Ed Hannon, CFA is a Bates Testifying Expert who has spent more than three decades as an alternative investment portfolio manager, trader, and investor and serves as an advisor to the institutional and family office investment community. Ed possesses a wealth of experience as an investment professional.
He has evaluated the investment strategy, operational, and compliance programs of a large number and variety of hedge funds and brings a deep understanding of investment strategy and operational strengths and weaknesses. Ed received a BS from The Pennsylvania State University and is a CFA Charterholder.
Ed is a consultant and subject matter expert in these Practice Areas and Services:
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Securities and Financial Services Litigation & Consulting
- Retail Securities
- Institutional Securities
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Compliance Solutions
- Broker-Dealers
- Compliance Testimony
Credentials
EXPERIENCE
Bates Group LLC, Testifying Expert, 2016 – Present
Alternative Strategy Institute, Managing Director, Ridgewood, NJ, 2015 – Present
Castle Lanterra Properties, Chief Operating Officer, Suffern, NY, 2017 – 2019
Quest Global Advisors, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Greenwich, CT, 2016 – 2017
Stamos Capital Partners, Partner/Manager Research and Investment Strategy, New York, NY, 2010 – 2015
RBC Capital Markets, Head/Alternative Assets Risk Management, New York, NY, 2009 – 2010
Merrill Lynch, Hedge Fund Development & Management Group; Director, New York, NY, 2002 – 2009
Tremont Advisers, Fixed Income/Macro & CTA Analyst, Rye, NY, 2001 – 2002
Sulzberger (New York Times) Family Office, Investment Strategist, New York, NY, 2000 – 2001
Marubeni International Finance, Alternative Investments Team Leader, New York, NY, 1997 – 2000
Bank of Nova Scotia Capital Markets, Head of Fixed Income Trading, Tokyo, Japan, 1994 – 1996
Nomura Securities Investment Trust Management, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, Tokyo, Japan, 1991 – 1994
Marusan Securities Company, Japanese Equity Analyst/Product Specialist, Tokyo, Japan, 1987 – 1991
Merrill Lynch, Financial Consultant, New York, NY, 1985 – 1987
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science (BS), Finance, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
LANGUAGES
- English (native language)
- Japanese
WHITE PAPERS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
- An Introduction to Hedge Funds and Managed Futures (Ed Hannon)
- Structured Fixed Income (Ed Hannon)
- The IO/Inverse Trade (Ed Hannon)
- Floaters/Inverse Floaters (Ed Hannon)
- IO/PO Securities (Ed Hannon)
- Equity Long Short (Team) – Merrill Lynch Documents
- Event Driven and Credit Vertical (Team) – Merrill Lynch Documents
- Global Macro (Team) – Merrill Lynch Documents
- Relative Value (Team) – Merrill Lynch Documents
- Managed Futures (Team) – Merrill Lynch Documents
- Discounted Bank Loans (Team) – Merrill Lynch Documents