Azentus Capital Management Ltd, led by former Goldman Sachs proprietary trader Morgan Sze, returned 8 per cent before fees this year through to 22 April, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
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MarketAxess, the operator of an electronic trading platform for fixed income securities and the provider of market data and post-trade services for the global fixed income markets, has reported record revenues of USD55.6m for the first quarter ended 31 March 2013.
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Advise Technologies, a software solutions provider for regulatory compliance, will offer the first CPO-PQR e-filing platform to the National Futures Association (NFA) EasyFile portal.
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Risk assets are set to generate positive returns for the remainder of 2013, driven by a slowly expanding global economy and ultra accommodative monetary policy, according to research by Lyxor Asset Management.
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Gottex Fund Management’s entire product line posted positive performance for March year to date, according to the firm’s trading statement for Q1 2013.
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Funds lawyer Stephen Ross is to join Sidley Austin as a partner and will co-head the firm’s London investment funds group, part of the firm’s global investment funds practice.
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Prices of depositary receipts (DRs) for Asian technology companies led gains in the first quarter as DR trading rose more than 10 per cent over the end of 2012, according to the BNY Mellon Classic ADR Index Series.
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Agecroft Partners, a hedge fund consulting and third party marketing firm, has hired hedge fund marketing veteran Jim Sauls as managing director and head of European marketing.
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Trishield Capital Management, an investment manager focused on investments in distressed and special situations, has appointed Robert L Harteveldt as chief executive officer.
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On 1 March 2013 Swiss fund managers awoke to a new era of regulation under the watchful gaze of FINMA, the Swiss regulator. The regulatory changes reflect recent European regulations under the AIFMD and bring Swiss funds a new imprimatur that will enhance their attractiveness to external investors
As 2013 begins, everything's up for grabs in the alternative fund world. With relocation a hot topic, which jurisdictions are luring fund managers and service providers?
