Appleby, an offshore legal, fiduciary and administration service provider, and Dickinson Cruickshank, the largest law firm in the Isle of Man, have formally completed their merger which was announced in June 2009. The firm will now be known as Appleby
Falk Marques Group is holding the inaugural Women’s Alternative Investment Summit on 1-2 December 2009 in New York’s financial district. The conference marks an extension of the company’s Women’s Private Equity Summit to include the broad range of asset classes,
Alternative investments provider Altegris has allocated assets in its Altegris Macro Strategy Fund to the global macro strategies of 300 North Capital and Willowbridge Associates. The Altegris Macro Strategy Fund seeks to generate absolute returns from income and capital
Alpha Strategic, the AIM listed hedge fund investment group, has conditionally raised GBP2,493,722.61 (before expenses) by way of a placing to Northill Europe Holdings SARL of 4,705,137 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of Alpha Strategic at
RWC Partners has raised assets in excess of USD330m for the launch of its new US equity long short strategy, with a further USD150m committed over the next two months. Two funds have been launched with the same objective –
Jersey will become the first of the Crown Dependencies to offer Incorporated Limited Partnerships (ILPs) and to create a dedicated and distinct law for the constitution of Separate Limited Partnerships (SLPs). Both new structures will further enhance Jersey’s international appeal
A total of EUR107.4bn was traded on Xetra and on the floor at Börse Frankfurt in September, a decrease of 53 per cent from the September 2008 figure of EUR229.8bn. Of the EUR107.4bn, EUR100.4bn was traded on Xetra, a decrease
BBVA and Newedge have formed a joint venture to combine their positions in the Spanish markets while retaining the brand name Altura. Under the joint venture agreement between the parent banks, which merges the Altura and Newedge Madrid offices, Newedge
Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, finished April up 1.39 per cent, with nine out of 10 strategies in positive territory. In total, the industry saw estimated inflows of approximately USD3.36bn in April, bringing
Goodman has appointed London-based Independent Franchise Partners as a sub-adviser with a global value mandate for Marquis Institutional Global Equity Portfolio. IFP is expected to take up its new mandate on 1 October 2009, replacing Morgan Stanley Investment Management. The
