Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has published the prospectus, including an indicative price range, relating to the planned initial public offering (IPO) of the ordinary shares of Euronext NV. The listing would establish the pan-European exchange group as an independent, publicly traded
Liontrust Asset Management is to acquire the fund management business of Occam Asset Management. The acquisition is in line with the firm’s publicly stated objective of expanding into the fast growing Asia and emerging markets asset classes to complement its
MCAM Group, a provider of outsourced business solutions for the alternative investment industry, has signed an agreement to manage all aspects of Fusion Asset Management’s product sales, CRM, public relations and marketing operations. Fusion is a hedge fund manager founded
Kinetic Partners, a global professional services firm to the asset management, investment banking and brokerage community, today announced that it has been named Best Regulatory Advisory firm in the US by readers of Hedgeweek, a leading online publication for hedge
CME Group and the Mexican Derivatives Exchange (MexDer) have launched a north-to-south order routing agreement, giving customers in the US access to MexDer’s benchmark derivatives contracts, including Mexican Stock Exchange Index Futures, Bond Futures and MXN Peso/US Dollar Futures Contracts.
Interview with Graham Phillips – There are a host of different variables that a new manager must consider when embarking on the launch of a new fund. In today’s “institutionalised” environment, the barriers to entry are considerably greater than they
Anne Richards, chief investment officer of Aberdeen Asset Management, will be presented the 100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) 2014 European Industry Leadership Award at its London Gala in October 2014. Each year, the organisation identifies a woman whose professional
Interview with Julian Stockley-Smith – The pressure for investment managers to get things right from day one is immense. According to Julian Stockley-Smith, a Director of JP Fund Foundations, investors are now much more inclined to seek professional and independent
Merchant Capital, a Ucits III platform provider to the hedge fund industry, has announced that its first client is now fully operational. Robert Maxwell of Tressis will act as investment adviser to the fund, named the Merchant European Equity Fund,
Harcourt Investment Consulting, the Switzerland-based alternative investment solutions provider, had assets under management of USD 4.5bn at 31 December 2009, corresponding to a growth of USD600m for the full year 2009. The assets increase of 15 per cent derives from
