Wealth and alternative asset management group Peregrine Holdings has added André Tonkin to its capital introduction team.    Tonkin joins Peregrine from Old Mutual Corporate where he was the market actuary responsible for creating customised investment solutions for the institutional market. At Peregrine, Tonkin will focus on the South African and international institutional market, working with existing team members Leila Kuhlenthal and Felicia Mlanjana.   “We are excited to have André join our team as the South African institutional market starts to react positively to the opportunities which the hedge fund industry offers now that Regulation 28 has recognised this

The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has appointed Victor Hugo Rodriguez (pictured) – CEO of LatAm Alternatives – as the Director of the Latin American Regional Chapter.   Marcia Rothschild, Head of BNP Paribas Securities Services Brazil, and Otavio Vieira, Managing Director/Chief Investment Officer of Safdié Gestão de Patrimônio (a wholly subsidiary of Banque Safdié), will serve as Co-directors of the Brazilian Chapter. Additionally, Juan Luis Rivera, Partner at Moneda Asset Management will be appointed as Director of the Chilean Chapter and Daniel Osorio, CEO of Andean Capital Management will take the reins as Director of the Colombian Chapter. “The hedge

Law firm Conyers has promoted Gene DaCosta, Peter Ch’ng and Fawaz Elmalki to partner status across multiple jurisdictions as it boosts its presence in several regions.  Da Costa is a member of Conyers’ Cayman Islands investment funds team, Ch’ng is based in Conyers’ Bermuda office and practices corporate law with a focus on funds and insurance, and Elmaki is in Conyers’ Dubai office where, in addition to his funds expertise, he also has a considerable Islamic finance practice. John Collis, Chairman of Conyers, says: “It is my privilege to announce Conyers’ new class of partners and to welcome these lawyers

James Senior has been appointed acting Head of Marketing at Ignis Asset Management. James will be ably supported by Graham Miller who has been promoted to the role of Deputy Head of Marketing. James and Graham have vast experience, having worked in senior financial services marketing roles for in excess of 20 years and 10 years respectively. Ignis has made a series of significant appointments over the past two years and has implemented a clear and focused strategy to establish the business as a leading asset management business. Jonathan Polin (pictured), sales and marketing director, says: “I am delighted that

ACOLIN Fund Services AG, the Zurich-based distribution services company, has expanded its presence and launched an office in the UK. Lorcan Murphy, previously Head of Private Wealth EMEA at Barclays Global Investors, has been appointed as Managing Director.   For the past five years ACOLIN has been linking fund companies with distribution partners across Europe, and has established market dominance in Switzerland, Austria and Germany, as well as coverage in Sweden, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Currently ACOLIN manages distribution for 27 fund managers, and represents over CHF1bn in assets under management. "Our clients are looking to access the UK market and

Aberdeen Asset Management (Aberdeen) has appointed Andrew McCaffery (pictured) as Head of Institutional Hedge Funds. Aberdeen’s award-winning fund of hedge funds business has over GBP4 billion of assets under management. McCaffery will form part of the senior management team (alongside Graham Duce and Aidan Kearney) for the entire hedge fund and long only multi manager business. He will report to Anne Richards, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Alternative Investment Strategies.   McCaffery previously worked at BlueCrest, where he was a founder member of Alignment Investors, a separately branded division of BlueCrest. He joined BlueCrest in 2008 following two years

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services has appointed Michael Mohamadi as vice president, with responsibility for overseeing the east coast operations of the firm’s Alternative Investment Products division.   The division specialises in the unique servicing needs of alternative and private investment products such as hedge funds, offshore funds and distressed assets. “We are excited to add Michael to our team,” says Christine Waldron, senior vice president and director of the Alternative Investments division at U.S. Bancorp Fund Services. “Michael’s expertise will provide our clients with the specialised investment services their funds require to stay competitive in the current marketplace.” Mohamadi brings

SKCG Group hired insurance industry veteran Wayne C Siebner (pictured) to enhance its global hedge fund and private equity fund practice. SKCG’s client roster already includes many of the industry’s largest and most recognised funds. Siebner will serve as Senior Vice President and Manager of Executive and Professional Liability and will focus on Directors and Officers (D&O) and Errors and Omissions (E&O) Insurance. Hedge funds and asset management firms purchase this risk management tool to protect themselves from costs stemming from SEC investigations and investor lawsuits. Siebner will be joining SKCG Group at a time when lower costs and increased

BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services (AIS) has named Jim Whitaker head of Relationship Management for the Americas and Mark Mannion head of Relationship Management for EMEA.   Whitaker assumes a role held previously by Marina Lewin, who was recently named Global Head of Sales for AIS. Mannion assumes the new title having transitioned from his role as Managing Director of European Business for the former PNC Global Investment Servicing unit acquired by BNY Mellon last year. Whitaker and Mannion will continue to be based in New York and Dublin, respectively, and report to Brian Ruane (pictured), BNY Mellon AIS chief