Raymond James Investment Services (RJIS) is looking to improve its front and middle office operational efficiency by implementing Advent’s Portfolio Exchange and Moxy solutions.
Cognios Capita has expanded the availability of its Market Neutral Large Cap Fund to include Charles Schwab, Fidelity and Pershing. Introduced earlier this year, Cognios Capital’s mutual fund is distributed by ALPS Distributors. “Retail investors are showing a growing
NATIXIS Asset Management US Group is to acquire Gateway Investment Advisers, a Cincinnati-based investment manager with USD7.5 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2007), in
Hedge funds advisory firm Dexion Capital Plc has appointed Ana Haurie as Group Managing Director. Educated at St. Andrews University and Stanford University, California, MBA (Open University). Ana joined Dexion Capital in September 2001 and was primarily involved with the
The Hedgeweek USA Awards 2013 presented last night in New York City brought together the leading names in the US hedge funds industry to celebrate the achievements of the best performing managers and service providers in 2012. Delivering the opening
Glenn H Pease has joined Wood Street Capital Management as Chief Financial Officer.
CedarKnight, an independently owned boutique asset management group, has been launched by Gilly Uppal and Kenyon Abel. The firm’s mainstay will be high value niche investment strategies, historically deployed by proprietary structuring desks at leading banks. With strong
Lyxor Asset Management Japan Co, a wholly owned subsidiary of Société Générale, has obtained a license to conduct investment trust management services in Japan.
Risk parity strategies have delivered strong risk-adjusted returns in the recent years of uncertainty, but some investors are concerned about the effect on them of possible interest rate rises. A recent paper from Aquila Capital, one of Europe’s alternative investment
The Newedge Trend Index fell 3.65 per cent in May, relinquishing some of the gains from March and April. The Newedge Short-Term Trading Index finished slightly positive, extending a run of performance not seen since 2008. The Newedge
