The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has appointed Scott Schneider to serve as director of public affairs.

Brown Rudnick, an international law firm, has hired Tracy Fisher as a partner in the tax group based in the firm’s London office.

Gallatin Capital, a New York City based boutique investment bank, has promoted Jennifer Tamis to the position of partner.

Hatteras Funds, a provider of alternative investment solutions for financial professionals, has appointed Robert Murphy to the new position of director of risk management for Alternativ

One William Street Capital Management has appointed Kathleen Riorda as a managing director and head of business development.

OakRun Capital, a boutique investment management firm, has expanded its product offering in Asia and added key staff in the region.

International law firm Maples and Calder has relocated two of its partners, Mark Western and Stacey Overholt, to its Hong Kong office to strengthen its banking and finance groups.<

Liontrust Asset Management is hiring Ross Hollyman’s team of three investment managers – Nikki Martin, Rob Cornish and Tom Ayres – from GAM in October 2009. This follows the announcement on 22 June 2009 that Hollyman (pictured) will move from GAM to Liontrust in January 2010.   On joining Liontrust, Hollyman and his team will develop the global value, global earnings surprise and global multi-factor equity investment processes in Liontrust’s latest move to broaden its product range.    Martin will focus primarily on the global earnings surprise investment process at Liontrust. At GAM, Martin undertakes qualitative and quantitative analysis on

Perella Weinberg Partners has appointed Christopher L.

Conduit Capital Markets, an independent mid-market institutional derivatives and securities dealer, has appointed Paul Blake as head of fixed income sales.