CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RCM Alternatives, a brokerage firm that provides investors and wealth advisors with education and services for investing in managed futures, announced that Paul Rieger has been promoted to managing director and partner. In this role, Rieger will consult family offices and wealth advisors on their asset allocation strategies. His mandate is part of the company’s broader mission to be the world’s premier provider of education and services in the managed futures space.
Rieger, a Chicago native, has more than 16 years of futures industry experience with a focus on commodity trading and execution with leading firms. Before joining RCM, Rieger spent 13 years with MF Global in roles of increasing responsibility, entering the firm as a trading clerk and eventually working his way up to heading his own execution desk. He then joined RCM in 2012 and has been instrumental in growing the firm’s client base and building out their execution offerings.
“Paul’s trading expertise, ambition and personal drive have all been huge contributors to RCM’s growth over the past three years,” said Bobby Schwartz, CEO & Managing Partner of RCM Alternatives. “As an owner, Paul will continue to be an integral part of the firm as we grow the number of investors who depend on RCM to help them meet their investment objectives.”
“I feel very fortunate to be a part of such a great team and think it’s a very exciting time to be in the managed futures space,” Rieger said. “More investors are recognizing the value of commodity-based investments as a way to diversify their portfolios and hedge market exposure.”
This announcement comes just one month after RCM and Attain Capital Management announced they were merging to create one of the world’s largest introducing brokers in the managed futures space. The growth of RCM underscores the growing demand for managed futures, an alternative investment that can work as a hedge against market volatility and provide diversification through low-correlation to traditional asset classes such as stocks and bonds.
About RCM Alternatives
RCM Alternatives is an independent introducing broker that provides high-net-worth investors and registered investment advisors (RIAs) with education and services for investing in managed futures. Through its managed futures platform and proprietary fund database, RCM Alternatives helps investors and their advisors evaluate commodity trading advisors (CTAs) to meet their specific investment objectives. RCM Alternatives also offers RIAs implementation services for managed futures that include above-line performance reporting and other back-office solutions. RCM Alternatives is based in Chicago, IL. For more information, please visit: http://www.rcmalternatives.com/.
