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Lyxor Asset Management has appointed Frank Frecentese as the deputy head of hedge fund research in the firm’s New York office.
The addition of Frecentese is part of Lyxor’s continued growth in the North American market.
His appointment will bolster Lyxor’s existing dedicated portfolios team which offers advisory services and portfolio solutions to institutional investors. Lyxor’s multi-billion dollar advisory business services institutional investors across Europe, MENA, Asia and North America.
Frecentese joins Lyxor from Citi Private Bank, where he was managing director, global head of hedge fund investments. In that role, Frecentese oversaw the hedge fund investments
Asset Risk Consultants (ARC) has appointed Paul Meader, an experienced portfolio manager, to launch the firm’s new fund solutions division.
ARC has been providing risk management reporting to trustees and institutions for almost 20 years and the appointment of Meader (pictured) strengthens the company’s offering in the funds sector.
Changes to international regulations, such as the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), have heightened the need for sophisticated and independent analytics of investment performance.
Meader says: “The increasing requirements of governance and regulators on funds and their boards highlight the need to provide insightful and independent
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Annalisa Winge Bicknell to regional head of sales and relationship management for institutional clients, reinforcing its ambition to grow in the asset manager and asset owner segment of the market.
James McAleenan, head of BNP Paribas Securities Services UK, says: “Annalisa has a truly deep understanding of the asset management industry and a wealth of knowledge in terms of client development and relationship building. She will be key to boosting our asset owner and asset manager division in the UK, Middle East and South Africa, and we are delighted to have her on
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF), Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Foundation have announced the 10 recipients of the third annual 100WHF/CAIA Scholarships.
Administered by the CAIA Foundation and underwritten by PAAMCO, the scholarship programme was established in collaboration with the 100WHF Institute to support women seeking to earn the CAIA Charter, the designation in alternative investment education.
Each scholarship covers enrollment and registration fees for CAIA Level I and Level II exams, the CAIA Knowledge Series textbooks, the Schweser CAIA Level I Premium Instruction Study Solution, and a one-year
GoldMoney has promoted financial controller Peter Wright to the position of chief financial officer, with immediate effect.
Wright (pictured) joined the company’s head office in Jersey six years ago as financial controller, before being promoted to finance director in 2008.
Chief executive officer Geoff Turk says: “Pete has proved himself to be a competent and insightful financial manager, helping to guide GoldMoney through a time of rapid expansion and global diversification. I am delighted that he will now consolidate his position with us as we continue our strategic development.”
Prior to joining GoldMoney.com, Wright worked as
Netage Solutions has appointed Steve Tobio to the position of director of product development.
A skilled product manager with 11 years of experience in the financial services industry, Tobio will drive development efforts at Netage, ensuring that the Dynamo platform continues to deliver market-leading capabilities for alternative investment firms.
Most recently, Tobio served as director of services and operations at SS&C Technologies, a provider of specialised software for the global financial services industry. There, he oversaw the client services and professional services team, and held responsibility creating deployment methodology and product road mapping of TheNextRound, an investor accounting
HighWater has appointed Darren Stainrod, former managing director of UBS Cayman and global head of alternatives, to its corporate governance team.
Stainrod (pictured) has more than 25 years of experience in the alternative investment fund industry, working with the world’s largest asset managers and institutional investors. Prior to his 17 years at UBS, he was an auditor at both Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Mark Fagan has also been promoted to director. Fagan is a Chartered Accountant and CFA Charter holder. Prior to joining Highwater, he was an investment adviser with RBC Dominion Securities; portfolio manager and performance analyst at
The supervisory board of Deutsche Börse has re-appointed Andreas Preuss, the company’s deputy chief executive, as member of the executive board for a further three years with effect from 1 April 2014.
Preuss (pictured) has been a member of the executive board since April 2006 when he re-joined Deutsche Börse Group. In June 2008, he was appointed deputy CEO. He is in charge of the cash and derivatives markets division with responsibility for Eurex Group and Xetra.
His current appointment will end on 31 March 2014.
Since October 2012, Preuss has also been chairman of the World
ML Capital Group has appointed Dermot F Smurfit as chairman, effective 23 April 2013.
Cyril Delamare, chief executive, says: "Dr Dermot F Smurfit’s appointment will further strengthen and help ML Capital build on the foundations put in place by the existing management team. He will be a highly valuable member of the board and will take an active role in developing the business. Dr Smurfit brings to the company a formidable reputation of resolute leadership and entrepreneurial spirit, which we believe will serve the company well as we strive to become the leading independent provider of European regulated fund structuring and distribution
Horizon Cash Management has named Michael Markowitz as president, effective 24 April, replacing Pauline Modjeski, who has served in the role since 2008.
Markowitz will also continue in his current role of chief investment officer.
Markowitz joined Horizon in April 2012 as chief investment officer, executive vice president and partner. Over the past year, he has been responsible for the development and implementation of the overall strategies for the firm and management of all investment functions including trading, credit research and the operational aspects of the trading desk. As president, his main focus is on portfolio management and oversight
