09 Jun 2014
Helping managers respond to due diligence demands
Technology innovation sits naturally with software provider Backstop Solutions Group. After all, it was one of the pioneers of providing a…
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Combining technologies to meet data challenges
One of the unintended consequences of technology improvements in the hedge fund industry has been the sheer volume of data that service…
True cloud versus impostors
New York-based Liquid Holdings is fast becoming a tour de force in the hedge fund industry. Born in the cloud, the firm offers hedge fund…
Cloud technology gives managers an operational edge
“Last November we surveyed over 100 hedge fund managers on their attitudes towards using the cloud, their concerns from a security and data…
Article 19 – Have we not learnt our lessons?
By Derek Adler, Director, International Financial Administration Ltd – Let me state at the outset that I am absolutely in favour and…
Yousef Abdulla Fakhroo joins Qatar Financial Centre Authority
The Qatar Financial Centre Authority has appointed Yousef Abdulla Fakhroo as director of marketing and corporate communications.Fakhroo was…
Man Group to acquire Pine Grove Asset Management
Man Group is to acquire Pine Grove Asset Management, a USD1bn US-based fund of hedge fund manager specialising in the management of…
SEC charges Liquidnet over failures to safeguard confidential trading information
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged dark pool alternative trading system operator Liquidnet with improperly using…
Citywire claims Funds Industry Charity Shield five-a-side football title
Citywire won the fourth “Funds Industry Charity Shield” five-a-side tournament beating IFDS on penalties (5-4) in the final at the London…
East Lodge Capital opts for Wells Fargo Global Fund Services
Investment manager East Lodge Capital Partners has selected Wells Fargo Global Fund Services to provide daily fund administration and an…
08 Jun 2014
VAM Funds launches Accessible Clean Energy fund… Alternative UCITS make gains of +0.75 per cent for May…
Alternative UCITS funds returned 0.75 per cent on average in May according to the latest figures released by Alix Capital, provider of the…
06 Jun 2014
Jeffrey Kirk to lead Appleby's BVI office
Following the retirement of Appleby British Virgin Islands (BVI) office managing partner Michael Burns earlier this year, Hong Kong-based…
Jersey to host four day conference and seminar in partnership with the US SEC
Jersey is to host a high level conference organised jointly by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Jersey Financial…
Deutsche Bank secures fund admin mandate for Pacific Asset Management fund
Deutsche Bank has been awarded a loan services and fund administration mandate from Pacific Asset Management, a subsidiary of Pacific Life…
US CLO market will adapt and continue to thrive despite regulatory headwinds
The CLO 2.0 market in the US has enjoyed a resurgence in 2013/14. According to Royal Bank of Scotland, the market grew from USD55.2bn in…
