Reto Gehring and Alexandre Potelle have joined SYZ Fund Research, Swiss bank SYZ & CO’s fund analysis and “long only” manager selection service. The two new staff members join the team of Katia Coudray Cornu, who was appointed Head of
The Supervisory Board of the European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC) has re-appointed Dr Thomas Siegl as a member of the Management Board of the clearing house. The extension of his appointment was adopted by the Supervisory Board at the meeting
Korn/Ferry International has appointed Allison Walker as a Senior Client Partner and Head of the firm’s Hedge Fund Practice. Walker joins Korn/Ferry after four years at Arden Asset Management, LLC in New York, where she served as Managing Director and
Offshore law firm, Mourant Ozannes, has appointed Advocate Daniel Birtwistle as the Managing Partner of its Jersey office. His appointment will take effect from 1 February 2012. Mourant Ozannes advises on the laws of the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey
Chicago Equity Partners has hired Brian Portnoy as Managing Director and Head of Alternatives and Strategic Initiatives. In this newly formed role, Portnoy will report to the firm’s President, Patrick Lynch, and will help to lead the firm’s ongoing efforts
Cutler Capital Management, LLC today announced that Robert Butman and Paul Bucci have joined Cutler Capital as Managing Directors and Portfolio Managers, adding to the firm’s expertise in convertible securities. Butman and Bucci were previously at Second Moment Capital Management,
Chilton Trust Management, in affiliation with Chilton Private Clients, has hired Timothy Horan from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income. Horan, currently Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at MSSB
Private market advisory firm Somerset Capital has appointed Michelle M Donabedian as a partner. Donabedian is an experienced hedge fund marketer with a background at BlueBay, CQS, Credit Suisse, Tremont, and Man Investments. Somerset Capital’s Jill Hodges (pictured) was one
Man Group has appointed Judy Saunders as a senior adviser on a consultancy basis to its UK institutional team. Saunders takes on the role after seven years as chief investment officer at the West Midlands Pension Fund, where she was
LCH.Clearnet, the multi-national clearing house group, has appointed Suneel Bakhshi as its new group chief executive officer. Subject to final regulatory approval, Bakhshi (pictured) is expected to join the organisation in early 2014, at which point Jacques Aigrain, interim executive
