Erin Callan, currently responsible for heading global hedge funds coverage at Lehman Brothers, has been appointed chief financial officer of the global investment bank as part of a series

Bear Stearns has announced three new hires as part of the expansion of its global prime brokerage franchise.

Gems Advisors in London has appointed as a director Stuart MacDonald, formerly director of alternative investments at Shore Capital and director of hedge funds at Henderson Global Investor

Citadel has announced the appointment of Peter Little as chief executive to lead the next phase of the company’s growth plans.

Wisconsin-based commodity trading adviser Fall River Capital has hired Jake Carriker as director of research.

London-based Credaris, the credit-specialist asset manager, has announced the appointment of Beth Fusco as High Yield Credit and analyst John McGoff as a Structured Credit Trader

Investment managerAspect Capital Limited has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Chris Stuart as Senior European Sales Executive.

UBS Global Asset Management has announced that O’Connor, the hedge fund specialist within the bank’s alternative and quantitative investments group, has appointed Mark Melchiorre as head o

Roel C Campos, a commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission, will become partner-in-charge of the Washington, DC office of law firm Cooley Godward Kronish and a partner in the

Liquid Capital, a global equity derivatives market-maker that ranks among the largest market-makers by volume on Eurex and other equity option markets, has expanded its business into commo