21 May 2015
Tortoise adds four to investment committee
Tortoise Capital Advisors has added four seasoned portfolio managers to its investment committee, effective 30 June, 2015.Brian Kessens,…
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Cybersecurity threat to hedge funds requires closer communication between legal and IT teams
By James Williams – Global law firms need to work closely with hedge funds to improve their cybersecurity risk management by identifying…
Cordium ranks in top 50 on Sunday Times BT Business SME Export Track 100
Cordium has been ranked at number 42 in the inaugural Sunday Times BT Business SME Export Track 100. The ranking is of Britain's private…
DTCC automates internal account transfers for alternative investments
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has launched a new capability within its Wealth Management Services (WMS) business…
Best Practices in Hedge Fund Security – a whitepaper on risk-based authentication
The 2014 release of the SECs OCIE Cybersecurity Initiative, and recent updates in 2015, means that Alternative Investments firms can’t…
Health care stocks top hedge fund buys in S&P Capital IQ Quarterly Hedge Fund Tracker
The health care sector has driven the lion's share of buying among the largest pure play hedge fund managers in Q1 2015, with net buys of…
CME Group launches eight new European power contracts on CME Europe
CME Group has launched eight new European Power futures contracts on CME Europe covering the German, French, Spanish and Italian markets.…
20 May 2015
ENSO expands exec team with Julian Pittam as Head of EMEA and Stephen Caplen as Global COO
Enso Financial Analytics (ENSO), a provider of data-driven investment and operational insights for hedge funds, has hired Julian Pittam as…
Barclays to pay USD400m to settle CTFC forex benchmark rate manipulation charges
Barclays Bank is to pay USD400 million to settle US CFTC charges that it engaged in the attempted manipulation and false reporting of…
Smart beta usage growing says FTSE Russell report
The latest FTSE Russell Smart Beta report, Smart Beta: 2015 Global Survey Findings from Asset Owners, found that for strategic allocations…
Out of the shadows
Robin Fuller of the Guernsey Investment Fund Association looks at new opportunities for the Guernsey funds sector and highlights fintech as…
Independent directors and the split board saga
Geoff Ruddick (pictured), an independent fund director and head of funds for International Management Services, sheds some light on the…
Investcorp hires chief risk officer for hedge funds business
Investcorp has appointed Sunil Gaglani in the newly-created role od chief risk officer of the firm’s hedge fund business.Gaglani will be…
ITG becomes Bondcube US trading intermediary
ITG, the independent execution broker, has been appointed as a US trading intermediary for Bondcube’s buy-side to buy-side trades.As a US…
DBV-X to enhance collateral and liquidity management in Europe
DBV-X, a new EU regulated marketplace for collateral and secured deposits, is to go live in Europe later this year. Focused solely on…
