27 Jan 2014
Independent Directors: Considerations and Queries
Picking the right independent director is not as simple as you might think. Geoff Ruddick of International Management Services (pictured)…
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Union Bancaire Privée increases assets under management by 10 per cent
Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) has reported a 10 per cent year-on-year rise in its assets under management to CHF87.7bn (USD98.6bn) as at 31…
24 Jan 2014
Positive stock performance behaviour following company stock buyback actions
US firms that authorise and announce share repurchase programmes, aka buybacks, have historically shown statistically and economically…
23 Jan 2014
2014 bond outlook
David Absolon (pictured), Investment Director at Heartwood Investment Management, examines the outlook for bonds in 2014…Bond markets have…
Guernsey still leads in LSE listings
Guernsey has more entities listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) than any other jurisdiction globally excluding the UK, according to…
Ven digital currency to be listed and traded on LMAX
LMAX, the regulated multilateral trading facility (MTF), has agreed to list Ven, enabling brokers, banks and institutions to trade the…
Event driven best performing LAB strategy in 2013
Event driven was the best performing liquid alternative beta (LAB) strategy in 2013, finishing up 11 per cent due primarily to Russell 2000…
V2 Capital secures USD200m investment in V2 Hedged Equity Strategy
V2 Capital, an SEC-registered investment advisor, has received a USD200m allocation from a Fortune 500 insurance company to the V2 Hedged…
22 Jan 2014
TMF Group signs as Charter Institution on DealVector
DealVector, provider of the first identity-protected communication network for the fixed income and structured credit space, has signed TMF…
World’s first Bitcoin derivatives platform surpasses USD35m in trades
BTC.sx, the world’s first bitcoin derivative trading platform, has brokered over USD35m in trades since its foundation and is preparing for…
21 Jan 2014
Mariner closes USD450m in new infrastructure investment strategy
Mariner Investment Group has closed on two new client mandates, launching Mariner Infrastructure Investment Management (MIIM), Mariner's…
Renegade urges shareholders to reject attempted board takeover by FrontFour
Renegade Petroleum has issued an open letter advising shareholders to reject an attempted takeover of the firm’s board by FrontFour Capital…
Quality of asset-backed securities continues to climb, says Swiss & Global
New regulatory requirements are improving the quality of the European market for asset-backed securities, according to Swiss &…
20 Jan 2014
Obamacare and the pressure to reduce healthcare costs
As the initial problems of ‘Obamacare’ are ironed out, Simon Laing, Head of US Equities at Invesco Perpetual, looks at the effect this may…
Oaktree Capital Management launches CLO
Oaktree Capital Group and its subsidiaries have priced Oaktree CLO 2014-1 Ltd, a USD516.5m collateralized loan obligation (CLO).Oaktree CLO…
