Abacus Group, a provider of hosted cloud IT solutions for alternative asset funds, added 25 new clients in the first quarter of 2017, including a large institutional investor with multiple offices in the US, UK and Asia. During the quarter,
Federal Way Asset Management, an investment management firm offering both alternatives management and fiduciary management services with approximately USD5.6 billion in assets, including USD3.7 billion on a discretionary basis, has changed its name to Aptitude Investment Management. “Since becoming an
Tradeweb Markets, a provider of fixed income, derivatives and ETF marketplaces, saw trading activity in European spread products/Eurobonds reach a record-breaking EUR73.8 billion in the first quarter of 2017. This beat Q1 2016 by 22.3 per cent and the previous
Global hedge fund middle office and accounting firm Viteos has been awarded Best Global Shadow Accounting Firm at the Hedgeweek Global Awards 2017. Hedgeweek notes that the awards recognise “excellence among hedge fund managers and service providers (and) celebrate the achievements
Vincent Au, the portfolio manager at New York-based hedge fund management firm Gondor Capital Management, has told investors that the best measuring stick in determining performance are quarterly and yearly returns. “A good measuring stick is the returns of a
SEI increased its assets under administration (AUA) by 25 per cent in 2016, with year-over-year net flows in its UK private banking business rising by 21 per cent. The business, which provides outsourced investment processing technology for private banks and
Quintillion Limited, the European-based affiliate of US Bancorp Fund Services, has been awarded Best UCITS Liquid Alternative Fund Administrator at the 2017 Hedgeweek Global Awards in London. The awards celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of the past year among leading
Law firm Michelmores and communications agency Bell Pottinger have combined to provide a new crisis management service to help mitigate reputation risk for the alternative investment and finance market. The service was launched at an event at Michelmores’ offices on
Law firm Mourant Ozannes has advised 836 funds in Jersey with an overall value of USD302 billion, nearly triple the value of funds advised by its nearest competitor, according to independent annual research by Monterey Insight. Mourant Ozannes leads the
Eze Castle Integration, a provider of strategic IT solutions and cloud services to the alternative investment industry, has been named Best Cloud Provider in the 2017 Hedgeweek Global Awards 2017. The annual reader’s choice award programme honours excellence among hedge
