19 Apr 2017
Principal opens Swiss office
Principal Global Investors has expanded its presence in Europe with the opening of an office in Zurich.Principal now has offices in four…
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Dash Financial Technologies appoints CFO
Dash Financial Technologies has appointed Ari House as chief financial officer.House has spent nearly 20 years working in various capital…
CloudMargin appoints sales executives in New York and London
CloudMargin, creator of a web-based collateral and margin management solution, has appointed Laurence Jones and Marc Desanges to further…
Alternative asset managers see increase in complexity during Q1
Alternative asset managers saw an increase in “complexity” during the first quarter of 2017, with 152 managers, or 2 per cent, moving to a…
NEX to relocate London and New York offices
FinTech company NEX Group is planning to relocate its New York and London offices at a time of significant change for the business.From the…
Hedge fund manager joins Alight
SaaS-based technology company Alight has appointed hedge fund manager Rick Brandt as vice president of platform product management to drive…
More than 70 per cent of institutional investors expecting ‘hard Brexit’
More than seven in 10 (73 per cent) institutional investors believe Brexit will be “hard”, including 29 per cent who believe it will be…
CFTC extends time-limited no-action relief for swap dealers doing business in Europe
The US CFTC has issued an extension of the time-limited no-action relief provided in CFTC Staff Letter 17-05 from 8 May 2017 until 7…
18 Apr 2017
Snap General Election is not without risk
Mike Amey, head of sterling portfolio management at PIMCO, comments on Theresa May’s decision to call a snap General Election on 8…
Highland Capital Management makes business development hire
Dallas-based alternative investment firm Highland Capital Management has appointed Damon Krytzer as managing director, supporting business…
Former Bank of Montreal exec joins Axioma as MD
Axioma, a provider of enterprise market risk and portfolio management solutions, has appointed industry veteran George N Patterson as…
Meyler delivers ‘contrarian marketing’
As 2017 unfolds hedge funds are facing erratic asset growth, passive investments are grabbing attention and assets, redemptions are making…
Carey Olsen sees strong interest in Guernsey Private Investment Fund regime
Carey Olsen's corporate team in Guernsey has been the first to establish a Guernsey Private Investment Fund (PIF) since the new class was…
Investoo acquires broker comparison site 100ForexBrokers.com
Investoo Group, one of the world’s biggest FX affiliates, has acquired 100ForexBrokers.com in what is the group’s largest acquisition to…
Hedge funds resilient amid political and geopolitical stress, says Lyxor
Hedge funds proved resilient during last week, most strategies being positive despite political and geopolitical stress including tensions…
