Next February will be the fifth instalment of the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS), hosted by Dart Enterprises at the stunning Kimpton Seafire Resort & Spa on Grand Cayman. The theme of CAIS 2018 is the impact of technology on
Aspect Capital, one of Europe’s leading CTAs, will be discussing short-term trading at the Amsterdam Investor Forum on 6 March 2018. Dr Constantin Filitti will feature on the panel, along with Nicolas Mirjolet, CIO, Tolomeo Capital. The Amsterdam Investor
Jean-Philippe Desmartin, Head of Responsible Investment at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, on what to expect from Emmanuel Macron at this week’s climate change summit in Paris… The COP23 has set the tone. At the climate change summit in Paris
High-tech supercar manufacturer McLaren’s London showroom provided an appropriate venue for the 30th anniversary celebrations of RFA, a company at the leading edge of high-performance IT, financial cloud and cyber-security services for the alternatives industry, and an outfit that is
Thirty-three per cent of investors and senior fund managers currently use some type of platform for manager allocations, according to a poll carried out during a recent Gemini webinar moderated by James Williams (pictured), Managing Editor of Hedgeweek. The webinar,
The key steps involved in successfully launching a hedge fund in the US were the focus of a recent one-day summit hosted by Hedgeweek at the University Club in New York City. Attended by a broad range of industry professionals looking
The number of hedge fund launches compared with closures is “heavily skewed the wrong way”, says James Orme-Smith, CEO of Sandbar Asset Management, but he indicated that emerging managers can still overcome the sizeable barriers to entry. “For anyone to
Robust, diversified teams that build trust with investors and differentiate themselves from competitors are vital for building long-term success in the hedge fund industry, says Anne-Sophie d’Andlau, co-founder, partner and deputy CEO at Paris- and London-based activist manager CIAM.
Last month, Hedgeweek, in partnership with Intralinks, hosted a breakfast briefing in London to present the findings of a global LP survey that sought to determine investor sentiment towards GPs. More than 140 LPs responded to the survey, of whom
Cboe Global Markets chairman and chief executive Edward Tilly, and President and chief operating officer Chris Concannon are to make a joint presentation at present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Future of Financials 2017 Conference in New York.
