16 May 2019
US emerges as top oil producer as peak demand looms
By Beatrice Bedeschi – Thanks to the shale oil revolution, the US is set to become one of the leading oil producing countries in the coming…
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GPP adds to prime brokerage team
GPP, a prime broking, investor services and wealth solutions firm, has hired Andrew Rae-Moore to join its prime brokerage team.Rae-Moore…
Maples Group appoints Director of Business Development in Europe
The Maples Group, a service provider offering clients a comprehensive range of legal, fiduciary, fund, regulatory and compliance, and…
Altair appoints fund administration specialist
Channel Islands independent director services business Altair has appointed Matt Wood as a director in Guernsey. Wood will take on a…
Aztec Group appoints new Group Head of Real Assets and Private Debt
Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has promoted Paul Conroy to Group Head of Real Assets and Private…
Carmignac launches UK-domiciled funds
Independent asset manager Carmignac is widening the availability of its strategies to UK investors with the launch of six locally domiciled…
Hedge funds extend positive run in April with 1.21 per cent gain, says BarclayHedge
Hedge funds extended their run of positive returns to four straight months in April, returning 1.21 per cent for the month, according to…
CME Group hits new open interest record of 138.2 million contracts
CME Group’s total open interest reached a record 138,185,824 contracts on 14 May 14, 2019. The previous record was 138,041,727 contracts…
Wilshire Liquid Alternative index up 0.98 per cent in April
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category…
BEQUANT launches low-latency trading platform for institutional clients
BEQUANT, cryptocurrency exchange and prime brokerage, has launched BEQUANT DIRECT, a new Advanced Connectivity Service offering a…
Capital markets software specialist rolls out ‘low-code’ and ‘no-code’ solutions
Capital markets software firm genesis has launched Creative Studio to accelerate the development and deployment of scalable and…
15 May 2019
Meyler Capital partners with creative marketing agency
Grey, a global advertising and marketing organisations, has partnered with Meyler, a marketing/placement agency focused exclusively on the…
Fiera Capital to acquire Foresters Asset Management
Fiera Capital Corporation (Fiera Capital) is to acquire acquire all of the outstanding shares of Foresters Asset Management, a wholly owned…
Kempen strengthens Responsible Investment team
Kempen Capital Management (Kempen) has appointed Eszter Vitorino Fuleky to the position of Senior Responsible Investment Advisor. Within…
Pennington Fund appoints investment adviser for South Africa
Pennington Fund, a private, non-ETF hedge fund for high net worth and institutional investors, has appointed Yusuf Yasseen as an Investment…