Financial service advisory firm Kinetic Partners has expanded its global offering by opening two new offices, one in Chicago and one in Singapore. Kinetic Partners’ Chicago office, led by Associate Director Kathryn Lattner, will have a team focused on Forensic
CBOE Holdings has entered into a licensing agreement with MSCI to offer US options trading on several MSCI indexes, which will be solely listed for trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). The six indexes included in the agreement
Circle Squared Alternative Investments (CSQ) has partnered with USD1.5bn money management and investment consulting firm Strategic Capital Alternatives (SCA). SCA provides customised investment portfolio models and operational platforms to independent registered investment advisors (RIAs). The partnership is aiming to empower
ING Investment Management (ING IM) has hired the convertible bond team from Avoca Convertible Bond Partners, adding a strategy to its range that offers equity upside participation with downside capital protection. Tarek Saber and Jasper van Ingen, managers of the
Japan Exchange Group (JPX) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) are to enter a Letter of Intent (LOI) to collaborate in the joint development and promotion of the markets on both exchanges. This cooperation further deepens the long-standing relationship and strategic partnership
Commodities trading house Gunvor Group Ltd has agreed a USD1,090,000,000 revolving credit facility in favour of Gunvor International BV and Gunvor SA . The facility will replace the maturing tranche of the Borrower’s Revolving Credit Facility dated 6 December 2013
An exemption which will enable Jersey-regulated fund managers to be appointed in relation to managed accounts has now been introduced. According to law firm Ogier, this will enable hedge fund managers that are already regulated under the Financial Services
The Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended trading in four companies that claim to be developing products or services in response to the Ebola outbreak, citing a lack of publicly available information. The SEC simultaneously issued an investor alert warning
Columbia Management and Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM) are to research and develop investment solutions that leverage Columbia’s asset management capabilities and Blackstone’s hedge fund solutions business. Columbia has considerable experience in asset allocation and alternative investing, with Jeff Knight,
2013 was a record year from a transaction perspective with EUR64bn of Europe’s non-core loans sold as part of portfolio transactions last year, a 40 per cent increase on the previous year, according to PwC. Increased activity levels were mainly
