29 Mar 2011
Mourant Ozannes further strengthens its Cayman capabilities with partner promotions
Leading international law firm, Mourant Ozannes, has appointed Morven McMillan (pictured) and Julian Fletcher as Partners. Both will be…
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28 Mar 2011
Comment: Revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt impact across the Arab world; UAE could benefit from current wave of events in the Middle East
Faris Abdulrazzaq (pictured), Senior portfolio manager for Menasa Capital Management, examines the impact of regime change across the Arab…
Carne Global Financial Services appoints Carmel Jordan to Dublin fund governance team
Carne Global Financial Services, a provider of governance services to the global fund management industry, has appointed Carmel Jordan to…
RBC Dexia and Calastone form strategic alliance to boost investment fund automation in Asia
RBC Dexia Investors Services Asia and Calastone, the global messaging and settlement transaction network for the global fund industry, have…
Angie Pingel joins U.S. Bancorp Fund Services legal administration team
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services has named Angie Pingel vice president and legal compliance officer. Pingel will specialise in registered…
Legis acquisition led by management team
The management team at Legis has successfully completed a buyout of the business. The share capital of the funds, corporate services and…
Looking at Dodd-Frank outside (the US)
Dermot Butler (pictured), Chairman, Custom House Group Fund Services, outlines some of the key exemptions for investment advisers under the…
27 Mar 2011
Alix Capital’s UCITS Alternative Index partners up with PerTrac
New York-headquartered PerTrac, the global financial software solutions provider to the investment industry, has teamed up with Alix…
Quant AM launches equity newcits
Singapore hedge fund, Quant Asset Management, has rolled out a UCITS III-compliant version of its BVI-domiciled Quant Global Equities fund…
Thames River prepares to launch high yield bond AR fund
UK-based Thames River Capital – the recently acquired funds arm of F&C Group - is preparing to launch a UCITS III-compliant absolute…
Raiffeisen Capital Management launches emerging market funds’ SICAV
Raiffeisen Capital Management, founded in 1985 and currently Austria’s largest asset manager with a 20 per cent market share and…
IK Investment Partners acquires Offshore Incorporations group
IK Investment Partners (IK) has acquired Asian company formations business the Offshore Incorporations group of companies from the Carlyle…
24 Mar 2011
Newedge Asia establishes direct comms link with Chicago
A direct communications link between Chicago (pictured) and Newedge Asia’s Hong Kong-based trading data centre has been established by
Central Asset Investments pulls plug on Japan
Central Asset Investments, a Hong Kong-based Asia-focused multi-strategy hedge fund manager, has cut its…
FCA expects to seed third Asia-focused hedge fund
FRM Capital Advisors (FCA) – the seeding arm of Financial Risk Management, a leading London-based FoHFs group with USD9billion in assets -…