18 Feb 2016
Fund of hedge funds manager Kairos launches dedicated multi-strategy fund for Japanese investors
Kairos Investment Management (Kairos) has launched the SuMi-Kairos Multi Strategy fund which is being managed by Kairos for distribution…
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17 Feb 2016
Neuberger Berman appoints David Rowe as head of marketing, EMEA
Neuberger Berman has appointed David Rowe (pictured) to the role of Head of Marketing – EMEA, effective immediately.Rowe is responsible for…
Credit Agricole CIB a new user of EurexOTC Clear
Crédit Agricole CIB, the Corporate & Investment Banking arm of the Crédit Agricole Group, is a new user of EurexOTC Clear for Interest…
Seed Commodities Exchange to launch industrial hemp derivative contracts
Seed CX has constructed the first industrial hemp derivative contracts, which will be traded on its platform, subject to regulatory…
Alt investment managers called to task for managerial and structural shortcomings that handicap asset growth
A great number of the world's more than 13,000 alternative investment funds suffer from "Fund Manager's Disease," which significantly…
Hedge funds post worst monthly returns since May 2012
Hedge funds returned -2.60 per cent in January as the asset class recorded its worst monthly performance since 2012, with macro hedge funds…
16 Feb 2016
Former Goldman Sachs MD Upacala Mapatuna to join Victory Park Capital as CIO
Victory Park Capital (VPC), an investment firm focused on private middle market debt and equity investments, has appointed…
New SimCorp Dimension Release enables better investment decision making
SimCorp has released version 5.9 of SimCorp Dimension, the first of two annual releases. Along with numerous other modules, new features,…
MUFG Investor Services strengthens Business Development team with new appointment
MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has appointed Mark Catalano (pictured) as…
Institutional traders ramping up dark pool scrutiny
Institutional trading desks are approaching alternative trading systems with more caution and, at times, even skepticism, according to the…
Unigestion adds global opportunities long/short strategy from Cube Capital
Unigestion has hired a fund investment team from the London-based hedge fund group Cube Capital. As part of the deal, Unigestion has…
Christopher Seaver joins the hedge fund sponsor Rohatyn Group as partner
Emerging markets asset management firm The Rohatyn Group (TRG) has appointed Christopher Seaver as a Partner. Seaver is a 24-year veteran…
Hedge funds down but not out
Renewed selling pressure has translated into sharp losses for risk assets lately, with the European banking sector at the forefront of the…
15 Feb 2016
Cynet raises USD7m from US hedge fund
Cybersecurity specialist Cynet has secured a USD7 million investment from Lazarus, a US-based hedge fund.Cynet was founded in 2015 by Eyal…
Powernext and ECC to introduce measures to further strengthen liquidity in TTF Futures on PEGAS
Powernext and the clearing house European Commodity Clearing (ECC) are to introduce a series of new measures throughout 2016 in order to…
