New York-headquartered Liquidnet is a global institutional trading network that connects buy-side institutions to global equity markets. As such it supports the primary need of institutions: to buy or sell large blocks of stock in a secure, anonymous fashion with
By James Williams – “The majority of work we’ve had to do has been largely regulatory, dealing with all the worries surrounding FATCA. It’s been a slow year funds-wise and I would imagine that most other BVI administrators would say
Being based in Chicago is ideal for a firm like Turnkey Trading Partners that specialises in supporting the many needs of derivatives firms looking to operate within the CFTC and NFA regulatory environment. The firm’s founder, James Bibbings (pictured), says
Christian Benigni expects to see strong growth in the German hedge funds business this year and next, and he is well placed to know.
Interview with Peter Todd (pictured) – “The BVI is still performing strongly. Despite fund numbers being down this year they’re starting to tail off now that the regulatory outlook here is clearer,” says Peter Todd, director, Drake Fund Advisors, an
The increased pressure hedge fund managers are under today in terms of investor due diligence and regulatory compliance means that partnering with the right service providers is a key consideration. Sidley Austin is one of the leading law firms in
Since the introduction of the 2004 German Investment Act, there has been debate on the potential growth of the local hedge fund market, and on possible ‘local’ prime brokerage solutions.
Agecroft Partners specialises in consulting and third party marketing for hedge funds. Its objective: to raise assets globally for institutional-quality hedge fund managers by utilising a consultative approach within the institutional investor community. The firm was founded by Don Steinbrugge,
The change of the law in 2004 allowed hedge funds and funds of hedge funds to be launched under German regulations for the first time.
Saemor’s Europe Alpha Fund returned of 2.1 per cent for December, with utilities and industrials contributing most. The short in banks was detrimental to performance, while the short positions in Aggreko and Nokia were respectively the biggest contributor and bleeder.
