15 Jun 2012
KPMG and AxiomSL team up to assist investment advisers with Form PF
KPMG has formed an alliance with Axiom Software Laboratories, Inc. (AxiomSL), a provider of regulatory reporting and risk management…
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ASIC winds up AUD3.6 million scheme
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has obtained orders in the Supreme Court of New South Wales to wind up an unregistered…
SFA welcomes partial revision of CISA passed by Council of States
Switzerland’s Council of States has essentially adhered to the amendments to the CISA proposed by the Committee on Economic Affairs and…
14 Jun 2012
Seeding opportunities tight but second generation of managers are setting their sights high
By James Williams – The average hedge fund was up 6 per cent through April and whilst the de-coupling argument largely holds up well for…
Prime custody is becoming the new norm
Interview with Andrew Gordon – “It really took off in Asia last year,” comments Andrew Gordon, head of BNY Mellon’s Alternative and Broker…
CBOE to introduce first interest rate-based volatility index
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) will begin disseminating values for its first interest rate-based volatility index, the CBOE…
New opportunities for Hong Kong managers as China liberalises capital markets
By James Williams – Athos Capital is a new merger arbitrage hedge fund founded by portfolio manager Matt Moskey, trader Erik Senko and…
Global regulation drives fund managers to strengthen operational controls and improve corporate governance
By James Williams – A recent industry survey that ranked Asian prime brokerages based on hedge fund AUM was both predictable and…
Privium offers managers a fast track to market
Interview with Charles Kwun – “We started last year working on plans to expand the fund service in Asia,” comments Charles Kwun (pictured),…
ISAM boosts team with multiple hires
Darren Upton has joined alternative investment manager International Standard Asset Management (ISAM) as Head of Research. Upton will…
Hedge funds in China: opportunities abound
By Bronwyn King (pictured) and Alex Last – Despite (or perhaps because of) global market volatility, the appetite of fund managers for all…
Advent Capital appoints industry veteran Osbert Hood as COO
Advent Capital Management has appointed Osbert Hood, former chairman and chief executive officer of MacKay Shields, as chief operating…
Hedge fund flows advance 1.60% in June, says GlobeOp
Hedge fund flows as measured by the GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 1.60% in June. "Solid net flows into hedge funds continued in…
Short-term CTAs to find footing in the current environment, says SAM
As a new report from Citi Prime Finance reveals that record allocations are held in CTA/macro strategies, Dr Alexei Chekhlov, Head of…
Olympia's merger with Kenmar addresses part of the company's challenges, says Fitch
Fitch Ratings says that the announced merger between Olympia Capital Management (M2) and Kenmar Group addresses part of the key challenges…
