Coremont, a UK-based provider of front-to-back portfolio management support for hedge funds and institutional asset managers, has appointed Balaji Krishnamurthy as chief technology officer, based in the U.S. He joins from JPMorgan Chase, where he oversaw middle office and post-trade technology, based in New York. This follows the recent appointments of Akbar Sheriff as global COO, and Chaim Hack as head of business development. Coremont provides portfolio management technology and data across all investment management and trading functions. Its flagship solution, Clarion, offers coverage across all asset classes, including rates, fixed income, credit, FX, equities, commodities and cryptocurrencies.