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Jersey Finance has appointed Richard Corrigan as global head of business development.
In this new role, he will assume responsibility for the international offices of Jersey Finance in Abu Dhabi, India and Hong Kong whilst retaining a personal focus on extending the profile of Jersey’s finance industry in the UK, Europe and Russia.
Corrigan (pictured) joins Jersey Finance from the banking sector where he has held senior roles with Barclays Wealth and Royal Bank of Scotland International in a number of financial centres, most recently as director for Barclays Wealth in Jersey.
Geoff Cook, chief executive of Jersey Finance, says: “I
The board of The London Metal Exchange has approved the creation of the LME user committee.
It will represent the interests and views of the stakeholders of the Exchange.
The new LME user committee will report directly to the LME board.
The members will be as follows:
Martin Abbott (pictured) – The London Metal Exchange
Stefan Boel – Aurubis
Mike Camacho – JP Morgan
Jim Coupland – Standard Bank
Gonzalo Cuadra – Chile Copper
Nigel Dentoom – LN Metals International
David Gornall – Natixis
Ben Green – Mercuria
Michael Overlander – Sucden Financial
Frans Pettinga – Koch Metals Trading
Martin
GLG, the discretionary investment manager of Man Group, has made a number of senior hires to its macro and fixed income team.
The appointments are part of a focus on expanding GLG’s strategy as it relates to absolute return macro and fixed income.
Manny Roman (pictured), chief executive of GLG and chief executive-designate of Man, says: “In a world where mainstream economies and developing markets are increasingly integrated, there are tremendous opportunities for investors who want to take advantage of global capital flows while at the same time leveraging regional themes. As part of a strategic focus on this area,
Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), the USD8.5bn fund of hedge funds investment firm, has appointed Jim Meehan, Scott Warner and David Weinberger as partners.
The promotions highlight the firm’s focus on developing its employee-ownership and ongoing succession plan.
PAAMCO is a manager of alternative investment assets for pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and other institutions.
Jane Buchan, chief executive officer of PAAMCO, says: “Jim, Scott and David have made a huge contribution to firm’s continuing development and we are delighted to welcome them to our growing partnership. These promotions demonstrate our commitment to being one of the very
Todd Groome, former chairman of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has joined the Highwater Group.
Groome (pictured) has 28 years of experience in international financial markets, working in both public and private sectors and across geographies.
Prior to his four years (2009 – 2012) as AIMA chairman, where he represented the hedge fund industry globally, Groome was an adviser on financial markets to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for over five years, was an investment banker for more than 13 years, and practiced law in Washington DC for five years.
Most recently, he has been a senior adviser to
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen has named Greg Kramer as a member of the firm, effective 1 January.
“Greg is a talented attorney who has achieved notable results for our firm and clients,” says Andy Chonoles, Kleinberg Kaplan’s managing partner. “He shares the firm’s strong commitment to client service and we look forward to his continued success for years to come.”
Kramer (pictured) focuses his practice on securities and corporate finance, hedge funds, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate law. He has extensive experience representing clients in negotiating and documenting a wide variety of transactions, including investments in debt
Thomas Eggar has expanded its private client team with the appointment of tax adviser Andrew Watters.
Watters (pictured), who joined as a director based in its London office, will focus on growing the firm’s specialist contentious tax services including pre-emptive planning, tax investigations and enquiries and tax litigation.
Previously a director at Berwin Leighton Paisner, Watters also worked as a senior investigator in the special compliance office of the Inland Revenue with a focus on high-profile cases of suspected tax avoidance and evasion. His extensive expertise and experience in both HMRC and private practice enables him to advise corporate groups
Appleby has made a number of changes to its leadership team, including the appointment of Frances Woo as group chairman.
Woo (pictured) will succeed Peter Bubenzer who will be retiring from the Appleby Group on 31 March 2013, following a career at Appleby that spans over 32 years.
Appleby has also appointed a new global head of its corporate and commercial practice. Effective early in the New Year, Cameron Adderley will lead the corporate group, which is one of the largest in the offshore world. Adderley succeeds Judith Collis who has served as global practice head for seven years. She
Schulte Roth & Zabel has appointed Taleah E Jennings as a partner.
The firm has also promoted Laura Angel-Lalanne, Christopher H Giampapa, Rami Kidouchim, Brian T Kohn, Neil Robson and Cathy A Weist to special counsel.
Jennings, Angel-Lalanne, Giampapa, Kidouchim and Kohn are located in firm’s New York office. Robson and Weist are resident in the firm’s London office.
“All of these lawyers have distinguished themselves through their contributions to our clients and the firm,” says Alan Waldenberg, chair of the firm’s executive committee and chair of the tax group. “They are an important part of the firm’s
Jason Beaird has joined Steel Vine Investment Fund, a hedge fund specialising in commodity and stock options based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Beaird will serve as partner and director of marketing, primarily focusing upon marketing to accredited high net worth and institutional investors.
Beaird’s past experience includes director of client service for Jetstream Capital from 2005 to 2011 and positions at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch in private wealth management from 1999 to 2004. Immediately prior to joining Steel Vine Investment Fund, Beaird worked as a hedge and private equity fund placement agent with Constellation Associates through BTIG.
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