Jeff Nason Joins Butterfield Fulcrum to Lead Global and Strategic Relationships
Asset management professional Jeff Nason has joined Butterfield Fulcrum, a leading top five independent fund services provider, as Managing Director, Global and Strategic Relationships. In this newly created position, he will be responsible for further developing Butterfield Fulcrum’s relationships with large, complex alternative asset fund groups. Based in the New York office, Mr. Nason will...
Omgeo Appoints Clare Fraser as Managing Director of Strategy
Omgeo, the global standard for post-trade efficiency, today announced the appointment of Clare Fraser as managing director of strategy. In this role, Fraser will be responsible for driving Omgeo’s growth by identifying new market opportunities and overseeing the global marketing function, while providing strategic guidance on the firm’s business worldwide. Fraser is based in London...
Vanderbilt Professor Craig Lewis Named SEC Chief Economist and Director of RiskFin Division
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Craig M. Lewis has been named SEC Chief Economist and Director of the Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation (RiskFin). Dr. Lewis, the Madison S. Wigginton Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management, is currently a visiting scholar at the SEC and...
Midmar Capital Strengthens Investment Team
Midmar Capital LLP, manager of the Merrion European Absolute Return Fund, has appointed Dariusz Sliwinski to its investment team. Dariusz joins from Martin Currie Investment Ltd, where he held the position of Director and Head of Global Emerging Markets. Prior to this Dariusz was a senior investment manager with Consortium Raiffeisen Atkins which managed the...
Penson Futures Names Steve Leone Chief Operating Officer
Penson Futures, a member of the Penson Worldwide group of companies and a Futures Commission Merchant that provides execution and clearing services on the world’s major exchanges, announced today that it has named Steve Leone as Chief Operating Officer (COO), a new position. As COO, Mr. Leone will have responsibilities over Global Clearing, Information Technology,...
Brown Brothers Harriman Names Scott McLaren Head of Relationship Management and Sales for Asia
Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) announced today that it has hired Scott McLaren as Head of Relationship Management and Sales for Asia to strengthen its services and business development in the region. In his new position, Mr. McLaren reports to Bill Rosensweig, Managing Director for Brown Brothers Harriman (Hong Kong) Limited. Mr. McLaren joins BBH from...
J.P. Morgan Appoints New Head of Worldwide Securities Services in Luxembourg
J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) today announced the appointment of Laurent Vanderweyen to the new role of Head of Worldwide Securities Services in Luxembourg. Mr. Vanderweyen will also serve as Managing Director of the board for J.P. Morgan Bank Luxembourg S.A. Mr. Vanderweyen’s expanded responsibilities include driving business development and providing business leadership while...
J.P. Morgan WSS Announces Senior Appointments to EMEA Markets Management Group
J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) today announced that it has hired Brian Coughlin as its new Asset Managers and Insurance Companies (AMIC) Market Manager. Ann Doherty has been appointed Market Manager for WSS’ EMEA Based Complex Global Accounts. The new hire sees Mr. Coughlin join J.P. Morgan from HFX Capital, a boutique investment company...
SunGard Announces Chief Executive Officer Transition
SunGard, one of the world’s leading software and technology services companies, today announced that Russell Fradin will succeed Cristóbal Conde as SunGard’s chief executive officer on May 31, 2011. Mr. Fradin will also become a member of SunGard’s Board of Directors. Mr. Fradin joins SunGard after serving as chairman and chief executive officer of Aon...
State Street Appoints Global Head of Sales for Alternative Investment Solutions Business
State Street Corporation, one of the world’s leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, announced today that it has appointed Maria Cantillon as global head of sales for State Street’s Alternative Investment Solutions business. Based in London, Cantillon, reports to Scott FitzGerald, head of sales for State Street’s Global Services Americas business. Cantillon was...