18 Jan 2012
Newedge expands FX Group
Newedge has appointed Andrew Roper as Director on its foreign-exchange (FX) sales desk. In this role, he will be responsible for providing…
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Phillips joins Systematic Alpha Management
Former RJ O’Brien Fund Management business development SVP Timothy Phillips has joined Systematic Alpha Management as Marketing Director.…
BofA Merrill Lynch fund manager survey finds gloom lifting over global growth prospects
Global investors have started 2012 with a reawakened sense of optimism towards the global economy and greater appetite for risk, according…
Noam Gottesman appointed non-exec chairman of GLG (US)
Noam Gottesman, a founding partner and Principal of GLG Partners, Inc has stood down as co-CEO and taken on the role of non-executive…
Mixed month for hedge funds caps unsteady year, says EDHEC
In December, the stock market experienced a slight rebound, with the S&P 500 gaining 1.02% in a context of steadily decreasing implied…
Agio Technology continues rapid growth in 2011 amid growing hedge fund demand for managed IT services
Agio Technology, a provider of managed IT services for hedge funds, continued to demonstrate significant growth in 2011 as a result of a…
Are UK prospects improving?
John Redwood, chairman of Evercore Pan-Asset’s investment committee, looks at what the coming year could hold for the UK economy…There has…
Gamma Finance appoints new COO
Gamma Finance, a provider of solutions-based services for transactions in illiquid assets, has appointed Miroslaw Izienicki to the position…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index down 0.22% in December
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished down 0.22% for the month of December.Long/short equity was the worst performer of the…
TFS Capital launches TFS Hedged Futures Fund
TFS Capital has launched the TFS Hedged Futures Fund (TFSHX), which will compete for business with mutual funds that invest in managed…
Pyxis Capital launches alternative income fund
Pyxis Capital has launched the Pyxis Alternative Income Fund (ticker: HHFAX). Anchor Capital Management Group, Inc (Anchor Capital) will…
Regulation prompts fund managers to reconsider domiciles and avoid burdening costs
A greater focus from regulators and investors has led to an increased number of hedge fund and private equity managers actively considering…
17 Jan 2012
Service providers see enduring benefits in on-island operations
By Simon Gray – The Cayman Islands are best known in the global financial industry as the world’s dominant offshore hedge fund domicile.…
Technology at the service of the fund industry
By Simon Boor – Throughout the alternative fund industry, and especially in the Cayman Islands as the world’s largest hedge fund domicile,…
CIMA considers role of fund directors
By Paul Harris –A new regulatory regime to address corporate governance and the way directors fulfil their fiduciary duties in the Cayman…
