Law firm Paul Hastings has appointed Ira Kustin, an established asset management lawyer, concentrating in the representation of private funds, as a partner in the firm’s Investment Management practice in New York. The appointment of Kustin, who joins from Akin Gump,
causaLens, a tech startup that predicts the global economy in real-time, has appointed its Strategic Board of Advisors ahead of its upcoming funding round. The lineup is set to include Jose Marques, the former Head of Trading at Bridgewater Associates and
Forward Management has added veteran sales professional Brad Schulter to its sales team. Schluter has joined Forward as vice president, institutional sales. He brings a long track record of growing business by establishing strong relationships with key institutional clients.
CMC Markets Institutional, a provider of liquidity and white label trading solutions, has appointed Ross Newell as Business Development Manager, Institutional Business, in the company’s London office. Newell has almost 15 years of financial services experience and is well known
Koine, an institutional custodian for the digital economy, has appointed Hugh Hughes as Chairman and CEO. Hughes is a highly experienced figure in European technology and financial markets. He was CEO of Societe Generale Securities in London for 10 years.
The Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), the leading association for the blockchain ecosystem, has appointed Tom Jessop, president of Fidelity Digital Assets and head of Corporate Business Development at Fidelity Investments, to its board. Jessop’s appointment to GBBC’s board will
Investment industry software solution provider PerTrac Financial Solutions has appointed Jeff S Hendren as managing director and global head of sales, succeeding Daniel Simpson, who will r
Madrid-based Próxima Alfa Investments has announced the recruitment of Igor Ojereliev from Deutsche Bank with a view to launching the Global Emerging Markets Fund in the near future
Hedge fund advisory firm Dynamic Beta investments (DBi), a specialist in the liquid alternatives market, has expanded its management team with the appointment of former AQR Global Head of Execution Douglas Cilento as Chief Operating Officer. Cilento (pictured) joins DBi
BTIG has hired Steven Stich within its Prime Brokerage division. Stich will be based in the firm’s Dallas, Texas office and report into Matthew Partain, Managing Director and Head of Prime Brokerage Sales. In his new role, Stich will lead
