11 Feb 2010
BVI’s role in the global financial community
The beginning of a new year always provides a moment for reflection on the previous 12 months as well as looking toward the year to come,…
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Investors drive boom in fund services outsourcing
What a difference a year has made. In 2009, hedge funds posted record gains, reversing steep declines from the year prior, and capital,…
Peak Ridge Capital adds Gary King as senior strategic adviser
Peak Ridge Capital, an alternative asset management firm, has added Gary King as a senior strategic adviser to the firm. King (pictured)…
Protection from legal action threats
In the midst of last year’s global financial crisis, many fund executives and managers were not prepared for what lay…
Hedge funds 'exhibiting concern about Eurozone markets'
The concerns about Eurozone markets are being reflected in the actions of hedge funds and investors, an expert has asserted.The concerns…
Mark Boyes joins Butterfield Fulcrum as director of business development
Butterfield Fulcrum, an administrator for the alternative investment industry, has appointed Mark Boyes as director of business…
Emerging Asia leads 2009 hedge fund recovery
The HFRX China Index posted a record performance gain of 50.4 per cent in 2009, as emerging Asian financial markets led the global equity…
Sophis appoints general manager for South Asia
Sophis, a provider of cross-asset, front-to-back portfolio and risk management solutions, has named Jean-Sébastien Py as general manager…
Olivetree appoints Jim Cirenza to spearhead expansion into the US
Olivetree Securities, a UK based equities broker, has appointed Jim Cirenza as chief executive of its US subsidiary, Olivetree USA. …
Trax doubles trades processed in 2009
Trax, Xtrakter’s trade matching and regulatory reporting system, processed 578 million transactions in 2009, reflecting a 105 per cent…
Dominion Corporate Group appoints head of funds
Dominion Corporate Group, a provider of offshore management and administration based in Jersey, has added Graeme McArthur as head of…
10 Feb 2010
Adept Capital’s Early Stage Asia Fund up 14.9 per cent in 2009
Adept Capital Partners’ Early Stage Asia Fund recorded a 14.9 per cent increase in value in 2009 with a sharpe ratio of 2.08 for the…
FletcherBennett hires director of investor coverage for Japan
FletcherBennett Capital, a consulting firm for the hedge fund industry, has appointed Somer Hatano as director of investor coverage for…
South African hedge funds shield investors from volatility in 2009
Local hedge funds were able to offer investors significantly lower volatility than equity funds in 2009, according to the latest Blue Ink…
Knight Link to begin trading Nordic stocks
Knight Capital Europe’s order execution service, Knight Link, will begin trading Nordic large-cap securities listed on the Nasdaq OMX…
