16 Jun 2015
Nordea unveils renminbi-denominated high-yield credit fund
Nordea Asset Management has launched a high yielding renminbi-denominated Asian credit fund. Joining the multi-boutique Nordea 1 Sicav, the…
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Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 0.83% in May
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the Broad Index) finished up 0.83 per cent for the month of May with eight of the 10 sub-strategies all…
Diamond Hill soft closes long-short fund
Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc has closed the Diamond Hill Long-Short Fund to most new investors effective 12 June, 2015. The Fund…
Mid-sized HFAs reduce the size advantage of bank-owned peers
Over the last 15 years the fund administration industry has been dominated by the big banking behemoths at one end of the scale and small…
Independents must guard against choking talented start-ups
Focusing on bank-owned administrators, nobody knows the precise reasons as to why investment banks have been vacating the hedge fund…
Large funds continue to rely on bank-owned administrators
In a report published by eVestment last March (Alternative Fund Administrator Survey 2014), 95 per cent of respondents answered `yes' when…
Acquisitions fuel potential alternative asset growth
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services LLC (USBFS) is finalising two significant integrations: AIS Fund Administration, which it acquired in 2012; and…
It’s not just about administration anymore
By Chris Kundro, Senior Vice President, Head of Wells Fargo Global Fund Services – There should be little surprise regarding the on-going…
Broadening services for real estate funds
BNY Mellon is a prominent investment company in the financial industry. It has a market capitalisation of USD45 billion and is one of the…
Benefiting from admin musical chairs
There are plenty of push and pull factors influencing hedge fund administrators but whilst there are those who are getting distracted by…
Administrators need to reclaim lost ground
According to Mark Hedderman (pictured), CEO of Custom House Fund Services, the hedge fund administration industry needs a moment to reflect…
Independent administrators need to be brave on pricing
According to a report produced last August by PwC entitled ‘Hedge Fund Administration – The quest for profitable growth’, there have been…
Boutique Investment Managers outperform over past two decades, says AMG study
Active boutique investment managers have consistently outperformed both non-boutique peers and indices over the past twenty years, in many…
15 Jun 2015
Solomon Wifa joins Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Solomon Wifa has joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher firm as a partner in then firm’s London office.Wifa, a well-established investment…
Misys appoints Simon Paris as president and chief sales officer
Misys has appointed a new President and Chief Sales Officer, Simon Paris who will have respsonsibility for the entire go-to-market…
