Polar Capital Holdings has announced the appointment of Nick Evans, who was until recently at Axa Framlington Investment Management, as a senior fund manager in its technology team.
Private equity firm TA Associates has acquired a minority interest in ASB Holdings, the parent company of Arnhold and S Bleichroeder Advisers, a US mutual fund and investment advisory firm
In its latest report on financial stability, the IMF warns that leveraged buy-outs by private equity firms taking advantage of the low interest rate environment are making target companies
Commodities were lower in April as economic data out of China and Europe supported expectations of continued dampened economic growth. Nelson Louie, global head of commodities in Credit Suisse’s asset management business, says: "Commodities decreased in April on the
Hedge funds took in a net USD817m (0.04 per cent of assets) in March, building on an inflow of USD11.4bn in February. The results are based on data from 3,409 funds, according to TrimTabs and BarclayHedge. “The hedge
Switzerland-based alternative asset manager Partners Group has opened a representative office in Tokyo to support the group’s activities in Asia.
Richard Fear has left Charles Adams, Ritchie & Duckworth in the Cayman Islands, where he had been a partner for over six years, and joined the London office of Conyers Dill & Pearm
Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest, the annual fundraiser for children’s charity A Leg To Stand On (ALTSO), will celebrate its 10th anniversary on 23 October at Capitale on 130 Bowery in New York City. Hedge fund industry professionals will perform rock and
Chicago-based Bridge Advisors, an investment advisor specialising in alternative investment consulting and education, has appointed financial industry veteran Robert C Bernard as the firm’
Mark B Joachim and Robert T Carey have joined Bracewell & Giuliani LLP as partners in the New York office.
