Horton Point, a systematic trading firm based in New York, is expanding into the seeding business. Originally built as proprietary trading firm, Horton Point later expanded to include a number of institutional managed account investors. It is now moving into
Carey Olsen has advised the Battle Against Cancer Investment Trust (BACIT Limited) on its establishment as a Guernsey registered closed-ended investment company and its recent flotation on the Main List of the London Stock Exchange. BACIT is a new investment
While interest has been returning to the hedge fund space, investors today are seeking more liquid, transparent and cost effective solutions for gaining access to the asset class, according to a research paper by Credit Suisse. The whitepaper, Portfolio Idea:
Guernsey’s position as a leading fund domicile has been further endorsed by a series of new administrators and managers establishing a presence in the island. J.P. Morgan and BNY Mellon have both added their names to the roster of fund
The loss of Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch from the ranks of independent competitors in US equity research gave a boost to smaller providers, including mid-sized and regional brokers, sector specialists and independent research providers. However, according to
By James Williams – What is evident among the top-tier prime brokers is the emphasis they place on helping clients and their end investors do their best work. That starts with the quality of the prime brokerage offering, the safety
Outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) clients in the US are increasingly seeking alternative investments to diversify their portfolios and to obtain higher returns than those currently available from public investments. That’s according to new research from Cerulli Associates which finds
Interview with Kevin LoPrimo – “We provide an institutional service to a market segment that doesn’t typically receive such a service from the bigger, top tier prime brokers,” states Kevin LoPrimo (pictured), head of hedge fund services at London-based Global
Interview with Jack Seibald (pictured), Concept Capital – Last year, the majority of the USD70billion in net new inflows went to the biggest well-established managers. And despite industry assets this year climbing USD183billion to USD2.19trillion, through Q3 only USD31billion represent
By James Williams – Prime brokers are bracing themselves for a swathe of new regulations that will place them under fresh operational and cost pressure. “The operational expense and sheer implementation cost under all this new regulation is not something
