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Matheson has appointed Tara Doyle (pictured) has been appointed as the new Head of the firm’s Asset Management and Investment Funds Group. She succeeds Michael Jackson, who became Managing Partner of Matheson on 1 January 2016.
Doyle has been a partner in the Asset Management and Investment Funds Group for over a decade, advising many of the world's leading financial institutions, investment banks, asset management companies and broker-dealers. Her team is the number one ranked funds law practice in Ireland, acting for 28 per cent of Irish domiciled investment funds by assets under management as at 30 June 2015. A highly regarded
- 04/02/2016
While the rise in swaps clearing in the US is now being mirrored in other regions in advance of regulatory implementation, market share and product scope at central counterparty clearinghouses (CCPs) is also shifting.
CCPs have largely continued to dominate in their traditional areas, but there is evidence that the variations noted in market share have for the first time been partly driven by cost considerations.
In TABB Group’s latest research, “Global Clearing: Navigating Liquidity and Pricing Pools,” report author Radi Khasawneh reviews the shifts major clearinghouses are seeing in market share and how cost analysis on clearing has
- 04/02/2016
Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) subsidiary, Interactive Data, is to work with AllianceBernstein (AB) to help the firm evaluate its trade execution quality and perform transaction cost analysis (TCA).
The work will be done across various mutual funds and separately managed portfolios using Interactive Data’s Best Execution (Best Ex) service.
Interactive Data’s Best Ex service leverages its Continuous Evaluated Fixed-Income Pricing to power TCA for fixed-income security trades. The tool assigns a score to trades based on measurement of the execution quality of a trade relative to other comparable trades within a selected universe.
“As a global leader in fixed-income active management,
- 04/02/2016
Hedge fund firm BlueBay Asset Management has adopted Markit’s Know Your Third Party (KY3P) platform.
KY3P is designed to allow organisations to simplify and standardise third party risk management processes with a focus on vendor due diligence and ongoing monitoring. Through the centralised data hub, banks, buyside firms and third parties can remove duplicative processes, manage due diligence information and effectively manage and respond to industry events such as cybersecurity threats.
“Conducting due diligence and third party risk management across all of our current third parties is extremely resource and time intensive,” says Will Manfield, head of operational risk
- 04/02/2016
- 04/02/2016
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF), a non-profit organisation for professionals in the alternative investment industry, has selected Solidarité Femmes as the beneficiary of all 2016 fundraising activities in Switzerland.
Funds raised by 100 Women in Hedge Funds will be used to support Solidarité Femmes’ activities dedicated to supporting children exposed to domestic violence. 100WHF is pleased to again support Solidarité Femmes following its 2010 funding efforts.
100WHF's philanthropic mission is to leverage its collective abilities and expertise in order to give back to the global community. Each year, 100WHF's Board of Directors selects charitable organisations in the US,
- 04/02/2016
With 3,506.2 billion EURof assets under management as at 31 December 2015, Luxembourg has retained its position as the leading investment fund domicile in Europe, growing by 13.29 per cent during 2015.
The number of investment funds stood at 3,878. As at the end of November, Luxembourg accounted for 42.43 per cent of all net sales in Europe.
Investment funds domiciled in Luxembourg and initiated by US and UK asset managers represent the 1st and 2nd largest net assets under management, namely EUR759.8 billion and EUR581.5 billion, respectively, at the end of 2015.
Luxembourg is also increasingly recognised
- 04/02/2016
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index (CSLAB), which aims to reflect the performance of the global hedge fund industry, finished down 1.42 per cent in January.
The Managed Futures strategy was the strongest performer for the month, with a return of 3.31 per cent, while the Merger Arbitrage strategy also finished in positive territory with a returun of 0.37 per cent.
The other three strategies that make up the CSLAB were all down with Long/Short recording the biggest decrease of -2.37 per cent, closely followed by Event Driven (-2.24 per cent), while Global Strategies was down 0.73 per
- 04/02/2016
Paladin Capital Group, headquartered in Washington DC, is a leading global private equity investor in some of the world’s most innovative companies; particularly those that are developing new technologies in the cybersecurity space.
Mike Steed (pictured), Paladin’s Founder and Managing Partner, is unequivocal in his view that hackers are no longer merely interested in targeting individuals to steal financial information; rather, hacktivists or state-sponsored groups are targeting critical infrastructure to disrupt society, and to compromise the identities of US citizens.
Recently, Steed wrote an article on Paladin’s website entitled “Paladin’s 2015 Cyber Year in Review and Key Trends Shaping 2016”.
- 04/02/2016
- 04/02/2016
LoCorr Funds has appointed Ann Senne as Chief Operating Officer as of 1 February, 2016.
Senne will be heading up the management and oversight of product research and development, marketing, and the fund management process for LoCorr. She will drive efforts in the firm’s product development team and help facilitate the development of new products within the alternative marketplace to expand LoCorr Funds offerings. She will also be in charge of the firms day-to-day marketing operations and strategic planning.
Prior to joining LoCorr Funds, Senne served over 20 years at RBC Wealth Management in numerous capacities. Most recently, Ann
- 03/02/2016
Linedata has launched its digital Linedata Mobil'Ekip solution, which allows key tasks and information to be managed and accessed from mobile platforms, such as smart phones and tablets. It operates in conjunction with the core Linedata Ekip360 system.
Linedata Mobil'Ekip covers the entire value chain from sales to operations and end-users. Rather than simply reproducing existing core features, Linedata Mobil'Ekip adds additional value with a completely new mobile experience accessed via smartphones and tablets (IOS, Android). Users can directly scan and input business cards and exchange documents with decision-making platforms in real-time. Linedata Mobil'Ekip is an integral part of the
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