By Simon Gray – The financial crisis and economic downturn of the past three years has fundamentally changed the rules of the game for the international financial services industry in general and the fund sector in particular. The laissez-faire philosophy
2010 has seen an improvement in markets and investor sentiment across most industries and the UK economy has crept out of recession. A recent poll of investment company managers conducted by the Association of Investment Companies found confidence amongst fund
Newedge’s business is based on an agency model benefiting from joint ownership of two French banks, Société Générale and Crédit Agricole CIB. Newedge maintains membership to 60+ derivative and 23 commodity exchanges. Newedge Alternative Investment Solutions (“AIS”) sits within the
Russ Koesterich (pictured), BlackRock’s Chief Investment Strategist, provides an overview of the US Fiscal Cliff deal and discusses what it means for the economy and financial markets… The 11th-hour deal is better than nothing … but its limited scope and
D. Harris & Co. International, law firm to the hedge fund industry, has is opening an office in Monaco. It will initially be staffed by Andrew Campbell, a senior lawyer from DHCI’s swaps and prime brokerage team. DHCI has
David Zahn (pictured), manager of the Templeton Strategic Bond Fund, believes it is time for UK strategic bond funds to make use of allocations across a wider variety of fixed income asset classes in their search for real returns. Zahn,
Bandon Capital Management plans to launch its first mutual fund, the Bandon Isolated Alpha Fixed Income Fund. The fund will launch at the beginning of the New Year and will seek to provide absolute returns using fixed income instruments. The
The advantage to independent administrators like SS&C GlobeOp is they are as nimble as the hedge funds they serve, according to Bill Stone, chairman and chief executive of SS&C Technologies. “When you treat people right you get treated right, and
Thomson Reuters has launched Eikon Digest, a proprietary personalised service containing the most significant news, research, data and information from Thomson Reuters Eikon, its financial desktop platform. Eikon Digest builds on the strength of Reuters News which is renowned for
Dighton Capital Management, a managed futures fund manager, has moved all its assets under management into cash because of the uncertainty in the markets. The company has three funds with annualised returns of 45.2 per cent, 17.6 per cent and
