Nigel Strachan, Head of New Business for corporate clients at Kleinwort Benson (pictured above left), has been appointed Chairman of the Jersey Funds Association and Edward Devenport (pictured above right), partner at Mourant Ozannes, takes on the role of Vice
Investment bank Houlihan Lokey has acquired Red Pine Advisors, a New York-based financial advisory firm that specialises in the valuation and pricing of illiquid structured product portfolios. Red Pine will be part of Houlihan Lokey’s portfolio valuation and advisory services
Alternative investment group Insch Capital Management has launched its proprietary Risk to Revenue (R2R) model, which provides an in-depth analysis of the traditional asset management industry, where many firms are making more in management fees than their investors are receiving
Hedge funds returned to positive territory in July, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gaining 1.82 per cent, according to Hedge Fund Research. The gain reverses two consecutive months of declines and brings index performance year-to-date to +1.52 per
Make sure you stay ahead of the game by attending the CISX International Business Summit where you can pose your questions to industry leaders. Regulatory Reforms Post Financial Crisis Tajinder Singh, Deputy Secretary General, International Organisation of Securities Commission, (IOSCO)
The Salus Alpha Equity Hedged had a performance of +4.77% for December, outperforming the S&P 500 Index by +3.92%. The 12 month rolling alpha of Salus Alpha Equity Hedged to the S&P500 is 6% p.a., the 12 month rolling beta
With investment markets characterised by extreme levels of volatility in 2011, a trend that is expected to continue in 2012, investors need to review their investment approach in order to ensure satisfactory growth in their assets. According to Selwyn Pillay (pictured),
In this article Elaine Gray (pictured), Partner in AO Hall – Legal Specialists, looks at a key opportunity offered by Guernsey’s new patent regime to international patent portfolios: the ditching of the domino effect and the potential ‘Bilski bonus’. Across
Maryanna Sharrock, partner and Catherine Robinson (pictured far left, with Sharrock), associate in the tax group at law firm Stephenson Harwood, outline the role and implications of the new Tax Tribunal system in real estate transaction disputes in the UK.
Although Australia’s hedge fund sector has not entirely escaped the damage, it has outperformed the local index by over ten per cent year-to-date to record a small loss of 0.98 per cent. The first six months of the year were
