A paper on the impact of the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) reveals that transaction reporting for securities financing trades may create five times as many reports as trades when the regulation takes effect, which is expected in early 2020.
London-based PR firm Peregrine Communications is one of Europe’s most successful specialist financial PR agencies. Established in 2003 by CEO Anthony Payne (pictured), Peregrine has built an award-winning reputation based on proven results and first-class client service. This year sees
Kinetic Partners is a leading provider of tailored consulting, advisory and assurance services to clients within the financial services industry. Since it was established in 2005, Kinetic has assembled a multidisciplinary team of industry experts drawn from regulators, financial institutions
As one of Europe’s leading seeding platforms, the business objective of Amsterdam-based IMQubator is simple: putting investors in control when investing in hedge funds and delivering to them a multiple income stream by investing in emerging managers. Each manager receives
Independently owned Meridian Fund Services administers funds across all hedge fund structures and private equity funds. At present, Meridian administrates approximately USD14billion in assets. It services 85 clients across 216 funds, which collectively have more than 5,650 separate investors. According
Timberland Investment Resources, a forestry investment firm, has launched its London-based European investment business, Timberland Investment Resources Europe. Co-founded by managing partners Hugh Humfrey (pictured) and GianPaolo Potsios, TIR-Europe plans to provide UK and European institutional and high-net-worth investors with
In 1997, David Harding and two employees established Winton with approximately USD2million. Today, that figure stands at an incredible USD25.75billion. Before Winton, Harding was the H in AHL. Once AHL had been assumed into Man Group by 1994, Harding started
The winners of the Hedgeweek Global Awards 2013, as voted for by our readers… Best Long/Short Fund Manager – Mendon Capital Advisors Best Market Neutral Fund Manager – Insight Investment Management Best Relative Value Fund Manager – Axa
AcenciA Debt Strategies has reported an increase in the net asset value of 9.7 per cent as at 31 December 2012 to 103.38p and a share price increase of 9.7 per cent to 86.0p. Both figures take account of
Hedge funds gained 3.63 per cent in September, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date the index is up 5.26 per cent. “September’s gain puts the index into new high ground,” says Sol Waksman, founder and
