Former Morgan Stanley EQD chief launches UK boutique

Pierre Mendelssohn, the former head of Asia equity derivatives distribution and global head of retail structured products in Hong Kong, has launched Alpima a new financial services firm in London. According to Mendelssohn's LinkedIn profile he is now chief executive and founder of Alpima, an independent firm specialising in dynamic investment strategies, "either systematic or managed". Although the firm was registered at the government Companies House website on October 8, the UK Financial Cond