The two key questions that will drive fund structuring decisions are: Where is the money coming from and what do you want to do with it? This will determine whether the start-up manager launches a domestic Delaware LP structure, which
Calastone, the global fund transaction network, has expanded into New Zealand, bringing critical infrastructure to support smoother transaction flow across Australasia. Calastone Managing Director Australia, Sarah Hayward, says the firm’s extended cross border coverage enables transactions between Australian and New
Nikko Asset Management has appointed Yuichi Alex Takayama as Global Head of Sales (International Business). Concurrently serving as Head of International Business Development and Sales Planning Division, he will collaborate closely with overseas unit heads and senior sales managers in
Imagine Software, a provider of front-to-back office risk and portfolio management to asset managers, investment banks, prime brokers, hedge funds, and institutional investors, has revealed that more than 85 per cent of its clients are using apps or leveraging their
Alpine Select has requested an Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting for ALTIN AG over the distribution of a special dividend. Alpine Select currently holds directly and indirectly 58.5 per cent of ALTIN shares. According to the motion submitted, shareholders are asked to
HazelTree, a provider of integrated treasury management solutions has named hedge fund industry veteran Sameer Shalaby as the company’s president, chief executive officer and board director. He replaces Stephen Casner, who will continue with HazelTree as its global head of
Saemor Capital’s Europe Alpha Fund lost 2.6 per cent in April, bringing the YTD performance to -10.6 per cent. Most of the losses came from strong performances in the fund’s short book. As equity markets and commodity prices continued their
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a proposed amendment to a final order the CFTC issued on 28 March, 2013 that exempted certain specified transactions of six Regional Transmission Organisations and Independent System Operators (RTO-ISO Order) from
McKay Brothers International (MBI) has added new points of presence in Marseille and Madrid. The new POPs are receive sites for MBI’s private bandwidth subscribers who transmit from Slough-LD4, Basildon and Frankfurt- FR2. Marseille and Madrid are also distribution POPs
The Oxford-Man Institute (OMI), an academic institute for research into quantitative finance formed by the University of Oxford and Man Group in 2007, is to expand its focus on machine learning and data analytics. As part of this development, OMI
