Global law firm Ropes & Gray has appointed Amanda Persaud as a partner in the funds practice in the firm’s 300-lawyer New York office. Persaud’s practice focuses on the formation, fundraising and operation of private investment funds, including private equity
John Frishkopf, head of the asset management and treasury group at New Star Financial, is to retire from the company on 30 September 2016. Frishkopf was a founding member of the firm and has served in his current role since
EEX Group has reported significant growth in during the first six months of 2016, with sales revenue up by 34 per cent compared with the same period in 2015 to a total of EUR117.5 million. In the first half of
Tim Thornton, (pictured) COO, Fund Services, MUFG Investor Services has commented that the loss of AIFMD passporting rights that enable UK-based alternative fund managers to market products across the EU has been one of the industry’s main concerns since the
Nuveen has teamed with Artivest, a technology-driven alternatives investment platform, to bring alternative investments capabilities to RIAs, family offices, private banks and other financial advisers serving qualified high-net-worth investors. Advisers will now be able to use investment tools, education materials
REDI Global Technologies has expanded its Asia-Pacific data centre infrastructure and added several new staff in the region. This builds on REDI’s points of presence across Asia, EMEA and the Americas, and reinforces its cross-regional mesh of data centres.
Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Eris Euribor and GBP LIBOR interest rate futures reached a record monthly volume of 8,185 contracts in July, surpassing the previous monthly record of 1,719 contracts which was set in June 2016. ICE Futures Europe launched Eris Euribor and
Doug Rothschild (pictured) is joining Agecroft Partners as president, reporting to the founder and chief executive Don Steinbrugge. As president of Agecroft Partners Rothschild will assist in the day to day operations of the firm, represent the firm and its clients
Barclays Prime Services Strategic Consulting has just completed its latest report entitled ‘Against All Odds – Hedge Fund Industry Developments and Implications for Growth’. The report finds that although hedge funds have produced considerable excess returns since 1993, such levels
The International Commodities and Derivatives Association (ICDA) has appointed two new members to its board of directors: Stéphane Graber, secretary general of the Swiss Trading and Shipping Association (STSA), and Paul Lynch, chief executive of itarle, a provider of multi-asset algorithmic
