The alternative asset division of Swiss asset manager Syz & Co has appointed Marie-Claire Panayiotopoulos as head of UK business development...

The alternative asset division of Swiss asset manager Syz & Co has appointed Marie-Claire Panayiotopoulos as head of UK business development. Ms Panayiotopoulos joins Alternative Asset Advisors, or 3A, from Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch, where she was responsible for global consultant relations in Geneva. The appointment is the first time 3A has appointed a person dedicated to covering the UK market, said the firm. Ms Panayiotopoulos will be responsible for developing relationships and structuring products for private banks, independent financial advisors and institutional investors in the UK. “Marie-Claire's appointment reflects our confidence that the UK market will reach the higher levels of investment into funds of hedge funds across institutional, high net worth and retail investors that we see in other European countries,” said Jean Keller, chief executive of 3A, in a statement. 3A is the investment manager for a number of funds of hedge funds, including London and Zurich-listed ALTIN and Alternative Capital Enhancement, the latter comprising a number of single-strategy and multi-strategy funds of hedge funds. Current assets under management at 3A are around $2 billion.