LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency asset manager Hilbert Capital has hired former Cevian Capital executive Richard Murray as CEO, it said on Tuesday.
Murray was previously director of investor relations at activist investor Cevian. He has also worked at hedge funds Finisterre and Brevan Howard Asset Management, Hilbert said in a statement.
Murray will bring with him a team of senior business developers who worked together at Brevan Howard, to focus on attracting institutional clients in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Hilbert said.
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But Murray said institutional demand for cryptocurrencies was growing.
"We're in an environment where cryptocurrencies and funds are rapidly moving from the fringe to the core," he told Reuters, adding that institutional investors were looking for crypto investment strategies that reduced the risk...
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