We take a detailed look at the hedge fund industry in Singapore, including investors in hedge funds, the number of hedge fund launches each year, fund terms and conditions and performance. Read the full factsheet here, featuring charts and tables
ITG Inc and its affiliate AlterNet Securities have agreed to pay USD20.3 million to settle SEC charges that they operated a secret trading desk and misused the confidential trading information of dark pool subscribers. An SEC investigation found that despite telling the public
AlphaCore Capital launched an allocation strategy that flips the established allocation method on its head by employing alternative investments as the central theme in well-balanced portfolios. The firm, located in La Jolla, CA, combines the independent, model of a family
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has launched a month-long consultation on proposals designed to broaden access to its electronic trading platform, LMEselect. The changes put forward include opening up LMEselect access to category 3 and category 4 members of the
Custom House Fund Services, a provider of financial services to the alternative investment sector, has appointed Richard Hale as Director, Business Development UK. He is based in the newly-established London office and is responsible for developing business in the UK
Hedge funds investing predominantly in China suffered steep losses in July, as the HFRI China Index declined -7.7 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index collapsed, falling over -14 per cent in the month, including a single-day decline of -8.5
The New York office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Edward Dartley as a partner in the firm’s investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments and private equity practices. He joins K&L Gates from Pepper Hamilton LLP.
Global macro hedge funds appear to be maintaining a contrarian stance versus the market when it comes to positioning on government rates. In recent weeks, managers have secured gains by taking long positions in the US and Europe thanks to
The current year is on track to be the best year for M&A ever. Since the beginning of the year, global M&A volumes have reached USD1800bn according to Bloomberg, the best first five months in twenty years. Such figures include
By Simon Schilder, partner, Ogier – In recognition of the needs of assisting start-up and small/ mid-sized non-institutional investment managers to overcome some of the continued barriers to entry into the industry, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has recently published the
