Partners Group, the Switzerland-based global alternative asset manager, remains confident of achieving another record year, with expected growth of assets under management of at least CHF7

MSCI Barra has launched a global family of Islamic indices designed to reflect Sharia investment principles while retaining replicability for international investors.

The firm now known as Butterfield Bank is Bermuda’s oldest banking company. It traces its origins back to a firm founded by Nathaniel Butterfield in 1758.

The ability of institutions including insurance companies and pension schemes to invest in hedge funds and other alternative investments could be threatened by a European regulatory ruling

Havens Advisors, LLC, a New York-based hedge fund manager with approximately USD375 million under management, has added two executives to its experienced and well-established money managem

Blackstone Group has been recruited to save the teetering collateralized debt obligations businesses of Australian manager Basis Capital and US firm Bear Stearns Asset Management.

Ogier  has strengthened its Cayman law practice group with the appointment of Gordon Howorth and Daniel Smith to its London office.

With nearly 2,000 registered funds and a combined net asset value of around USD179bn, Bermuda is home to a thriving and dynamic offshore funds industry.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has authorised Eurex Deutschland’s futures contracts based on the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index and the Dow Jones STOXX Mid 200 Index for offer and

Private Advisors has appointed Jens Bisgaard-Frantzen as Chief Executive Officer of Private Advisors UK Limited as the firm looks to build its global private equity offering.