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J O Hambro Investment Management has appointed James Du Boulay as manager of funds distribution.
Du Boulay will be based in London, reporting to Stephen Browne, head of marketing for the firm’s recently consolidated sales and marketing function.
Du Boulay will be responsible for marketing J O Hambro’s Waverton Ucits fund range and the Pepin and Tai Chi hedge dunds.
He joins from HIM Capital where he was head of sales and marketing.
Browne says: “James has a very successful track record of increasing inflows into long-only and hedge fund products and launching new funds to the market. Having someone
Hatteras Funds, a provider of alternative investment solutions for financial professionals, has named Brian Jacobs chief executive officer.
Founder and former chief executive David B. Perkins will continue as chairman, working closely with Jacobs on overall corporate strategy and investment management.
Jacobs (pictured) will lead a senior executive team of Robert Worthington, president, Michael Fields, chief operating officer, and Lance Baker, chief financial officer.
“Brian is a proven leader with 26 years of broad industry experience who can take Hatteras to the next level,” says Perkins. “He has a deep understanding of financial professionals and their clients’ needs, and a
Deutsche Bank has hired Richard Newman as a senior risk manager for global prime finance within the bank’s global markets division.
Newman will be based in London and will join on 4 May 2010.
He will be responsible for providing risk management solutions to international hedge fund clients focused on European markets.
Newman will report to Kam Singh, European head of prime finance risk, and Matthew Bowen, managing director within prime finance risk.
Newman was previously head of European prime brokerage risk management at JP Morgan where he was responsible for the determination of margin and risk policy for European
BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking has made two appointments in its prime brokerage business.
Jeffrey Mettel has joined the capital introduction team as a director in New York and Afi Lowery, also a director, moves to manage the capital introduction effort for the southwest region based in Dallas, Texas.
Both report to Emma Sugarman, head of capital introduction, Americas.
Sugarman says: "Jeff is a great addition to the capital introduction team, his experience in asset allocation brings invaluable perspective to our clients and depth for our investors. I’m also delighted to welcome Afi. Her knowledge of BNP Paribas’ Prime
AIS Fund Administration has appointed Dan J. Schulman as general counsel to AIS and its affiliated companies.
Schulman has 25 years’ experience representing fund administrators, hedge funds, broker/dealers, prime brokers and other financial institutions.
Paul Chain, AIS president, saidys: “Dan brings to AIS, as counsel, a breadth of expertise and constructive advice that is invaluable, and we look forward to having him aboard as a permanent and beneficial part of the team. Given the many and complex issues on the horizon relating to compliance, the need for transparency, and additional regulatory oversight, just to name a few, Dan’s experience and
Future Capital Partners, an alternative investment boutique, has created a major accounts team to strengthen the firm’s client service expertise.
The new team consists of Tim Barker (pictured) who joins as major accounts director, and Susie Feeney who has been appointed as business development associate.
The team will work closely with Future Capital’s existing clients, as well as the IFAs, wealth managers, financial institutions and accountants through whom Future Capital’s products are available.
The team will also help to identify new clients and will be responsible for developing and strengthening relationships with key intermediary firms.
Barker has 25 years of
Citigroup has named Patrick Curtin North American head of investor client sales management.
Curtin will be responsible for sales across the entire investor services suite in North America to traditional and alternative investors and investment managers.
Curtin will report to Richard M.F. Ernesti, global head of investor client sales management, and Julie Monaco, North America region head of global transaction services.
“We continue to hire key industry talent across our business and we’re very pleased that Patrick is joining Citi in this key leadership role,” says Neeraj Sahai, global head of securities and fund services, Citi. “His extensive industry expertise
Law firm Maples and Calder has hired Peter Stapleton as a partner in its investment funds group in Dublin.
Stapleton (pictured) was formerly a partner with one of Ireland’s investment funds law firms.
Stapleton regularly advises investors, promoters, fund managers and investment banks on the establishment, ongoing management and restructuring of both traditional and alternative investment funds.
Barry McGrath, head of investment funds at Maples and Calder Dublin, says: "Our business model is about excellence and innovation in law and we are pleased to announce that Peter is joining our team. He is acknowledged as one of the best lawyers
Law firm Eversheds has launched its Irish investment funds team in Dublin headed by new partner Stephen Carty.
Carty joins Eversheds Ireland as partner and head of its Irish investment funds team.
Previously a partner in Dillon Eustace, Carty has over ten years’ experience advising in the area of investment funds, both in Ireland and overseas.
The Dublin team advises clients seeking to establish and operate Irish investment funds. It works closely with the firm’s financial institutions group in London to offer a solution to clients seeking a range of integrated legal services across the Irish and UK markets in
Law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has appointed Drew G. L. Chapman, an alternative investment, asset management and securities industry attorney, as partner in the corporate department.
Chapman will reside in the New York office.
“Drew Chapman is a great addition to our corporate team,” says Steven Lofchie, co-chair of the financial services department at Cadwalader. “He is a well-known and skilled transaction counsellor who brings to the firm an expertise that supplements our talent and depth in regulatory affairs, fund formation, restructuring and general transactional work.”
Chapman joins Cadwalader from DLA Piper where he served as chair of the
