Category Archives: People Moves

Hedge Fund Moves: LandColt Relocates Headquarters to Delaware

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund trading firm LandColt Trading, LLC, has relocated from San Antonio, Texas to the financial megacity, Wilmington, Delaware. The move was completed on July 1, 2010. “After careful consideration and review of several east coast […]

Hedge Fund Giant Blackstone Hires Finley As Chief Legal officer

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund giant Blackstone Group has hired John Finley, formerly a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as senior managing director and chief legal officer. He will take over from the retiring Robert Friedman in September. […]

People Moves: Union Bancaire Privee Hires Expert For US Hedge Fund Expansion

New York (HedgeCo.net) Geneva-based private bank Union Bancaire Privee  (UBP) has appointed Larry Morgenthal as CEO of UBP Asset Management, the Group’s US business. He also assumes the role of Chief Investment Officer of Alternatives. Morgenthal will spearhead the renewed […]

People Moves: Ross Ciesla Joins UK Hedge Fund Manager Veritas

People Moves – UK hedge fund manager Veritas Asset Management (Veritas) has appoionted Ross Ciesla as Senior Private Client Director of its private client business. Ross will start at Veritas towards the end of the year. Ross joins Veritas from […]

People Moves: Convertible Securities And Hedge Fund Specialist Joins Cowen Group

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund manager alternative investment specialist Cowen Group, Inc. has hired Thomas O’Mara as Head of Equity Derivatives and Convertibles. O’Mara will be primarily responsible for expanding the firm’s equity derivative capabilities and building out a […]

People Moves: Dr. Barbera Joins Mount Lucas Hedge Fund

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Wall Street economist Dr. Robert J. Barbera has joined global macro investment manager, Mount Lucas Management Corporation, as Chief Economist. Dr. Barbera is accompanied by his long-time associate, Jackie Kadre, who has been named Economist at […]

UPDATE: People Moves: Tim West Joins UK Hedge Fund as Deputy CEO

New York (HedgeCo.net) Tim West has joined £6 billion UK alternative investment manager Future Capital Partners, as its new Deputy Chief Executive. Tim joins from Babcock and Brown where he was Head of the London office and Chief Operating Officer […]

People Moves: Dechert to Establish Irish Hedge funds Practice

New York (Hedgeco.net) – Dechert LLP is opening an office in Dublin, making it one of only a handful of international law firms to establish a presence in Ireland and the first major onshore transatlantic funds practice to do so […]

People Moves: Kathryn Graham Joins London Board Of 100 Women In Hedge Funds

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Kathryn Graham has been appointed to the London Board of 100 Women in Hedge Funds, a non-profit organization for professionals in the alternative investments industry. “I joined 100 Women in Hedge Funds in 2008 as a […]

People Moves: Insparo Expands MENA Hedge Fund Team

New York (HedgeCo.net) – UK-based limited liability investment group, Insparo Asset Management, has appointed Man Investments’ Emma Robinson as Investor Relations Manager to the Africa and Middle East Fund, which has returned over 45% since the start of 2009. The […]

People Moves: Millennium Hires Industry Veteran to Oversee Continued Asian Expansion

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Millennium Management LLC, a New York-based global investment management firm, announced today that it has broadened its Asian platform by naming Kunho Cho as the firm’s Chairman, Asia. Mr. Cho was formerly Head of Investment Banking, […]

People Moves: IMC Expands Investment Grade Credit Team

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Dutch hedge fund firm, IMC asset management, announced the hiring of a team of four senior investment professionals, and the launch of an investment grade credit corporate offering, within its core European credit capability. The investment […]