26 Sep 2013
HedgeCo selects Cognito to provide marketing and communication services
HedgeCo has selected Cognito to provide a range of marketing and communications services for hedge funds.The HedgeCo-Cognito Premium…
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25 Sep 2013
Palmer Square Capital Management closes second CLO fund in 2013
Palmer Square Capital Management, a provider of structured credit, corporate credit and hedge fund strategies, has closed on its second…
24 Sep 2013
Houlihan Lokey launches illiquid financial asset practice
Houlihan Lokey, the international investment bank, has launched a practice focused on intermediating illiquid financial assets on a global…
23 Sep 2013
Luxury industry – investing and innovating to meet future demand
Luxury will hardly ever be a sector where you can launch a brand and be instantly successful, say Scilla Huang Sun (pictured) and Andrea…
Should hedge funds advertise?
As the ban on hedge fund, private equity fund and venture capital fund "advertising" is set to lift on 23 September, most funds are…
20 Sep 2013
Prime brokers respond to shifting composition of the hedge fund industry
Faced with the challenges brought on by the shifts in the hedge fund industry and the changing regulatory landscape, prime brokers are…
Market conditions improve as systemic risks persist, says ESMA’s TRV report
The EU securities markets and investment conditions in the EU have improved for a second quarter in a row since the fourth quarter of 2012,…
19 Sep 2013
Accelerated growth in cap intro business
In much the same way that hedge fund managers need sufficient ‘skin in the game’ to attract investors, capital introduction is a serious…
Automate your private equity waterfall
By Ras Sipko, Chief Operating Officer of Koger, Inc – Common feedback from private equity funds when questioned about running…
Big data and mass customisation precipitate cutting edge solutions
Big data’: That’s the catchphrase in today’s climate of regulatory overhaul, and it’s something that hedge fund administrators are deeply…
Dealing with heightened regulation and tightened margins
By Dan Matthies, Bloomberg – In the space of just five years, the financial services industry has seen remarkable change: the rise of…
US hedge funds take OTC clearing in their stride
By James Williams – “Even though as a quantitative trading firm with a lot of technology infrastructure in place we’ve been able to handle…
AIFMD: challenges facing US and other non-EEA managers
By Michael Rucci (pictured), head of fund ervices Americas, UBS Global Asset Management – How does AIFMD impact how I can market in Europe?…
A new reporting engine with OMS connectivity
"Emerging managers under the USD200million AuM mark struggle to get the necessary reporting needs from their service providers because of…
Independent directors: considerations and queries
By Geoff Ruddick, IMS Fund Services: Independence – Independence is the ‘holy grail’ of effective corporate governance. If a director is…
