CFA UK’s Certificate in ESG Investing, the first qualification of its kind in the UK, will be available to investment professionals from December. The Certificate has been introduced to meet the increased demand for ESG knowledge and skills in the
Carey Olsen's financial and corporate and investment funds work in the Channel Islands, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands has been recognised in the 2015 International Financial Law Review 1000 (IFLR1000) guide. The new results come just after
The hedge fund industry’s redemption trend continued in September as a fourth straight month of net outflows saw monthly redemptions increasing to USD14.7 billion. September’s redemptions represented 0.5 per cent of hedge fund industry assets and were up from August’s
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for November 2019 measured 4.81 per cent, up from 3.76 per cent in October. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator was 4.81 per cent for November 2019, an increase compared to the 3.96 per cent reported for the
Evercore Partners Inc has agreed to purchase a 45% non-controlling interest in ABS Investment Management, LLC, an institutionally focused equity long/short hedge fund-of-funds manager. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, Evercore will pay approximately USD45 million in cash to
Saba Capital Management, the USD4.7 billion hedge fund set-up by credit derivatives trader Boaz Weinstein, has appointed Throgmorton to provide a full-range of back-office services for its new UK operations. Saba Capital set up its UK entities in June, and
MV Index Solutions (MVIS) in partnership with CryptoCompare, a specialist in digital asset data, has launched the MVIS CryptoCompare Institutional Bitcoin Index (MVIBTC), which is designed to measure the performance of a digital assets portfolio which invests in Bitcoin, priced
Event-driven investment firm Pinyon Asset Management has partnered with alternative asset management firm GCM Grosvenor. Patrick Burke, former event-driven equity portfolio manager at Sandell Asset Management from 2004-2010, is the chief investment officer and managing partner of Pinyon. Burke
