London-based CloudMargin, the creator of a cloud-native collateral and margin management solution, has promoted Armando Hernandez to the newly established role of Executive Director, Head of North America.A 25-year veteran of the investment banking, derivatives and fintech industries, Hernandez joined
The DE Shaw Group, an investment and technology development firm, has appointed Ángel Ubide and Brian Sack as senior vice presidents and co-directors of global economics in the group’s discretionary macro investing unit. Max Stone, a managing director and member
Trade Informatics (TI), an independent provider of quantitative analytics and systematic trading solutions to institutional asset managers, has appointed Andrew Shortland as Chief Executive Officer EMEA. Shortland will be responsible for the continued expansion of Trade Informatics’ international client base
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System is seeking a consultant to help select, monitor and assess hedge fund managers for a global macro strategy the fund will be undertaking. The final filing date for proposals is 2pm PDT on 29
GSK Stockmann has added to its investment funds practice in Luxembourg with the hiring of Dr Marcel Bartnik as local partner, effective January 2020.Bartnik has extensive experience in the Luxembourg investment fund industry. He has been working in Luxembourg for close
Northstar Risk Corp, a start-up risk management software company, has appointed Glen Wolyner as COO and President. “I was attracted by the company’s mission to build the market’s best software solution to help hedge funds better manage risk and understand
Specialist fixed income manager, BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay), has appointed Mihai Florian in a newly created role as Senior Portfolio Manager, to further develop the firm’s emerging market debt (EM) illiquid corporate credit strategies.Based in London, Mihai reports to Polina
Law firm Maples and Calder has hired Paul Dobbyn in Dublin to bolster the firm’s funds group. Dobbyn (pictured), who joins on 1 May, will also lead the firm’s growing insolvency practice. Dobbyn has been heavily involved in shaping the
Conyers Dill & Pearman has hired attorneys in London and Hong Kong and has strengthened its Cayman Islands and Bermuda practices. Veronica Strande joins Conyers’ London office where she specialises in capital markets, Islamic finance, restructuring and corporate matters. In
Jersey-based corporate, private client and fund service provider Hawksford has launched a London office following the acquisition of the corporate services business of audit and accountancy specialist S H Landes. The new London office will service the growing relationship between
