Multi-jurisdictional law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman has appointed Craig Fulton as head of its Mauritius office.

The international derivatives exchange Eurex has appointed Vassilis Vergotis as an executive vice president for its offices in the US.

Derivatives marketplace CME Group has appointed Laurent Paulhac, an executive with more than 17 years of derivatives industry experience, as managing director, over-the-counter products

Martin Currie Investment Management has expanded its hedge fund business with the appointment of Alastair Barrie as global head of hedge fund sales and Clayton Cheek as US head of hedge

BlueMountain Capital Management has expanded its fundamental credit research team with the hiring of four credit research analysts. Led by head of research Scott Lessing, the team uses a disciplined approach to fundamental analysis to uncover relative value throughout the capital structure.    Agata Andrevski will lead European distressed research. Andrevski will join BlueMountain after a period of leave from Camulos Capital, where she served as senior credit analyst, focused on European distressed, high yield and leveraged loans. Prior to joining Camulos, she was a credit analyst with Soros Fund Management.   Michael Kass, who joins BlueMountain in New York

Insparo Asset Management has strengthened its operational capabilities with the appointment of James Gore as finance and operations manager.  

UBP Asset Management, a fund of funds management company of Union Bancaire Privée, has appointed Matt Auriemma as co-head of structural risk analysis.

Newscape Capital Group, an investment boutique, has appointed Paul Molere as a board director and head of European institutions.  

Veritas Asset Management has appointed Farouk Abillama as senior sales manager to further bolster its distribution.

RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada, has hired Marc Fleischman as a managing director and head of hedge fund sales, Europe.