10 Jun 2014
Aberdeen Asset Management CIO wins 100 WHF 2014 European Industry Leadership Award
Anne Richards, chief investment officer of Aberdeen Asset Management, will be presented the 100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) 2014 European…
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Noland Cheng to moderate 100 Women in Hedge Funds event in Stamford, Connecticut
Noland Cheng, managing partner of C&A Consulting, has been selected to moderate the upcoming 100 Women in Hedge Funds educational…
UMB Fund Services named a top workplace for fifth straight year
UMB Fund Services has again been named one of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Top Workplaces in south-eastern Wisconsin.Top Workplaces are…
Baronsmead warns asset managers of ‘billion dollar’ liability to Greek bonds
Specialist hedge fund insurance broker Baronsmead Partners has issued a warning to the non-domiciled fund management industry over tax…
Montréal Exchange to introduce futures contracts on the FTSE Emerging Markets Index
Montréal Exchange (MX), Canada’s derivatives exchange, is to introduce a new futures product based on the performance of the FTSE Emerging…
09 Jun 2014
What the Heartbleed bug means to hedge fund managers
By John Landy, Intralinks – The discovery of the Heartbleed bug serves as a wake-up call to hedge funds and alternative investment…
Helping managers respond to due diligence demands
Technology innovation sits naturally with software provider Backstop Solutions Group. After all, it was one of the pioneers of providing a…
Combining technologies to meet data challenges
One of the unintended consequences of technology improvements in the hedge fund industry has been the sheer volume of data that service…
True cloud versus impostors
New York-based Liquid Holdings is fast becoming a tour de force in the hedge fund industry. Born in the cloud, the firm offers hedge fund…
Cloud technology gives managers an operational edge
“Last November we surveyed over 100 hedge fund managers on their attitudes towards using the cloud, their concerns from a security and data…
Citywire claims Funds Industry Charity Shield five-a-side football title
Citywire won the fourth “Funds Industry Charity Shield” five-a-side tournament beating IFDS on penalties (5-4) in the final at the London…
East Lodge Capital opts for Wells Fargo Global Fund Services
Investment manager East Lodge Capital Partners has selected Wells Fargo Global Fund Services to provide daily fund administration and an…
06 Jun 2014
Deutsche Bank secures fund admin mandate for Pacific Asset Management fund
Deutsche Bank has been awarded a loan services and fund administration mandate from Pacific Asset Management, a subsidiary of Pacific Life…
Hornbach Baumarkt and Borussia Dortmund to be included in SDAX
Deutsche Börse is making changes to its selection indices which will become effective on 23 June 2014.The composition of DAX, MDAX and…
05 Jun 2014
Hedge funds positive in May as equities, credit and bonds rally, says GAM
May proved to be a supportive month across most asset classes, with global equities posting broadly positive returns while bond yields…