01 Sep 2016
Spring Valley Asset Management hires CTO
Spring Valley Asset Management (SVAM) has appointed Brian Zeitz as its chief technology officer (CTO), with responsibility for the…
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Man Group makes two senior hires in the US
Man Group has appointed Brian Broesder and Westin Lovy as managing directors based in firm’s Connecticut office.They are both joining from…
Twelve Capital launches insurance equity strategy
Twelve Capital Group has launched its insurance equity strategy.The portfolios launched to date have a focus on M&A activity in the…
31 Aug 2016
Trading in EEX wind power futures to begin in early October
From 4 October 2016, trading participants on the EEX Derivatives Market will be able to hedge against volume risks in the generation of…
K&L Gates adds partner to investment management practice
Joshua J Yang has joined the Chicago office of K&L Gates as a partner in the firm’s investment management, hedge funds and alternative…
BoardEx launches service for quant funds
BoardEx has launched three services aimed at improving the performance of quant funds, banks, law firms and consulting firms.They are a…
Investor confidence drops from 98.0 to 89.7 in August
State Street’s Global Investor Confidence Index (ICI) decreased to 89.7 in August, down 8.3 points from July’s revised reading of 98.0.The…
RFA launches secure multi-cloud platform
RFA (Richard Fleischman and Associates) has launched the RFA Multi-Cloud platform, which securely combines public and private cloud…
Context Summits appoints Sarah Huntington as chief marketing officer
Context Summits, a producer of investment summits for the alternative asset management industry, has appointed Sarah Huntington as chief…
30 Aug 2016
Hawksford appoints chief operating officer to head Cayman offering
Hawksford has appointed a chief operating officer with 25 years’ financial services experience to lead and build its recently established…
Use of alternative investments peaks as diversification plays pay off, says Natixis
Portfolio diversification is paying off again, rewarding volatility-weary advisers with higher, more stable returns and lower risk,…
Pure Capital appoints Tony Buche as head of third party manco
Tony Buche has joined Pure Capital to lead the firm’s third party services offering.He will be the primary contact with asset managers…
Dalton Strategic Partnership names chief executive
Dalton Strategic Partnership has appointed Wenceslas von Liechtenstein as chief executive officer of the firm.Von Lichtenstein (pictured)…
Custom House Global Fund Services opens Shanghai office
Hedge fund administration specialist Custom House Global Fund Service has expanded its presence in China with the opening of an office in…
Hedge fund industry sees net outflows of USD34 billion in first half
The hedge fund industry saw net outflows of USD34 billion over the first half of 2016, with the majority of outflows (USD20 billion)…
