People Moves
Two Key Hires Made At Rothschild's Alternative Assets Business
Alternative investments have become the focus for Rothschild Asset Management with the appointment of a head and managing director for the division.
Alternative investments is in the limelight at Rothschild Asset Management, with the appointment of a head and managing director for the division.
Set to join the team in April are Shakil Riaz, who will become head of US alternative portfolio management and global chief investment officer, and Anthony Marzigliano, who will serve as managing director.
It is unclear if these are new roles.
The pair were hired to develop Rothschild’s capabilities across the spectrum of alternative products across the globe, the firm said.
They will join from Arden Asset Management, where they have worked since 2009. Riaz was managing director and member of the investment committee, where he oversaw the creation of portfolios for state, corporate and union pension plans. Marzigliano was managing director and member of the working investment committee, heading the team’s global macro and credit sectors research.
Prior to Arden, Riaz was chief investment officer for JP Morgan’s internal hedge fund investment program.
New York-headquartered Rothschild Asset Management - the US asset management business of the Rothschild Group - manages investments covering a range of multi-strategy fund-of-hedge-funds and US securities.