The start of this year looks very different to 2011 and 2010 even though the themes and stress points remain the same: Risk is cheaper, non government net issuance is negative, investor allocation to financials and growth related assets is
The hedge fund industry attracted a record USD194.5bn in new investor capital in 2007, bringing total assets under management to USD1.87trn, according to Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research.
Geneva-based Nara Capital, established last October to offer institutional investors access to so-called ‘new alternative’ hedge fund strategies, has announced the seeding
Leading British Virgin Islands law firm Harney Westwood & Riegels has announced the appointment of Tim Clipstone, Kissock Christopher Laing, Ross Munro and Chris Young as partners in t
Guernsey has been home to international private equity funds for well over a decade, but the sector’s vigorous growth over the past few years, coupled with a series of reforms to the island’s regul
Over 40% of executives from buy-side firms across the US are not confident that the data they are receiving from disparate systems such as order management systems, accounting, performance and risk systems is consistent and of high quality, according to
The Blackstone Group has agreed in principle to acquire GSO Capital Partners, an alternative asset manager specialising in the leveraged finance marketplace with approximately USD10bn unde
Trusco Capital Management, an asset management subsidiary of the Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks financial group, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a minority equity interest in Al
HSBC has appointed Wout Kalis to head the Singapore operations for its alternative fund services business, the group’s core provider of fund administration and custody to the alternative s
The Apex Group, which launched as a provider of fund administration services in Bermuda in 2003 and has more than USD5bn in assets under administration, has announced the establishment of
