Quantopian, the crowd-sourced quantitative investment firm, will launch in Australia this weekend with a series of outreach events for local practicing and aspirational quants. Quantopian, which was founded in the US in 2011, provides an open platform where anyone can
SS&C Technologies Holdings has appointed Stephanie Miller s Senior Vice President in April 2016. Miller will report to Rahul Kanwar, Head of SS&C Alternative Assets. Formerly head of JP Morgan's fund administration business, Miller brings nearly 15 years running top
Chicago-based LJM Partners has added two new positions to it’s expanding management team roster, as the 17 year old financial firm continues to grow. Susie Braman joins LJM Partners in the new role of Compliance and Operations manager. She previously
FIX Trading Community is sponsoring the ISO Study Group to determine the rules for the allocation of the ISIN standard to derivative instruments. As part of this effort, FIX is documenting a set of best practices to support the creation
Shareholders of ALTIN have rejected the proposals of Alpine Select to pay out a substantial dividend and to recall three long-standing members of the Board and replace them with appointees nominated by Alpine Select. Thomas Amstutz has been elected as
The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) launched a new website last year www.isefundhub.com for funds listed on the ISE to display important fund information such as key fund documents, investment manager profiles, NAV histories and analytics as well as peer comparisons
Following the recent merger with BVI law firm, Orion Law, Cayman Islands and BVI attorneys-at-law, Travers Thorp Alberga, has appointed three new Partners and three new Associates. Lucy Nicklas, a hedge fund and private equity specialist of some 15 years
Maples Fund Services has been appointed by Singapore-based EFA Group as administrator for its new asset-based direct lending vehicle, EFA Real Economy Income Trust (EFA RET). Maples Fund Services will provide a full range of administration services, including fund accounting
ProTrak International has released a major upgrade to its CRM platform for investment managers, hedge funds and private equity firms, Release 11.0. The latest release features a new option allows users to set up a designated secure folder where a
The Board of Directors of the California Hedge Fund Association (CHFA) has elected Adam R Wagner (picture), Chief Operating Officer of Blue Jay Capital Management, to become a Director on the Board. In his current role Wagner is responsible
