19 Jan 2015
Options names former KPMG director Brian McKimm as CFO
Options, a managed services provider to the global capital markets industry, has appointed former KPMG Director, Brian McKimm as the firm’s…
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Jersey Finance chairman Robert Christensen awarded MBE in New Year Honours list
Robert Christensen, chairman of Jersey Finance, has been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for services to charity…
ProTrak International releases version 10.0 of CRM software
ProTrak International has released Version 10.0 of its industry-leading Advantage CRM product line.New York, NY; January 16, 2015 – In…
Trian establishes Trian Advisory Partners to assist in investment process
Trian Fund Management has formed Trian Advisory Partners and named three former CEOs with deep corporate leadership and operational…
Insurers want more alternatives exposure
Insurers in Asia and Europe are being guided by the shadow of local regulations, as well as investment logic, in their allocating to…
DGCX Gold Volumes Grow 14% in December
Gold trading volumes on the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) reached 41,945 contracts in December, registering a significant…
Citi enable regulated offshore funds to access Stock Connect A-shares
Citi’s depositary bank business is enabling European-registered alternative investment funds (AIF) and UCITS funds to trade A-shares…
LME appoints John Lee as CTO
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has appointed John Lee as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).Lee has 22 years of technology experience within…
16 Jan 2015
Oaktree's US Convertibles Strategy head Keele to retire in June
Larry Keele, head of the Oaktree Capital’s US Convertibles strategy, has decided to retire from the firm effective 30 June, 2015 to pursue…
Alpari insolvency driven by Swiss franc moves
Alpari has filed for insolvency after the majority of the retail currency broker’s clients sustained losses brought about by the Swiss…
SEC charges UBS subsidiary over dark pool violations
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a subsidiary of UBS with disclosure failures and other securities law violations related…
Fiserv partners with HedgeACT to provide access to hedge funds in managed accounts
Fiserv has partnered with HedgeACT, based in Chicago, to deliver access to an array of hedge funds to asset managers and investors within…
Alternatives Insight – A Survey of Hedge Funds: US Stocks To Remain Powered By “Patient” Fed In 2015
In this report, we discuss the results of a survey of more than 80 hedge fund managers (total AuM above USD 1,000bn) conducted at…
Man FRM wins mandate to manage hedge fund allocation for Cornwall Pension Fund
JLT Employee Benefits (JLT) has advised the GBP1.5 billion Cornwall Pension Fund on the appointment of Man FRM to manage its hedge fund…
Hedge funds deliver worst annual performance since 2011, says Preqin
The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark gained just 3.78% in 2014, the lowest annual return since the 1.85% loss seen in 2011,…
