Leaders of the European fund industry are calling for action from the European Union authorities because they fear that the success of the Ucits ‘brand’, which has enabled EU-domiciled retail funds to be sold all over the world, is under
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has appointed Gregg Beechey (pictured) as a partner in the firm’s Asset Management Practice in London. Beechey is a regulatory attorney who focuses on alternative investment funds and the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers
A federal judge has upheld all of the key claims in a lawsuit filed against financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald and its owner and chief executive Howard Lutnick by the bankruptcy estate of former futures broker Refco Inc. The suit,
Alternative asset manager Duet Group has recruited Michel Danechi and Kalim Aziz as fund manager and research analyst respectively, from Armajaro. The pair will launch the Duet Emerging European UCITS Fund in July with approximately USD100 million. Duet believes that
Arabesque Partners, the London and Frankfurt-based asset management firm, has appointed Dr Robert G Eccles (pictured) as the company’s first Chairman with immediate effect. Currently Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, Eccles arrives at Arabesque with a reputation
Zuma Bay Capital, a California registered investment advisor (RIA), has launched the Zuma Bay Volatility Fund, which aims to deliver consistent market-neutral returns with limited downside exposure. The fund utilises a strategy that trades S&P 500 volatility (ie VIX) derivatives,
Alternative investment manager Mariner Investment Group has appointed Dmitry Green as Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Green, who joins from Saba Capital where he was Managing Director and CRO has a strong track record managing investment risk from a number of
EI Sturdza Investment Funds has launched of the EI Sturdza Strategic European Smaller Companies Fund, which will be managed by Bertrand Faure and his team of European equity investment experts. The new fund will hold a concentrated portfolio of 20
CV Holdings has entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement and an Investor Rights Agreement with an affiliate of Tricadia Capital Management in connection with the sale in a private placement of shares of newly created Non-Convertible Senior Preferred Stock shares
Steamboat Capital Partners has launched its event-driven, long-short strategy on the Sciens Managed Account Platform. Steamboat is a fundamental, value oriented investment firm that specialises in undervalued and catalyst driven investments. The vehicle on the Sciens Managed Account Platform follows
