the needs of our clients and adding to our capability to advise
Charteris Treasury Portfolio Managers has appointed multi-manager Tony Yousefian.
Yousefian joins the firm from City Financial, where he managed the EFA OPM Fixed Interest Fund and the EFA OPM Property Portfolio Fund.
Formerly chief investment officer of OPM Fund Management, Yousefian joined City Financial in April last year following the acquisition of OPM Fund Management Ltd by City Financial.
Yousefian will continue to manage the GBP9.5m EFA OPM Property Portfolio Fund in his new role at Charteris. The fund, which has delivered a return of 6.1 per cent over the year to 28 February, against a sector average
Interdealer-broker Tullett Prebon’s alternative investments (AI) team has opened an office in Dubai to serve the Middle East market.
Gahtan Vahidy, a member of the team since May 2010, has been appointed head of alternative investments Middle East.
The team will focus on the origination and placement of third party alternative investment fund products to a wide range of investors across the Middle East and Australia.
In addition, Dan Nolan has joined the London team as senior broker in charge of hedge fund distribution in Europe. Nolan has extensive secondary market experience having specialised in trading illiquid assets
