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Imagineer Technology Group, a provider of technology solutions for hedge funds and other investment management firms, has added Joe Brereton (pictured) as a Business Development Consultant to its team.
In this role, Brereton will serve as an ambassador for Imagineer in communicating the company’s history, vision and value proposition to the market. He will be responsible for helping increase the firm’s global market presence by representing Imagineer’s industry leading CRM/investor relations, web reporting and fund due diligence solutions for hedge funds, asset managers and allocators. Joe will work alongside Imagineer’s Principals, Erol Dusi and Mark Daniel, in his efforts to
- 11/02/2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has welcomed the common approach adopted by the European Commission and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on the equivalence of central counterparty (CCP) regimes.
ESMA Sees this as an important step towards market participants being able to use clearing infrastructures in both the US and Europe, and for the proper functioning of the global derivatives markets.
Once the equivalence decision by the European Commission on the US regime for CFTC-supervised CCPs is adopted, ESMA will rapidly resume the recognition process of specific CFTC-supervised US CCPs that had applied to ESMA
- 11/02/2016
National private placement regimes (NPPR) continue to offer the flexibility and ease of access for marketing into Europe that appeal to fund managers, a London funds audience has heard.
Speaking at a Guernsey funds masterclass at the British Museum, panellist Cathy Pitt (pictured), Corporate Partner of CMS Cameron McKenna LLP, said that fund managers appreciated the NPPR process, particularly when they only wished to target a select set of jurisdictions.
“I think people welcome the flexibility offered by the national private placement regimes. I’ve had a lot of experience of non-EU managers who are pleasantly surprised to find that
- 11/02/2016
Parametric Portfolio Associates has added a new Liquid Alternative strategy to its suite of Volatility Risk Premium (VRP) strategies.
The Parametric Liquid Alternative strategy is designed to provide investors with a diversifying risk premium that targets risk-adjusted returns similar to many hedge funds. The strategy employs a mix of fully collateralised S&P 500 Index options, creating an effective beta targeted by many hedge funds, but without the complicated structure, leverage, illiquidity or high fees typically associated with them.
The Parametric VRP strategies include a spectrum ranging from covered calls to cash-secured put selling, and include hybrid strategies which vary the
- 10/02/2016
Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, a socially progressive investment management firm, has appointed Lisa Chioffi, CFA as a Senior Portfolio Manager.
Chioffi brings more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry to Reynders, McVeigh including expertise in equity research and portfolio management, serving individuals, endowments, traditional trusts, and special needs trusts. As a Senior Portfolio Manager and a member of the senior leadership team, she strategically aligns client portfolios with both their individual values and needs.
“We are thrilled to add Lisa to the Reynders, McVeigh team as she is a professional of the highest caliber serving
- 10/02/2016
Fund governance firm DMS Offshore Investment Services (DMS) has recruited David Morrissey, former Managing Director of SEI Investments Global Fund Services to serve as Executive Director with its Dublin team.
He will lead all aspects of client service delivery across multiple product lines and will also serve as an independent director on Irish and Luxembourg funds.
DMS Chief Executive Officer Anne Storie, says: "David comes to DMS with a remarkable track record of success in product development and client service in the alternative investment fund industry. His expertise and insights in areas such as AIFMD and UCITS are well
- 10/02/2016
- 10/02/2016
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), the body responsible for ensuring the operational integrity of the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System, has launched its data quality management program.
Based on a set of clearly defined criteria, the program allows the quality of the LEI data pool (the publicly available information on legal entities identifiable with an LEI) to be monitored, assessed and further optimised. The first monthly report, published today, reflects the very high level of data quality already achieved in the Global LEI System.
The LEI connects to key reference information that enables clear and unique
- 09/02/2016
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has released a new guide to operational risk management for alternative asset management firms.
The AIMA Guide to Sound Practices for Operational Risk Management focuses on a wide variety of risks that could result in loss from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems or from external events.
This is the first time that AIMA has produced a Guide covering all aspects of operational risk. Previous AIMA guides have focused on certain features of this broad area including cyber security, valuation and business continuity management.
The new guide, which is available
- 09/02/2016
Gurtin Fixed Income Management,, an SEC-registered investment advisor managing over USD10 billion in assets as of January 2016, has promoted Thomas Schuette to Partner and Co-Head of Portfolio Management, enabling closer integration of credit research and portfolio management.
"As Co-Head of Credit Research, Tom has made a lasting impact on the fabric of the firm," says Bill Gurtin, CEO. "His commitment to maintaining a high bar for the credit quality of our clients' portfolios and ability to think in terms of relative value have greatly contributed toward our effective management of a growing suite of uniquely credit-driven municipal strategies. I'm
- 09/02/2016
A new financial platform is aiming to bridge the gap between simple words and complex investment strategy. For the first time, investors and traders can write down their ideas which are then analysed, optimised, converted into investment strategies and executed on a chosen trading platform.
The platform sits on the trading page of a bank or broker and is accessible via a simple Google-like text entry field that reads written words and makes suggestions for more rounded instructions.
An investor might write a simple request ; “Buy 100 shares of Google at market price” or a much more complex
- 09/02/2016
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