ULTUMUS, a provider of data creation, management and distribution services for index and ETF products, has added industry veteran Femi Orangun to its team of index and ETF specialists.

Ethic, a tech-driven asset management platform that powers sustainable equities solutions for wealth advisors and institutional investors, has added exchange-traded fund industry veteran Jennifer Grancio to its advisory board.

Alerian, a provider of energy infrastructure indices, has appointed David LaValle as the company's next chief executive officer, effective May 2019.

m+ funds, a defined outcome investment manager, has added Jennifer Grancio and Jim Wiandt to the firm’s advisory board. Grancio and Mr. Wiandt will help guide the firm’s rapid expansion, as a large universe of investors continue to seek passive portfolio strategies that provide defined outcomes.

MSCI has appointed Andrew C Wiechmann, who has been serving as the Company’s Head of Strategy, Corporate Development and Investor Relations, as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective 5 March 2019.

WisdomTree, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) and exchange-traded product (ETP), has appointed Lidia Treiber as Director – Research for WisdomTree in Europe.

Ultumus, a specialist ETF and Index-managed data service company, is continuing its rapid expansion with the opening of a new office in Singapore, and the expansion of its London headquarters. 

Alpha FMC (Alpha), a specialist in asset and wealth management consulting, has launched a dedicated ETF & Indexing Practice. Marc Knowles has joined as a Director to lead the practice, which will focus on servicing Alpha’s clients across the industry. 

Exponential ETFs, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuer that brings unique investment ideas to market, has promoted Quantitative Analyst Qiao Duan to the position of Portfolio Manager.

Amundi has appointed Ashley Fagan as Head of ETF, Indexing & Smart Beta Development for UK and Ireland.