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Martin Currie expands hedge funds, announces expansion with two senior hires

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

By the Opalesque Team:

Martin Currie Investment Management Limited (“Martin Currie”) announces a major expansion of its successful global hedge fund business with two senior appointments, reflecting its growing market position in long and short equities.

In a statement, the company said Alastair Barrie joins in the newly created role of global head of hedge fund sales and Clayton Cheek joins as US head of hedge fund sales. Both bring with them extensive business development experience. They will join existing sales director Mike Gibb.

Alastair joins Martin Currie from RBS where he was director of institutional business. In this new position at Martin Currie he will be responsible for growing the global hedge fund business. Prior to RBS, Alastair was director of global hedge fund sales and UK wholesale distribution at Henderson. Officially joining the company today, he will be based in Martin Currie’s London office and report to Allan MacLeod, managing director of sales, marketing and client service.

Clayton, who will be based in Martin Currie’s office in New York, previously worked for Man Investments in the US city, where he was head of institutional sales for the US. Prior to Man, he was managing director, head of client development Americas for Ivy Asset Management. Clayton will report to Alastair and be responsible for hedge fund sales across America.

Allan MacLeod, managing director of sales, marketing and client service at Martin Currie sai......................

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