06 Jan 2017
K&L Gates adds former FINRA senior counsel as government enforcement partner
Law firm K&L Gates has appointed Michael T Dyson as a partner in the government enforcement practice of its Washington DC office.Dyson…
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05 Jan 2017
Active commodity fund launched
Liquid real asset specialist firm Cohen & Steers has launched an active commodity fund, offering investors broad and diversified…
Vivaris Capital creates private equity hedge fund
Vivaris Capital has created what it says is the first private equity hedge fund, which is designed to deliver superior alternative asset…
Greenstone expands executive management team
Greenstone Equity Partners, a fund placement firm based in the Middle East, has hired Sean Kearney as chief operating officer and Khalid…
361 Capital launches US Small Cap Equity Fund
Boutique asset manager 361 Capital has launched the 361 US Small Cap Equity Fund, which is designed for investors who are looking for…
04 Jan 2017
DOL Fiduciary Rule will encourage more dialogue and closer alignment with investors
The relationship that broker-dealers and registered investment advisors have with pension investors is set to be turned on its head on 10…
Five MVIS long/short equity indices positive in December
Five out of six of MV Index Solutions’ (MVIS) investable long/short equity indices recorded a positive performance in December.Each index…
RBS International appoints head of funds
Peter Brown has been appointed head of funds at RBS International to drive the expansion of the bank’s offering to the alternative funds…
Dash and LiquidPoint merge to create Dash Financial Technologies
Dash Financial is to merge with LiquidPoint to create a new trading technology solutions provider focused on the options and equities…
SEI identifies five key trends in disruptive technology
The pace of technological change is unrelenting. The Internet of Things and the rise of the gig economy are changing the way that…
Timothy Massad resigns as CFTC chairman
Timothy G Massad has tendered his resignation as chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to President Obama,…
Marble Point acquires American Capital CLO Management
Marble Point Credit Management has acquired American Capital CLO Management (ACCLOM), an investment manager with approximately USD3.4…
Akin Gump promotes 10 to partnership
Law firm Akin Gump has elected 10 new partners, effective 1 January 2017.The 10 individuals and their respective office locations are…
Fried Frank adds partner to asset management group
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has named Jeremy Berry as a partner in the firm’s asset management practice.Berry (pictured)…
Apex appoints head of US business development
Apex Fund Services has appointed Daniel Strachman as head of US business development.Strachman (pictured) brings more than 20 years of…
