Osaka-based asset manager, Nippon Capital Asset Management J-LLC is moving onto the international stage with the opening of a new office in China. Nippon Capital provides customised portfolio management services covering equities, fixed income, hedge funds and private equity.
Capital markets consulting firm GreySpark Partners has opened a new office in New York, its first significant presence in the United States. Founded in 2009, GreySpark has rapidly expanded its reach globally and it has now over 85 consultants delivering
Sussex Partners, an independent specialist advisory firm focused on single manager hedge funds and founds of funds, has appointed Filippo Montalbano as Managing Director of the firm’s office in Zurich. Montalbano has joined from Credit Suisse Private Bank where he
Tokyo-based hedge fund manager Sparx Group has launched the Sparx OneAsia Long Short UCITS Fund, a Pan-Asia market neutral strategy, on the MontLake UCITS Platform. A subsidiary of the long established Sparx Group, Sparx Asia Investment Advisors is based in
Just Fair & Direct (JFD) Group, a provider of electronic trading, prime brokerage and wealth management solutions, has opened an additional international office in Sophia-Antipolis, France. “Since its inception, JFD has secured a predominant position in Europe, notably across French
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF), a nonprofit organisation for investors and professionals in the alternatives industry, has raised USD1.36 million for 100WHF Foundation to support its Celebrating Education – Investing in the Next Generation initiatives. The announcement was made at
London-based credit long/short hedge fund manager Palmerston Capital, which was set up by ex-JP Morgan credit trading head Stuart Wain, has closed its Founder Share Class as assets under management now total USD264 million. The fund has returned 9.55 per
AI Insight has expanded it alternative Investment research, education and compliance documentation platform to individual subscribers. This new platform access is geared towards Financial Advisors and RIAs who do not have access to AI Insight through a Broker Dealer subscription.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Merrill) has unveiled new advanced features on its global trading and consulting platform, providing buy and sell-side clients with more efficient order handling and improved fill rates for options trading. Trader Instinct, the firm’s
Macro Risk Advisors (MRA) raised USD332,000 during the firm's fourth annual charitable trading day on 29 October, with the firm donating all of the net commissions earned from option, stock and ETF trades to charity. The four organisations to benefit from
