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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Valentino (Val) Wotton as managing director, DTCC Deriv/SERV, effective 29 August, 2017.
Wotton (pictured) will be responsible for product development and strategy, reporting to Chris Childs, president and CEO of DTCC Deriv/SERV.
Prior to DTCC, Wotton served as head of post trade services and europe operations at Barclays. There, he was responsible for the implementation of a strategic global operational model to provide improved service capabilities to clients and internal businesses as well as the design and delivery of an enhanced strategic architecture to achieve automation, process improvement and risk
- 04/05/2017
- 04/05/2017
One of the clearest messages that came out of CAIS 2017 was that the world is changing in innumerable ways that have the capacity to shock and destabilise. One only has to refer recently, to Brexit and the outcome of the US presidential election, to appreciate that uncertainty is the only known certainty to contend with in an ever more complex, interconnected world.
As KPMG's Cowell said, headline risk seems to dominate decision making: "It's unlikely that markets will be able to deliver on expectations. Turbulence in China and uncertainty in US markets is causing an institutional shift in investing.
- 03/05/2017
- 03/05/2017
The alternatives industry has a duty to not only defy gravity and deliver strong returns, but to do so in a way that can genuinely change the world for the better, inspiring the next generation of star managers and investors.
Cognisant of its importance, CAIS 2017 focused on philanthropy and impact investing and emerged as key themes among panellists. It demonstrated a collective vision of responsible investing in new technologies and energy initiatives, to make the world a better place. And a commitment to philanthropic endeavours to bring people out of poverty, not just in the developing world, but first
- 03/05/2017
One of the most significant forces of change in the global alternatives industry over the last five to ten years has been the plethora of technological advances. Never has Moore's Law, which argues that the processing power of computers doubles every two years, been more evident. This has come at a time when the gravitational pull of market regulation has stretched fund managers to breaking point, not just operationally but from a cost of compliance perspective.
Technology has been a saviour, allowing fund managers to effectively outsource all non-core investment functions as software providers have developed comprehensive cloud platform solutions;
- 03/05/2017
There was no shortage of idea generation when it came to discussing the various ways alternative fund managers are trying to overcome the gravitational effects of market forces in a bid to boost returns.
As markets begin to normalise, fundamental-focused active fund managers are seeing more opportunities to trade both long and short, while credit markets are offering opportunities, especially for those pursuing relative value strategies to profit from tightening spread ratios between investment grade and high yield corporate bonds.
But this is no time for managers to rest on their laurels. The alternatives industry, as a whole, remains vibrant but
- 03/05/2017
- 03/05/2017
If one were to draw a planetary parallel to the chaos that central bank intervention has caused in global markets over the last five years, then Jupiter, and specifically its Great Red Spot, would be appropriate.
"Eight years after the financial crisis, the world suffers from a debt hangover. Globally we are approaching the limits of monetary policy and the battle of the balance sheet is now becoming the battle for the consumer – customisation is king," says KPMG's Anthony Cowell, when speaking to Hedgeweek at CAIS 2017.
Quantitative easing and a central bank obsession with supporting the global economy
- 03/05/2017
Defying Gravity: The Future of Alternative Investments in Exceptional Times. This was the theme at the fourth Cayman Alternative Investment Summit, hosted by Dart Enterprises at the stunning, recently opened Kimpton Seafire Resort & Spa on Grand Cayman.
Featuring a stellar cast of panellists from leading institutional investment groups, alternative fund management groups, economists, philanthropists and academics, the two-day event explored the many forces working against the alternatives industry – the challenges and opportunities that managers face and how they must defy gravity, to take the industry into a higher orbit.
"With rapid technological changes and major geopolitical shifts around
- 03/05/2017
All six of MV Index Solutions’ (MVIS) six investable long/short equity indices recorded positive performance in April.
Each index is constructed using transparent, liquid ETFs and US Treasury securities to produce hedge fund-style returns without hedge fund pricing, opaqueness and redemption restrictions.
The MVIS Asia (Developed) Long/Short Equity Index led the way with a return of 1.54 per cent.
This was followed by the MVIS Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Index (1.27 per cent), the MVIS Western Europe Long/Short Equity Index (0.56 per cent), the MVIS Global Long/Short Equity Index (0.30 per cent, the MVIS North America Long/Short Equity
- 03/05/2017
Apex Fund Services has partnered with DataGuidance to enhance the group’s data protection and data privacy programme.
Apex will use DataGuidance’s suite of privacy tools to receive research and intelligence on privacy legislation.
Apex will benefit from up-to-date information available for all jurisdictions and where a dedicated local Apex data protection officer is monitoring any change in legislation and its transposition by the local markets.
Sonja Maria Hilkhuijsen (pictured), global head of compliance, Apex Fund Services, says: “The use of the DataGuidance privacy platform across the group is evidence of Apex’s strong commitment to upholding the highest levels
- 03/05/2017
- 03/05/2017
MaplesFS is relocating its Dublin office on 5 May to a newly developed 32,000 square foot office space, centrally located at 32 Molesworth Street in Dublin 2.
The new space will facilitate continued business growth as well as allowing for future expansion.
MaplesFS is an independent global provider of specialised fiduciary, fund administration, entity formation and management, and trust and private client services, as well as AIFM and UCITS management company solutions via MPMF Fund Management (Ireland) Limited, with more than 10 years on-the-ground presence in Dublin.
MaplesFS has played an active role in supporting the growth of
- 03/05/2017
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