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The International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF), a global network of sovereign wealth funds, and the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB), the standard-setting body for the hedge fund industry, have established a Mutual Observer relationship.
The IFSWF is a global network of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) established in 2009 to enhance collaboration, promote a deeper understanding of SWF activity and raise the industry standard for best practice and governance. Its 31 member funds collectively have about USD 5.5 trillion under management, representing 80% of assets managed by sovereign funds globally.
The HFSB was established in 2008 and is
- 04/04/2016
Edison, the international equity research firm, has appointed Robert Murphy as its new Head of Investment Trusts as part of the division’s ongoing expansion.
Murphy joins the London office as head of investment trusts in the UK. Formerly a managing director of equity research at HSBC London, he led the coverage of the major global investment banks and worked on numerous strategic projects for Group and Global Banking & Markets.
A chartered financial analyst, Murphy has more than 25 years’ experience as a fund manager and equities analyst. Before HSBC, he was global financials analyst at Gladstone Partners, covering
- 04/04/2016
"We at KPMG believe that there are three disruptive forces at play: Investor divergence, technology and regulation," announced Anthony Cowell (pictured), Partner at KPMG and Editorial Chair at this year's Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS) 2016 organised by DART.
How managers harness those forces by adapting their business models, and pushing the boundaries of innovation, will dictate the winners and losers. This formed the backdrop to CAIS 2016, attended by over 500 of the alternative fund industry's leading practitioners.
The world is evolving at a rapid pace. There are now 6.8 billion people on the planet, and a staggering
- 04/04/2016
Investec Aviation Finance has closed its second managed aircraft debt fund for European insurers, cementing its position as a leader in secured aviation debt for institutional investors, The firm is on course to achieve USD1 billion of managed debt funds by year end.
Investec Aviation Finance, a unit of Investec Bank Plc, closed its first fund, the Aquila Debt Fund, in 2014, and now has some USD700 million across the two funds. The target yield of the new portfolio is 4 per cent to 4.5 per cent after fees, matching the return achieved for the Aquila fund since inception.
“This
- 04/04/2016
Carey Olsen's corporate practice has advised VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited (VOF) on its migration from the Cayman Islands to Guernsey and its move from AIM to the premium segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
VOF is a closed-ended fund originally launched in 2003 and is one of the largest and most successful funds investing in growth areas in the Vietnamese economy. As at 31 March 2016, the fund's net asset value was USD710.5 million.
The Carey Olsen team was led by partner Ben Morgan and included senior associate Annette Alexander and associate Claire Cooke.
- 04/04/2016
All six of Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) investable Long/Short Equity Indices recorded positive performance in March. Each index is constructed using transparent, liquid ETFs and US Treasury securities to produce hedge fund-style returns.
The Market Vectors Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Index led the way with a return of 2,96 per cent, followed by the Market Vectors North America Long/Short Equity Index (2.85 per cent), the Market Vectors Global Event Long/Short Equity Index (2.55 per cent), the Market Vectors Asia (Developed) Long/Short Equity Index (2.45 per cent), the Market Vectors Global Long/Short Equity Index (2.21 per cent) and the Market
- 04/04/2016
Saxon Securities, a platform provider of separately managed account FDIC-Insured brokered certificates of deposit (CDs) investment management services for Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), is to offer its product on the Envestnet platform.
Envestnet assists investment advisors in providing wealth management technology and services as well as investment solutions and products, including managed account portfolios, to their clients.
“Envestnet prides itself on offering a broad set of managed account solutions to over 40,000 advisors who access the over 1,300 Separate Account Portfolios available through the single contract platform. We're pleased to be able to offer Saxon Securities' FDIC-insured CD portfolio
- 01/04/2016
Hedge fund operational due diligence specialist Castle Hall has appointed Vladimir Rabotka as Director – Security and Systems Administration with responsibility for the firm’s internal cyber security policies.
He will also provide expert advice to Castle Hall’s global client base around operational due diligence on asset manager cyber security.
Rabotka comes to Castle Hall with more than 10 years of IT experience, including five years with McGill University, where he most recently held the role of Security Analyst, Network and Communications Services. Vladimir has extensive experience across the domain of Information Security, focusing on risk analysis, vulnerability management, intrusion detection
- 01/04/2016
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Hendrik A Van Beuningen and his company, DeBrink Trading Fund I (DeBrink) with fraud, misappropriation, and issuing false statements in connection with a commodity pool they operated.
The CFTC Complaint, filed under seal on 28 March, 2016, alleges that, from at least January 2014 to at least January 2016, the Defendants fraudulently solicited and accepted at least USD505,000 from at least five members of the public for the purported purpose of pooling funds to trade various futures contracts. The CFTC’s Complaint also charges the Defendants with registration violations concerning their commodity
- 01/04/2016
FlexTrade Systems has appointed Tim Wong, Maroof Khan, and Dan Enstedt as Vice Presidents of Business Development, Multi-Asset Sales, for the company’s APAC region.
According to Manish Kedia (pictured), Managing Director of FlexTrade Systems Pte Ltd, in Singapore, multi-asset trading has gained a solid foothold in the APAC region on both the buy-side and sell-side.
“Considering the growth of electronic trading in the area, it became paramount for us to expand our sales presence with a more regional focus,” says Kedia. “With Tim in North Asia, Maroof handling South East Asia and Dan covering Australia and New Zealand, FlexTrade is
- 01/04/2016
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