Fund governance firm DMS Offshore Investment Services (DMS) has recruited David Morrissey, former Managing Director of SEI Investments Global Fund Services to serve as Executive Director with its Dublin team. He will lead all aspects of client service delivery across
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), the body responsible for ensuring the operational integrity of the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System, has launched its data quality management program. Based on a set of clearly defined criteria, the program
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has released a new guide to operational risk management for alternative asset management firms. The AIMA Guide to Sound Practices for Operational Risk Management focuses on a wide variety of risks that could result
Gurtin Fixed Income Management,, an SEC-registered investment advisor managing over USD10 billion in assets as of January 2016, has promoted Thomas Schuette to Partner and Co-Head of Portfolio Management, enabling closer integration of credit research and portfolio management. "As Co-Head
A new financial platform is aiming to bridge the gap between simple words and complex investment strategy. For the first time, investors and traders can write down their ideas which are then analysed, optimised, converted into investment strategies and executed
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order to the Korea Exchange (KRX) permitting certain KRX Members to solicit and accept orders and in connection therewith, accept funds directly from U.S. customers for trading on KRX without having
A total of 42 hedge fund deals were closed or announced globally in 2015, exceeding the 32 transactions that closed in 2014, according to the 4th edition of Madison Capital’s hedge fund industry M&A overview. Additionally, 2015 transaction volume as
BIL Manage Invest, the third-party management company of the Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) Group has received approval from the CSSF_ to launch its Lux Multimanager SICAV, a hosted “rent-a-compartment” UCITS fund platform. Lux Multimanager SICAV provides third-party investment managers,
All managed futures indices posted positive returns in the first month of the year, with Societe Generale’s headline SG CTA Index leading performance. At 4.21 per cent this is the highest monthly return for the index since 2015’s opening month.
David Lamb (pictured), head of dealing at the forex specialists FEXCO, on Mark Carney’s latest press conference… Mark Carney's press conference revealed that he too gave up something for the New Year – forecasting interest rate rises. Understandably the
