ML Capital has launched the Quest Convertible Absolute Return UCITS Fund, a convertible arbitrage strategy, hosted on the MontLake UCITS Platform. MontLake is an independent platform for UCITS funds that provide investors with access to a range of liquid, transparent
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) held its eighth annual Gala in Geneva at the Grand Hôtel Kempinski, raising over CHF210,000 for the benefit of Solidarité Femmes. The net funds raised will specifically be used for a project providing mentoring
Dechert’s Matthew Kerfoot (pictured) comments on FSB’s newly issued Policy Recommendations on the use of leverage by investment funds… In marked contrast to the emerging US deregulatory climate, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) has issued Policy Recommendations to regulate the use
Bloomberg has signed an agreement to become the corporate sponsor of the EDHEC Business School’s MSc in Financial Markets. Students studying the Financial Economics track of EDHEC's MSc in Financial Markets can now access the Bloomberg Professional service, or Terminal,
The National Futures Association (NFA) has appointed Thomas Sexton (pictured) as president and chief executive, effective 1 March 2017. Daniel Roth, NFA's president and CEO, who announced his retirement in May 2016, will work closely with the board and Sexton
ACR Alpine Capital Research, a value-oriented asset management firm, has appointed Neel Shah and Mark Unferth as portfolio managers. Shah and Unferth will lead ACR’s investments in performing and distressed credit, and work with the portfolio management team on investment
Jon Downing has joined the advisory board of BTL, a provider of blockchain solutions to businesses across multiple industries, in particular the finance, energy and gaming sectors. Over the last 25 years, Downing (pictured) has delivered innovation, business and technology
Dealogic has combined its buy-side products into a single offering, Dealogic Connect, creating an MiFID II compliant solution that links a network of 250-plus investment firms to 150-plus sell-side partners. Dealogic Connect brings together Dealogic's acquisition of A2 Access' aggregated
Alcentra, the alternative fixed income specialist of BNY Mellon Investment Management, has held the final close of its second European direct lending fundraising. This fundraising has brought recent commitments to EUR4.3 billion across funds and separately managed accounts. The firm’s
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J Christopher Giancarlo (pictured), has announced the appointment of Matthew B Kulkin as Director of the CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO). Kulkin comes to the CFTC from the law
