18 Jun 2015
Conestoga Capital Advisors adds to equity research team
Conestoga Capital Advisors has added Derek Johnston, CFA, and Larry Carlin, CFA, to the firm. Both will serve as Equity Research Analysts…
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ALFI appoints Denise Voss as Chairman
The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) has appointed Denise Voss as chairman of ALFI. Voss takes up the position, which…
Rising Bund yields and EUR/USD catch CTAs off guard
May proved to be a tricky month for CTAs. According to Lyxor index figures, long term and short term CTAs were the only two strategies to…
Schroders launches BSP Credit strategy on GAIA platform
Schroders has launched Schroder GAIA BSP Credit, an externally-managed fund on its GAIA platform managed by Benefit Street Partners (BSP),…
Real estate secondaries in numbers
Dedicated real estate secondaries vehicles that have successfully raised capital are concentrated among just a few established managers,…
Elliptic makes breakthrough in bitcoin anti-money laundering
Elliptic has launched ‘The Bitcoin Big Bang’, an interactive visualisation that plots the emergence and interconnectivity of the key…
DTCC issues proposals for global data harmonisation to CPMI IOSCO
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has issued its recommendations on global data harmonisation to the CPMI IOSCO…
Simmons & Simmons unveils online hedge fund start-up resource
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has unveiled the first dedicated online resource for start-up hedge fund managers, LaunchPlus,…
Hedge funds surpass 2014 performance in first five months of 2015
Hedge funds have continued their run of solid performance with a fifth straight positive month, returning 1.01 per cent in May, according…
17 Jun 2015
Padraig Hoare joins Elian Fund Services as associate director
Padraig Hoare (pictured) has joined Elian Fund Services as an associate director. Hoare, 47, has more than 25 years’ industry experience,…
Muzinich & Co strengthens European presence with Dutch hire
Corporate Debt specialist Muzinich & Co has strengthened its European team with its first hire to cover the Netherlands. Sander van de…
Hedge funds – no longer ‘private' – must protect online reputations
Lumentus – a specialist in online reputation management – is on a mission to enlighten hedge fund managers about the importance of…
Goldman Sachs veterans to launch private debt hedge fund
Goldman Sachs veterans Rob Allard and Jonathan Egol are to launch Firebreak Capital (Firebreak) later this year, a dedicated private debt…
Equity exposure supported hedge fund returns in May
The hedge fund industry produced an aggregate return of 0.35 per cent in May, lifting YTD returns to +3.36 per cent, compared to the…
Aurum launches Project Regeneration as a solution for the 'E' in ESG
Aurum, a specialist investment manager focusing on hedge fund portfolios, has launched Project Regeneration, a unique scheme that will…
