The growing scarcity of bank lending in the commercial property sector continues to create opportunities for alternative debt providers seeking to generate secure income. Now, a slowdown in property price growth has further improved prospects for the asset class, says
Geoff Cook (pictured), Jersey Finance CEO, comments on David Cameron’s announcement of an agreement by the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories to provide beneficial ownership information to the UK Government… We are pleased that the UK Government beneficial ownership agreement
Altarius Asset Management (Altarius) and Portcullis Asset Management Limited (Portcullis), both licensed by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), have formed a strategic alliance to deliver a full suite of evolutionary AIFM services to alternative investment funds regardless of their
Argonaut Capital, the GBP1.4 billion specialist European equity asset manager, has launched a sterling-hedged share class for its GBP395 million FP Argonaut European Alpha Fund. The sterling-hedged share class, which has been launched in response to growing demand from clients,
ShelteR Investment Management has launched the ShelteR Invest Best Alternative UCITS Fund (BAU) a Luxembourg UCITS fund providing investors with access to a smart portfolio of alternative UCITS fund strategies. The fund targets a gross annual return of 6 per
Castle Hall Alternatives has launched Due Diligence University, a growing collection of educational resources including webinars, white papers and online courses. Commenting on the launch, Chris Addy, President and CEO of Castle Hall, says: “The guiding principle of Due Diligence University
BNY Mellon has appointed Richard Gill as head of its Markets business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Gill will lead the regional business strategy and have overall responsibility for managing Markets within EMEA. He will report to
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has partnered with State Street and MKT MediaStats to evaluate data-driven indicators that help analyse economic and market information. MKT MediaStats is focused on financial market implications of increasingly available ‘big data’ from multiple sources,
Pragma Securities, a provider of algorithmic trading tools, has launched Pragma SmartFix, a new execution algorithm designed to improve average execution performance against the daily 4pm WM/Reuters foreign exchange benchmark fixing. The algorithm is based on patterns detailed in a
Investment management firm Brinker Capital has made changed to its investment team with Chief Investment Officer, Bill Miller resigning with immediate effect. Jeff Raupp, currently Senior Investment Manager, and Chris Hart, currently Core Investment Manager, have been promoted to Senior
