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Peter Tierney named regional head of Asia, DTCC Deriv/SERV

Mon, 22/04/2013 - 16:01

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Peter Tierney as regional head of Asia, DTCC Deriv/SERV. »

Ersel Asset Management appoints State Street to provide investment services

Mon, 22/04/2013 - 14:41

Italian boutique firm Ersel Asset Management has appointed State Street to provide a range of investment services. »

Art Certosimo, senior executive vice president and chief executive officer of BNY Mellon Global Markets

BNY Mellon Capital Markets EMEA initiates trading operations

Mon, 22/04/2013 - 14:04

BNY Mellon has initiated trading on the part of BNY Mellon Capital Markets EMEA. »

Union Bancaire Privée and Guggenheim Fund Solutions launch hedge fund platform

Mon, 22/04/2013 - 14:00

Following the acquisition and integration of Nexar, Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) has launched an alternatives division that offers clients broad alternative investment expertise and solutions. »

Antoine Rolland, chief executive of NewAlpha

NewAlpha and Emergence make third joint seed investment in KeyQuant

Mon, 22/04/2013 - 12:04

NewAlpha Asset Management, the Paris-based global hedge fund seeding group, and the SICAV Emergence have made a joint seed investment in KeyQuant, an investment manager specialising in systematic strategies. »

Walkers appoints Mark Lewis to senior partner

Mon, 22/04/2013 - 11:37

Law firm Walkers has named investment funds and finance specialist Mark Lewis as senior partner. »

Geoff Cook, chief executive of Jersey Finance

Jersey Finance welcomes DTA with Luxembourg

Mon, 22/04/2013 - 11:34

Jersey Finance has welcomed the signing of a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between the authorities in Jersey and Luxembourg. »

Markus Fuchs, senior counsel with the Swiss Funds Association

Reshaping the Swiss fund and asset management industry

Mon, 22/04/2013 - 11:15

By Markus Fuchs – Switzerland’s fund and asset management industry is on the brink of major changes not only resulting from the revised Collective Investment Schemes Act, which sets out regulatory requirements for both traditional and alternative funds, but also from changes partly outside the regulatory framework. »

Hedge fund AUM up by USD122bn in Q1

Mon, 22/04/2013 - 10:02

Total capital invested in the global hedge fund industry expanded during the first quarter at the fastest rate since 2010 as global financial institutions positioned for both growth and volatility across fixed income, equities, currencies and commodities. »

Tim Beck, senior research analyst and fund lead for Stenham Credit Opportunities

Stenham launches credit and healthcare funds

Mon, 22/04/2013 - 06:06

Stenham Asset Management has launched two funds of hedge funds – Stenham Credit Opportunities and Stenham Healthcare. Stenham Credit Opportunities launched on 1 January 2013 with USD21m and has returned 3.44 per cent since inception. »