For the first time in almost a decade, the Fed has finally hiked rates as the FOMC decided that the US growth/ inflation mix was robust enough to absorb monetary tightening. Over the next twelve months, three to four additional
Law firm Dechert has appointed Joachim Kayser as a financial services/alternative investment partner in Frankfurt. Kayser (pictured) was most recently head of alternative investments as well as asset management regulatory with accounting and tax firm PwC Germany. “We
JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMCB) is to pay USD100 million to settle US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charges that it failed to disclose certain conflicts of interest to clients of its US-based wealth management business, JP Morgan Private Bank. Specifically,
Colt now provides connectivity to the pan-European exchange Equiduct through its financial extranet Colt PrizmNet, making it easier for firms to meet their best execution requirements under MiFID II. Colt PrizmNet connects to key equity trading venues as well
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has appointed attorneys Andrew Alin, Dorothy D Mehta, Joseph V Moreno, Bonnie A Neuman and Amy W Ray to the Firm's partnership, effective 1 January, 2016. "I am proud and excited to introduce Cadwalader's new class
Ashburton Investments, the investment management arm of the FirstRand Group, has strengthened its equity research capabilities by hiring Robert Lea as head of global equity research. The newly created global equity research team will provide analysis for the equity
The Boards of the Neuberger Berman funds, including the closed-end funds, have appointed Admiral James G Stavridis and Deborah C McLean as board members. Admiral Stavridis is the Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University.
It’s June, which means hurricane season is upon us, and it’s time to shore up business contingency plans. As we all remember, many firms in New York and New Jersey were impacted by Hurricane Sandy back in 2012, and since
Total hedge fund assets rose USD11.2 billion in November 2015, an increase of 0.36 per cent. Investors flows were very slightly positive during the month with an estimated USD3.2 billion added in November, according to eVestments latest hedge fund flows
What does the future hold for the raising of funds in Europe? Wayne Atkinson (pictured) of Collas Crill, on behalf of the Guernsey Investment Fund Association, takes a closer look. With the arrival of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
