06 Oct 2009
International plaudits help Jersey fight its corner
Jersey’s private equity industry still faces anxious times ahead as the European Union deliberates over the content of its proposed…
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Industry regroups as private equity catches its breath
Jersey’s private equity sector has continued to develop over the past year even as the global industry, affected directly by the credit…
High standards give Jersey a global edge
The past year has been a difficult one for the offshore financial services industry, but amid the troubled business conditions and…
FRM Capital Advisors seeds its first Asia focused hedge fund
FRM Capital Advisors, the seeding division of Financial Risk Management, has entered its first strategic relationship with an Asian hedge…
Innovation underlies industry’s growth
Jersey’s private equity industry traces its history back to the 1980s, when the island established itself as a domicile for private equity…
Instinet introduces BLX dark pool
Instinet, a provider of electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, has launched BLX, an algo-friendly dark pool for US equities…
Yorkville provides SGD10m equity line facility to Advanced Integrated Manufacturing
Yorkville Advisors, the US based investment manager to a family of funds, has executed a SGD10m equity line facility with Advanced…
Increase in redemption requests threatens viability of hedge funds
An increase in client redemption requests is threatening the viability of even the most well-managed hedge funds, according to a white…
Long/short equity posts highest third quarter returns since 2005
Long/short equity hedge funds ended the third quarter in positive territory as improving global macroeconomic data continued to suggest an…
Noci in discussions to close USD300m media and entertainment fund
Media finance and consulting firm Noci Pictures is in discussions with US and international private equity partners in closing a USD300m…
Castlestone provides sterling and euro exposure to gold and precious metals
Castlestone Management, the alternative New York and London asset manager, has made direct, unleveraged exposure to physical gold bullion…
05 Oct 2009
Acero Capital names Ralph Shaoul chief financial officer
Acero Capital Management has appointed Ralph A. Shaoul as chief financial officer. Shaoul joins Acero from Blavin where he spent five years…
Precious metals support S&P GSCI in September
The S&P GSCI increased 0.17 per cent in September led by strength in the precious metals sector, according to Standard & Poor’s.The…
Tokyo Stock Exchange launches options trading platform
Tokyo Stock Exchange has launched Tdex+ System, a trading platform for options contracts. Tdex+ System is an electronic trading system…
Ounavarra Capital appoints Laurence Siegel as senior adviser
Ounavarra Capital has appointed Laurence B. Siegel as a senior adviser.Siegel (pictured) will continue as research director of the Research…
