29 Sep 2011
Ashurst and Blake Dawson announce Asia business combination and future merger plans
Ashurst and Blake Dawson have announced plans to combine their businesses in Asia and merge their operations globally, creating a new and…
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Compushare partners with AFA to provide hedge and PE funds with cloud-based tech solutions
Compushare and Advanced Fund Administration (AFA) have announced a partnership whereby AFA clients will have access to Compushare, Inc's…
28 Sep 2011
Northgate Capital expands team with new CFO/COO
Alternative asset manager Northgate Capital has hired Mo Virani as chief financial officer and chief operating officer. Virani joins from…
LCH.Clearnet enters exclusive discussions with London Stock Exchange
LCH.Clearnet Group Limited confirms that it has entered into exclusive discussions with London Stock Exchange Group plc regarding a…
Fortigent selects IndexIQ for UMA's Alternative Investment Solution
Fortigent, a provider of outsourced wealth management solutions for financial advisors and institutions targeting high net worth clients,…
PerTrac finds younger or smaller hedge funds outperform
Small hedge funds outperform mid-size and large funds, and young funds outperform older ones, according to PerTrac.A new report "Impact of…
Man sees market volatility hit profits
Man Group's profits for the last six months are down from USD180m to USD145m according to an unscheduled trading statement issued by the…
AIMA expresses concerns over ESMA's AIFMD 'third country' proposals
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund association, has expressed concerns over how the…
27 Sep 2011
Wealth Adviser exclusive: Asian UHNW clients favour private equity investments and fixed income products, says Deutsche Bank’s Lok Yim
According to Lok Yim (pictured), Head of North Asia Private Wealth Management, Deutsche Bank, there was a big shift out of equities into…
New Alchemists aiming to help London hedge fund managers and their teams
London-based start-up New Alchemists Limited is aiming to help hedge fund managers build high performing teams, and prevent interpersonal…
Global Distressed Fund ranked among top ten funds worldwide by BarclayHedge
Global Investment House's Global Distressed Fund was ranked tenth in the Fund of Funds – Distressed Securities/ Event Driven category for…
BIC outperforms ALSI by 3% in July
The latest Blue Ink All South African Hedge Fund Composite (BIC), which tracks the performance of around 100 hedge funds in South Africa,…
The Euro crisis infects world markets
John Redwood (pictured), Chairman of Evercore Pan Asset’s Investment Committee, on the effect of the Euro crisis on world markets…These are…
SEC charges San Francisco-area men over 6300 per cent fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two San Francisco-area men with fraud for offering investors extraordinary returns as…
Leadership change at UBS
The UBS Board of Directors has accepted the decision of Group CEO Oswald Grübel to resign from the bank. The Board of Directors asked…
