09 Sep 2015
Monument Group adds three to Hong Kong office
Monument Group, an independent alternative investment fund placement agent, has hired three professionals to join Managing Director Niklas…
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Prytania appoints Shaun Curry as Head of Business Development (ex-US)
Prytania Investment Advisors has appointed Shaun Curry (pictured) as Head of Business Development (ex-US) with effect from 3 September…
LuxHedge Global UCITS index down 1.64 per cent in August
The LuxHedge Global UCITS Index fell by 1.64 per cent during August, one of the worst monthly performances experienced in years. This…
Ultimus Advisor Solutions to provide middle office services for BP Capital Fund Advisors institutional SMAs
BP Capital Fund Advisors (BP Capital TwinLine) has selected Ultimus Fund Solutions’s Advisor Solutions Group to provide a full suite of…
08 Sep 2015
Bloomberg and Traiana develop solution for FX options post-trade processing
Bloomberg STP Solutions and Traiana have developed a straight-through processing infrastructure to further streamline the workflow of…
BCS Global Markets appoints Director, Prime Brokerage Sales
BCS Global Markets (BCS), the international arm of BCS Financial Group, has appointed Adam Wood to the position of Director in the Prime…
ISS partners with RepRisk to offer ESG solutions
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and RepRisk have formed a strategic partnership allowing ISS to offer environmental, social and…
Investor views: Real estate attractive despite pricing concerns
Using information from the recently released Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets H2 2015, Preqin explores institutional investors’…
Comment on fund administrators and prime brokers
Derek Adler (pictured), a founder member and director of International Financial Administration Group Ltd (ifina), responds to a recent…
07 Sep 2015
Weekly Brief: A critical change of paradigm for hedge funds
At the turn of the month, hedge funds rebounded as market conditions improved. The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 0.4 per cent last week,…
Upward trend continues on European structured products market
Exchange turnover in investment products and leverage products decreased slightly in the second quarter of 2015 on Europe’s financial…
Bedell Trust acquires a majority stake in Singapore Trust Company Pte Ltd
Bedell Trust has expanded its international presence through the acquisition of a majority stake in Singapore Trust Company Pte Ltd (STC),…
Gibraltar FSC signs MoU with British Virgin Islands FSC
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) is delighted to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the…
ICAP invests in Abide Financial
ICAP plc has made a strategic investment in Abide Financial, a market-leading global regulatory reporting specialist. The investment will…
Aussie hedge fund sector to pass AUD100bn mark
Treasury reforms, financial innovation and growing demand is driving interest in Australia’s hedge fund industry, according to the…