29 Sep 2010
IGEFI rebrands as Multifonds
IGEFI, a provider of multi-jurisdictional, single-platform fund administration software, has rebranded as Multifonds.Oded Weiss, chief…
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28 Sep 2010
Comment: The Mexican standoff in European credit: Bears vs Bullls
The Mexican standoff that has been brewing in the European credit markets seems to be heading towards a showdown as the bulls jostle with…
FSA fines and bans broker for taking kickbacks
The FSA has fined a former cash equities broker GBP252,239 and banned him from working in the financial services industry for “acting…
UCITS come to the fore
Advent Software has issued a white paper on UCITS titled, UCITS Come to the Fore: Opportunities and Challenges for the Funds Industry. This…
Stigma Partners launches its first Ucits III macro fund
Stigma Partners is launching the Stigma Funds (LUX) – Macro Cyclical Accumulator on 1 October.Stigma says the fund is an alternative…
Moelis acquires investment manager Gracie Credit
Investment bank Moelis is acquiring the management companies of Gracie Credit, a multi strategy credit manager. The acquisition will expand…
New Forests launches the Australia New Zealand Forest Fund
New Forests, an investment management firm specialising in timberland and associated eco products, has closed the largest timberland fund…
Sturgeon Ventures launches chief operating officer service
Sturgeon Ventures has appointed Tom Powell as chief operating officer and investment adviser and has launched a “Virtual Chief Operating…
27 Sep 2010
Apache Advisors partners with Signature Group of Dubai
Signature Group has formed a partnership with Apache Advisors, a Dubai based consultancy. As part of this partnership Apache Advisors will…
Managed account boom shows few signs of slackening
Driven principally by demand from investors for greater transparency and liquidity of their investments, the growth of investment in hedge…
Operational best practice for investors
Following the financial turbulence, institutional and other investors increasingly began to investigate managed accounts as a solution to…
New solutions on transparency
Gottex Solutions Services was established to service the needs of the Gottex group’s fund management arm, Gottex Fund Management, for risk…
Northern Trust transitions Signina Capital funds to Luxembourg domicile
Northern Trust is transitioning hedge funds, funds of funds and single funds managed by Signina Capital from offshore domiciles to…
The changing face of managed accounts
Hedge fund managed account platforms were around long before the current boom in interest from investors began in the wake of the…
Surge in platform options opens up investor choice
The surge of interest in managed accounts over the past two years has opened up the market to third-party investment platforms offered by…
