Aurelius Leadership

Team & Expertise

Institutional experience across fixed income, trading, investment banking and governance.

Leadership

Senior professionals guiding strategy, execution and client delivery.

Martin Neuhaus

Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income Strategy

AURELIUS FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED is recognised for its institutional fixed income insight, combining macro views with practical portfolio implementation. Our Fixed Income Strategy group supports clients with cross-sector relative value ideas, market commentary and yield curve analysis tailored to balance sheet objectives.

In addition to providing trade ideas and sector allocation views, the team delivers periodic commentary on macroeconomic themes, interest rate dynamics, mortgage prepayments and housing markets – helping institutional investors navigate evolving market regimes and regulatory environments.

Mr. Hoffmann has over 28 years of experience developing investment strategies for financial institutions across various fixed income sectors, with an emphasis on MBS, CMBS and other asset-backed instruments. He has worked with banks, credit unions, insurers, asset managers and hedge funds to design comprehensive investment and hedging strategies.

Prior to joining AURELIUS FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED, Mr. Hoffmann served as Managing Director and Head of Mortgage Strategy at several international investment firms. He holds a Bachelor of Science in both Computer Science and Finance from Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Robert Fine

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Mr. Robert Fine is the Chief Executive Officer of AURELIUS FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED and a substantial investor in the firm. Previously, he was Executive Managing Director and Head of MBS/ABS & Rates at Gleacher & Company and Broadpoint. He founded Descap Securities, Inc., held trading roles at Garvin Guy Butler, Smith Barney and Kidder, Peabody & Co., and earned a BA in Economics and Finance from Adelphi University.

Robert Tirschwell

Head of Trading

Mr. Robert Tirschwell is the Head of Trading at AURELIUS FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED and a substantial investor in the firm. Previously, he was Head of Trading at Gleacher & Company and Broadpoint. Under his leadership, Descap evolved from specified pool trading into a diversified mortgage and asset-backed securities operation. He holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Peter McNierney

Executive Managing Director

Mr. Peter McNierney is an Executive Managing Director of AURELIUS FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED and a member of the firm’s operating leadership. He served as President & COO and a Board member of Gleacher & Company, and earlier as CEO and Head of Investment Banking for Broadpoint. He has been involved in several hundred equity and debt offerings, private placements and M&A advisory assignments. He obtained his BA and JD/MBA from The University of Texas at Austin.

Alan Quasha

Chairman

Mr. Alan Quasha is Chairman of AURELIUS FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED and oversees the firm’s strategic direction. He is also a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Vanterra Capital and has served on numerous corporate and non-profit boards. He has invested in hundreds of companies, often in restructuring and transformational situations. He holds degrees from Harvard College, Harvard Business School, NYU School of Law and Harvard Law School.