Building on decent absolute performance in the second half of 2009, funds of hedge funds managers have continued to improve liquidity in portfolios, maintaining significant allocations to long/short equity hedge and global macro, according to the latest review published by
Jersey Finance chief executive Geoff Cook on the latest developments in the island’s fund industry post AIFMD… When I last wrote about the Jersey Funds sector in April of this year, issues and concerns surrounding the Alternative Investment Fund Managers
Woodsford Capital Management, a Singapore-based investment manager, has selected LaCrosse Global Fund Services as its full-service administrator. Founded in Singapore in 2010, Woodsford manages the assets of the Woodsford Relative Macro Fund, which invests in equity, fixed income, currency and
International Assets Holding has acquired the Chicago-based Hanley Group of companies, a trading firm and market maker of exchange-traded agricultural options. As a result of the all-cash transaction which is expected to close on 7 July, the companies of Hanley
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has welcomed new tax information exchange agreements signed recently by the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey.
Incapital, a securities and investment banking firm based in the US and UK, has acquired the business of London–based structured investment specialist Blue Sky Asset Management. The trans-Atlantic deal combines two independent providers of structured investments and fixed income securities
Lloyds Banking Group is selling a portfolio of 40 private equity investments in its Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance business to a new joint venture called Cavendish Square Partners. The new joint venture will be majority owned (approximately 70 per
Despite negative markets in June, hedge funds were able to attract new assets, with an estimated USD5.6 billion flowing into the space during the month. Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse Index Co, LLC, says: "The Dow Jones Credit Suisse
By Katya Tua – Although Malta has seen its profile grow among the global financial services community particularly over the past two or three years, its fund industry has been developing for more than a decade. Even at the outset,
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has acquired the outstanding shares of Avox, a reference data business located in the UK. Avox’s primary business is cleansing and maintaining high-quality reference information on legal entities and counterparties needed by financial services
