Butler will be advising staff on all legal matters from questions concerning the structure of Cayman entities such as exempted limited partnerships and purpose trusts to compiling and maintaining precedents to be used in regular company management to advising IMS on its own contracts such as leases, management agreements, insurance policies. Paul Harris, Chairman of International Management Services Ltd, says: "As laws and regulations get more complex we find we need to seek legal advice on what used to be quite routine matters. If third party legal advice is required Gary will be acting as an intermediary between IMS and the

Alessia Toricelli Dolfi has joined the Business Development team of SYZ & Co’s institutional management division, SYZ Asset Management. Toricelli Dolfi will advise in particular French-speaking and Ticino-based institutional investors. SYZ Asset Management comprises all the Group’s institutional management activities, both conventional and alternative. Toricelli Dolfi joins the team of Marc T Clapasson, Head of Business Development at SYZ Asset Management. Prior to joining the SYZ & CO Group, Toricelli Dolfi was in charge of the institutional clientele of Dexia Asset Management in French-speaking Switzerland and Ticino. She began her career as a financial analyst before becoming a fund manager

Charles Parkinson has been appointed as a director of the Legis Group. A non-executive chairman or director of a number of LSE or AIM-listed companies Parkinson’s specialism is commercial property and alternative investments. He is a board member of Bailiwick Investments Limited which has an interest in the Legis Group following the company’s management buyout completed in March this year. Group managing director, Stuart Platt-Ransom, says: “Charles is highly regarded, with a wealth of experience and his appointment to the board further strengthens the Legis Group’s position as a best of breed independent. “His track record in professional services and

Indus Capital Partners, LLC has announced the creation of two new positions to support the Europe Fund. There are now eight dedicated team members and AUM of approximately USD557 million. Jianbo “Bob” Li, PhD has joined the Europe team as an Analyst responsible for Trading, Risk and Performance Analytics for the Europe Fund. Previously he was a Doctoral Student, Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Rutgers University. Dr Li holds BS and MS degrees in Mechanics and Engineering Science from Peking University and was awarded a PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Rutgers University.

Former Treasury and Economic Development Minister Allan Bell has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, effective Tuesday 11 October, 2011). The Ramsey MHK was elected to the position by Tynwald, the Island’s parliament, of which he has been a member for 27 years. He takes over as leader of the Manx Government from Tony Brown, who has retired from politics after a long and distinguished career. Bell (64), a longstanding leader of efforts to reform and update IoM financial sector legislation, including fund regulation and to promote the industry internationally, was first elected to

Trident Fund Services has appointed Brenda M Mauro as Head of North America Business Development. Mauro will support the expansion of the Trident Fund Services business in the US and abroad.   Ms Mauro previously held positions at RK Consulting and JP Morgan Hedge Fund Services. Her broad industry experience includes helping hedge and private equity fund managers and their advisors in the US and abroad with the establishment and operation of domestic and foreign funds.   “Clients want a worldwide platform, independence, technical competence and great service,” says Mauro. “My goal is to bring to clients the benefits and

Swiss Investment Managers has appointed Kevin Ryan, Andrew Garai as Non-Executive Directors of the firm. At the same time it has named Melina Panagos as COO and Head of Compliance. The appointments follow the successful launch of the Directors Dealings Fund, the first and what is believed to be the only hedge fund dedicated to investing based on directors’ and senior executives’ own dealings in their firms’ shares. Newly-appointed Non-Exec Kevin Ryan is the founder of HedgeDirector Ltd, a provider of expert, independent directors to the hedge fund industry.  He was also a founding employee at Financial Risk Management and

Kinetic Partners, a global professional services firm to the asset management, investment banking and broking industry, has appointed three new professionals to its consulting team. Patrick Crumplin, Martin Duff and Emily Benson join the Firm’s highly-regarded regulatory consulting and compliance team and all three will be based in the firm’s London office. Kinetic Partners is also delighted to announce the appointment of Angela Liotta as Global Talent Director to the Firm.   Crumplin joins Kinetic Partners as a Director, specialising in regulatory and other financial investigations and litigation support.  He has over 13 years of forensic accounting, litigation support and

Anello Asset Management (AAM), the independent alternative investment manager and specialist managed account provider, has launched its Diversified Futures Program which has a six year positive track record, managed by the company’s newest recruit, Stuart Barron. The program is a multi asset managed account, following long term trends with a systematic, technically driven trading methodology. The DFP relies on robust risk management and diversity across asset classes. The program is mostly invested in commodity futures; including industrial and precious metals, energy and food. The program is offered as an individual managed account, with a minimum investment of USD150,000, for US

Carne Global Financial Services has added to its team of independent directors in Luxembourg with the appointment of Thomas Nummer as Managing Director. Nummer joined Carne last month from Allianz Global Investors Luxembourg SA, where he was Chief Risk Officer and was responsible for building the firm’s UCITS-compliant risk management system for its UCITS funds. His appointment also signals increased demand for experienced directors with risk management insights. Nummer is an established figure in Luxembourg’s fund management industry, and is co-chair of ALFI’s Risk Management Committee. He is also a member of PRiM, Luxembourg’s risk management association. John Donohoe (pictured),