Lyxor appoints Frank Frecentese as Global Head of Hedge Fund Research

Lyxor Asset Management (“Lyxor”) is pleased to announce that Frank Frecentese has been appointed as Global Head of Hedge Fund Research. The appointment of Mr. Frecentese continues Lyxor’s growth in the North American market and reflects Lyxor’s ongoing commitment to enhancing its global research capabilities. Mr. Frecentese’s appointment will also bolster Lyxor’s existing dedicated portfolios team which offers advisory services and portfolio solutions to institutional investors. Lyxor’s multi-billion dollar advisory business services institutional investors across Europe, MENA, Asia and North America.

Mr. Frecentese succeeds Dennis Heskel, who will retire in October 2013, and will report directly to Lionel Erdely and Nicolas Gaussel, CIOs of Lyxor. Mr. Frecentese joined Lyxor from Citi Private Bank earlier this year, where he was Managing Director, Global Head of Hedge Fund Investments. In that role, Mr. Frecentese oversaw the hedge fund investments business for Citi, with particular emphasis on sourcing, diligence and monitoring of hedge fund investments for the firm’s advisory portfolios and placement businesses.

Prior to joining Citigroup, Mr. Frecentese was an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, where he was the Head of Alternatives Research for Graystone Research, part of the Morgan Stanley Group. Mr Frecentese performed manager research globally on hedge funds and private equity funds, and managed bespoke advisory hedge fund portfolios for the firm’s ultra-high net worth clients. Prior to Graystone, he worked on the European Hedge Fund Desk at Goldman Sachs and practiced law with Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. He holds a B.A., summa cum laude, from Fordham University, a J.D. from NYU School of Law, and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.


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Lyxor Asset Management, a subsidiary of Societe Generale Group, was founded in 1998. With over 600 professionals worldwide, Lyxor manages more than USD 97 Bn* of assets across four performance engines: Alternative Investments, ETFs & Indexing, Multi-Asset Investments and Structured Investments.


Our investment specialists deliver asset management and advisory solutions, in all asset classes, to institutional investors. With a strong culture of risk-management and research, Lyxor stands amongst the leaders in innovative, transparent and flexible asset management.


* AuMs as of July 31st, 2013