The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has appointed wealth consultant Hannah Shaw Grove to its high-net-worth advisory board.   Shaw Grove (pictured) is one of the leading authorities on the high-net-worth population and how they think. Her reputation has been built on more than 20 years of hands-on work and primary research with wealthy families and their trusted advisors. She is a founder and executive editor of Private Wealth, a publication for high-end service professionals with ultra-affluent clients. She is also the author of 10 books on topics including family offices, hedge funds and wealth management.   “The HFA is very

The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has appointed Juan Garrido and Les Baquiran as co-directors of the association’s LatAm chapter following the decision by Victor Hugo Rodriguez to step down from the role.   Garrido is global head of investment solutions at BBVA Global Private Bank in New York. He has almost two decades of market experience and a sound understanding of asset and wealth management, financial products and services, and infrastructure. Garrido oversees BBVA’s Wealth Management’s global investment strategy, asset allocation and recommended catalogue of products and services, is a member of the Global Private Banking Steering Meeting, and chairs

Alternative asset manager Aquila Capital has appointed Dorothee Goerz as senior fund manager. Goerz will be based at Aquila Capital’s office in London. She will be responsible for overseeing the launch of a new Aquila Capital value and event-driven long/short equity strategy in the autumn of this year, for which she will act as the lead fund manager. Goerz has more than 12 years’ experience in value and event-driven investing, with a particular focus on European mid/large cap stocks. Most recently, she served two years as portfolio manager at Aremus Partners, a hedge fund advisory group, where she was responsible for

Jersey’s proactive and flexible approach to the adoption of new international regulation will ensure its funds industry can look forward to a positive future, according to Ben Robins, the new chairman of the Jersey Funds Association (JFA).   Elected into the position of chairman at the recent AGM (19 July) of the trade association that represents Jersey’s funds industry, Robins (pictured) is joined by Tim Morgan, who becomes vice chairman.   A partner and head of the funds practice area at Mourant Ozannes, Robins has extensive experience in investment funds, offshore capital markets and structured finance. Having qualified as an

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is making several executive management appointments, effective 1 September, designed to strengthen the company’s leadership team.   “DTCC’s clients and key stakeholders are increasingly looking to us to develop and provide solutions that will help them effectively navigate the current economic and regulatory environment,” says Michael Bodson (pictured), president and chief executive officer, DTCC. “Through the guidance, dedication and solid expertise of the highly-talented individuals that make up our leadership team, DTCC is committed to meeting the needs of our clients in a rapidly evolving and dynamic market place.”   Ellen Fine Levine

Carne Group, a provider of governance solutions to the global fund management industry, is expanding its Cayman Islands office with the appointment of Vanessa Barrett to its team of independent fund directors.   Barrett, a fund director who has worked in the hedge funds industry for over 12 years, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and has worked with Ernst & Young and UBS in several jurisdictions, including Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the UK and the US. She has served as a director on Cayman Islands funds since 2010 and has extensive experience at senior

European credit investment manager Avoca Capital has appointed Lord James Blyth to its board as a non-executive director.     Blyth (pictured) was formerly chairman of Diageo, a position he held for eight years to June 2008. He was formerly chief executive and then chairman of The Boots Company.   He has held several leadership roles, including chief executive of the Plessey Company and head of defence sales at the UK Ministry of Defence. He has held a significant number of non-executive positions with public and private companies in the US and UK over the last 30 years. He remains

Nina Tannenbaum has joined AllianceBernstein as managing director of alternatives sales and client services.   Tannenbaum will work with AllianceBernstein’s growing alternatives team to further build out its diverse product offerings as well as service the complex needs of clients to integrate alternatives into their current investment portfolios and risk profiles.   Tannenbaum will report to Joel R Stevens II, senior managing director and head of Institutional Investments.   "With so many firms today competing to build a presence in alternatives, our ability to continue to attract top talent demonstrates that our services are resonating with the industry," says Stevens.