29 Apr 2015
Alter Domus expands depositary services to Malta
Alter Domus, a provider of fund and corporate services for alternative investment funds and multinational corporations, has been authorised…
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Custom House Fund Services opens Hong Kong Office
Custom House Fund Services has opened a new Hong Kong office, significantly expanding its presence in Asia-Pacific and offering for hedge…
Travers adds three more to growing team
The Cayman Islands and Hong Kong based boutique legal firm Travers Thorp Alberga has continued its recruitment drive with the addition of a…
Omni Partners holds first close of second secured lending vehicle
London-based alternative investment manager Omni Partners, has held the first close of its second secured lending fund, Omni Secured…
28 Apr 2015
Elliot Advisors withdraws Alliance Trust AGM resolutions
Activist hedge fund Elliott Advisors, the largest shareholder of Alliance Trust, has agreed to withdraw its three resolutions from the…
Altegris launches Altegris KKR Commitments Fund
Altegris has launched the Altegris KKR Commitments Fund offering accredited investors an opportunity to gain diversified exposure to KKR by…
Societe Generale to process derivatives for Cyan Oak VGB alt funds
Societe Generale has been mandated by the investment management company, Cyan Oak Capital LLP, to process derivatives for its range of…
Former hedge fund controller Herzing jailed for four years for embezzling more than USD9m
Lawrence J Herzing, the former controller of Contrarian Capital Management, has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found…
ETFGI claims Q2 ETF assets will beat hedge funds
The second quarter of 2015 will see assets invested in the global ETF/ETP industry beat the global hedge fund industry according to…
Saemor Europe Alpha Fund posts strong performance in March
Saemor Capital, winner of this year’s Hedgeweek award for Best Market Neutral Fund, continues to post positive performance numbers, both…
27 Apr 2015
Unigestion launches Private Debt Allocator tool
Unigestion has launched a Private Debt Allocator tool, which identifies private debt opportunities to exactly match clients’ investment…
Liquidnet’s record Q1 EMEA performance driven by increased demand for blocks
Institutional trading network Liquidnet has reported record first quarter performance in EMEA as institutional investors increasingly look…
CFA Institute study calls for standardisation, simplification and transparency within shadow banking sector
A new global study on alternative channels for capital from shadow banking provides a unique investor perspective on what it will take for…
Thousands of Swiss asset managers ‘breaching’ new FINMA rules, says MPL
Managing Partners Limited (MPL) has launched a new service to help the thousands of Swiss asset management firms it believes are now…
T+2 to become global settlement cycle, says Omgeo study
Eighty per cent of respondents to a survey by Omgeo, a subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) believe T+2…
