24 Jul 2018
MoFo adds partner in London finance practice
Law firm Morrison & Foerster has appointed Benoit Lavigne as a partner in the finance practice in the firm’s London office. Lavigne…
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Wilshire Funds Management makes two key hires
Wilshire Associates (Wilshire) has appointed two senior investment professionals, Suehyun Kim and Rebekah Chow, to the team at Wilshire…
Daymer Bay Capital adds two to team and secures first clients
Two investment professionals, Alexander Renwick and Charlie Baillie, have launched Daymer Bay Capital, with the aim of bringing a new level…
CFTC’s Giancarlo and Tuckman respond to Vatican criticism of derivatives
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J Christopher Giancarlo and Chief Economist Bruce Tuckman have penned a letter in…
23 Jul 2018
CTAs and Market Neutral L/S Equity stand out
There was a pause in trade developments and solid corporate profits fuelled risk appetite last week pushing hedge funds strategies with the…
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator at 2.40 per cent in July
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for hedge funds measured 2.40 per cent for July, down from 4.17 per cent in June.…
Performance issues taking a toll on hedge funds
Investors withdrew an estimated USD7.88 billion from global hedge funds in June 2018, bringing overall Q2 2018 net flows for the industry…
Throgmorton appoints new CEO
Adam Hewitson (pictured), has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UK accountancy and professional services provider…
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank adopts DTCC ALERT GC Direct to manage settlement process
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (USA) Limited (SuMi TRUST USA) has become the first Japanese global custodian to go live on the Depository Trust…
Fulcrum’s new fund offers cost-effective alternatives exposure to UK DC pension schemes
Fulcrum Asset Management has listened to the UK institutional marketplace and launched a fund that it believes will meet a series of key…
FundRock appoints Group Head of Business Development
FundRock Group has hired Paul Spendiff as the new Group Head of Business Development, based in the firm’s London office. Spendiff…
seriesOne Partners with Securrency
Fintech company seriesOne has partnered with Securrency, a provider of financial and regulatory technology products for the tokenised…
Qatar Re to cease writing new and renewal business from Singapore Branch
Qatar Reinsurance Company Limited (Qatar Re), a multi-line reinsurer authorised by the Bermuda Monetary Authority, is to cease writing new…
20 Jul 2018
Charles River Development to be acquired by State Street Corporation
Charles River Development, provider of the Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS), is to be acquired by State…
Martin Currie adds to GEMs team
Experienced global portfolio manager Paul Sloane is rejoining active equity specialist Martin Currie’s Global Emerging Markets (GEMs) team…
