Milan Khatri, chief economist at Aberdeen Property Investors outlines the implications of the UK’s latest Budget announcement. The property industry will be relieved that the announced increase in the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) rate will only apply to residential
Since Lyxor Asset Management was established in 1998 it has grown into one of the industry’s largest managed account platforms with over USD12billion in AuM. Manager selection is key to the success of the business model. Managers must pass a
By Marianne Scordel – When Hedgeweek decided to compare the US to the European hedge fund market a year ago, we found it pertinent to address the question from the perspective of an industry analysis, in order to provide new managers
DMS Offshore Investment Services (‘DMS’) was established in the Cayman Islands by Don Seymour in 2000. Over the past 14 years it has grown into one of the industry’s leading fund governance firms with over 200 people. “It’s been a
Fund company executives’ top concern is the data integrity in their fund reports, according to a Confluence Global Fund Administration survey. More than 130 executives from Europe and North America cite data integrity as their top back-office challenge. Confluence
Last year SEI grew its business across three client segments: 1) New clients, 2) Existing clients consolidating their administration services with SEI and 3) Existing clients utilising more of SEI’s product offerings. “We’ve achieved much more market acceptance of some
DUNN Capital Management was established by legendary futures trader William Dunn, PhD, back in 1974. The trading strategy is 100 per cent systematic. The firm’s flagship fund – the USD308m DUNN World Monetary & Agriculture (‘WMA’) Program – began trading in
Robert Hay (pictured) founded Bayou City Capital LP in November 2000. Both Hay and William Monroe, who joined in 2011, represent the fund’s General Partner, Omni Trading LLC, a registered Commodity Pool Operator and Commodity Trading Advisor with the National
Standard Life Investments says its clients will soon be able to access a wider range of alternative assets after announcing its intention to acquire a 75.1 per cent stake in Aida Capital. The acquisition of Aida will be subject to
Infinity Capital Partners has partnered with Vivaldi Asset Management to offer a registered multi-strategy investment fund with a minimum investment of USD25,000 that invests in leading hedge funds. Infinity Core Alternative Fund (ZVAMIX), a closed-end interval fund of funds, was
