Northern Trust is transitioning hedge funds, funds of funds and single funds managed by Signina Capital from offshore domiciles to Luxembourg. Signina Capital, a Swiss-based independent investment manager with close to CHF400m (approximately USD404m) in assets under management , recently
Caledonian Global Fund Services has appointed John Peterson as head of sales and marketing in the US for its Chicago-based subsidiary, Caledonian Fund Services (USA), with responsibility f
Bramdean Asset Management, a London-based alternative investment manager, and Cutting Edge Music Holdings, a provider of music to the film industry, have announced the completion of a
One of the key reason investors seek managed accounts is that they want transparency and liquidity, so service providers must be able to administer managed accounts on a daily basis –as Custo
Despite falling equity prices across Europe, there has been a sharp rise in the purchase of European blue chip American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) – securities issued by European companies and traded on US exchanges, says Chris Hanley, Regional Manager UK
Woodbine Associates has just completed a study for the Institute for Financial Markets that evaluates the impact of Dodd-Frank and Basel III on OTC derivative transactions and proposes cost minimising strategies for end users. In the wake of new
The Hedge Fund Working Group, established by 14 leading hedge fund managers based mainly in the UK, has published best practice standards for hedge fund managers following consultation wit
In the midst of determining what is the right strategy to implement during these troubled times, hedge fund managers are opting for plain vanilla strategies – but with a sprinkling of choc
The London Metal Exchange has approved Chicago and Detroit as points of good delivery for its steel billet contract. The new delivery points will be listed with effect from 16 November and the exchange intends to name storage facilities in
Jersey-based alternative investment manager Ermitage Group has announced that its specialist Resources Fund has benefited from ongoing attractive performance and increasing investor intere
