Aaro Capital, a DLT and cryptoassets investment specialist, has made three senior hires in its London office.

Aaro Capital, a DLT and cryptoassets investment specialist, has made three senior hires in its London office.

Stuart Macdonald is joining Aaro Capital’s London-based team as chairman alongside Peter Rigg, who joins as head of investment research, and Olga Romanova, who will serve as the firm’s head of operational due diligence.

As chairman, Macdonald is working to set the strategic direction of the firm, as well as focus on capital raising, brand building and product development. He is working closely with Aaro Capital’s CEO Peter Habermacher and CIO Ankush Jain to deliver on Aaro Capital’s aim of opening up the exciting and rapidly evolving DLT and cryptoassets growth story to sophisticated investors.

Rigg, who joins as head of investment research, is responsible for sourcing DLT and cryptoassets funds, conducting IDD reviews on new investment managers, as well as monitoring and reviewing existing manager portfolio. Reporting to CIO Ankush Jain, he is working closely with the underlying funds to identify the best and most sustainable sources of outperformance amongst DLT and cryptoassets funds.

Romanova, in her capacity as head of operational due diligence, is undertaking ODD reviews on new investment managers, as well as monitoring the existing portfolio of investment managers. She is also responsible for managing and enhancing the operations of underlying DLT and cryptoassets funds.