15 Dec 2011
Macro Risk Advisors (MRA) has appointed Michael Buckjune, Ed Lalanne and Frank Trentacoste.
Buckjune joins as a managing director responsible for growing the firm's institutional sales effort. He was formerly the global head of trading at Fortress Drawbridge, a macro hedge fund, where he worked closely with portfolio managers within Fortress to implement positions utilising stocks, options and futures across major asset classes.
Lalanne joins as a director, assuming a leading role in evaluating systemic risk and providing recommendations on how to reduce portfolio volatility. He was formerly a managing member at Greengold Capital, a start-up global macro hedge fund.
Trentacoste, a CFA charterholder, joins as a managing director, focusing on bottoms-up analysis. His process combines option pricing and fundamental insights to provide clients with a robust investment framework. He was formerly a portfolio manager of both the Ridgecrest Fund and Industrial Harvest Fund at Ridgecrest Partners.
Curnett said "Our client base continues to rely on our expertise in assessing market dynamics and in developing hedging strategies that offer effective protection for their portfolios. Our recent hires strengthen this core mission."
"Michael, Ed and Frank bring deep understanding of risk across multiple markets," said Dean Curnutt, the founder and CEO of MRA. "Their expertise will give our buy-side clients, including many of the industry's largest hedge funds, the global risk perspectives they need in these dynamic and challenging markets."
Buckjune joins as a managing director responsible for growing the firm's institutional sales effort. He was formerly the global head of trading at Fortress Drawbridge, a macro hedge fund, where he worked closely with portfolio managers within Fortress to implement positions utilising stocks, options and futures across major asset classes.
Lalanne joins as a director, assuming a leading role in evaluating systemic risk and providing recommendations on how to reduce portfolio volatility. He was formerly a managing member at Greengold Capital, a start-up global macro hedge fund.
Trentacoste, a CFA charterholder, joins as a managing director, focusing on bottoms-up analysis. His process combines option pricing and fundamental insights to provide clients with a robust investment framework. He was formerly a portfolio manager of both the Ridgecrest Fund and Industrial Harvest Fund at Ridgecrest Partners.
Curnett said "Our client base continues to rely on our expertise in assessing market dynamics and in developing hedging strategies that offer effective protection for their portfolios. Our recent hires strengthen this core mission."
Buckjune joins as a managing director responsible for growing the firm's institutional sales effort. He was formerly the global head of trading at Fortress Drawbridge, a macro hedge fund, where he worked closely with portfolio managers within Fortress to implement positions utilising stocks, options and futures across major asset classes.
Lalanne joins as a director, assuming a leading role in evaluating systemic risk and providing recommendations on how to reduce portfolio volatility. He was formerly a managing member at Greengold Capital, a start-up global macro hedge fund.
Trentacoste, a CFA charterholder, joins as a managing director, focusing on bottoms-up analysis. His process combines option pricing and fundamental insights to provide clients with a robust investment framework. He was formerly a portfolio manager of both the Ridgecrest Fund and Industrial Harvest Fund at Ridgecrest Partners.
Curnett said "Our client base continues to rely on our expertise in assessing market dynamics and in developing hedging strategies that offer effective protection for their portfolios. Our recent hires strengthen this core mission."
