New York, May 19 2010, Butterfield Fulcrum, a top five independent alternative fund administrator, today announced that Brian Young has joined its New York Business Development team. He will be working with Andrew Smith, Head of Global Business Development and will have specific responsibility for promoting Altinus among allocators. Altinus is the first administrator sponsored managed accounts platform, providing segregated and comingled managed accounts with a common set of tools for operations, administration and risk monitoring.
“Having Brian join our team is a great step for Altinus,” said Smith. “He brings a wealth of experience from his years in Corporate & Investment Banking, and more specifically in the managed accounts industry. It is an exciting time for the platform, as we now have a strong team out in the market in the US and Europe. In the first month since the launch we already have 40 managers ready to go live on the platform, and are in talks with a significant number of asset allocators. I look forward to working with Brian to generate more interest and growth.”
Brian joins from BNP Paribas where he held various positions within the Equity & Commodity Derivatives Group including: Hedge Fund Derivatives, Capital Introduction and, most recently, promoting BNP’s interests in Innocap, a hedge fund managed account platform.
“The Altinus platform is an interesting and innovative product that offers unprecendented flexibility to allocators and managers,” said Young. “Its open architecture and ability to deliver multi-manager, multi-prime and multi-strategy solutions in a comprehensive offering has not previously been available to the alternative investment industry.”
Altinus connects the communities of alternative investment asset allocators with high quality hedge fund managers, providing an accessible solution for investment through Managed Accounts. It is cost-effective and functionally and technologically advanced, allowing allocators to make informed and timely portfolio management decisions by leveraging Butterfield Fulcrum’s advanced technology, integrated operations and risk management systems. The independence of the platform will appeal to a wide range of allocators and managers whose evolving demands are not currently being met by the market.
About Altinus
Altinus is a Managed Accounts Platform that provides segregated and co-mingled managed accounts across multiple trading strategies with a common set of tools for operations, administration, and risk monitoring. Altinus is the first ever administrator sponsored Managed Accounts Platform. It is based on 10 years of managed account operations experience.
About Butterfield Fulcrum
Butterfield Fulcrum, a top five independent alternative fund administration company by assets under administration, has 20 years experience servicing the alternative investment industry. It provides administration, middle office and risk reporting services to hedge funds, fund of funds, managed accounts, private equity and real estate funds. The company has a unique Global Operations Model leveraging time zones and talent to deliver transparent and highly customized solutions in real time via BFonline, a client access Web portal. Headquartered in Bermuda, the company services more than 700 funds and has 10 offices in eight countries. For more information, please www.bfgl.com.
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