Law firm Walkers has appointed Carol Hall as head of its newly-formed investment funds group in Hong Kong. Hall has more than 17 years’ experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and investment funds, including 11 years specifically in Hong
Reorg Research, a specialist in distressed debt research, analysis and breaking news, has expanded its operations with the opening of a London office and the addition of two senior journalists in London. These additions will allow for broader coverage of
Law firm Reed Smith has appointed partner Winston Penhall and associate Matt Evans to its funds group in London. Both Penhall and Evans re-join Reed Smith following their moves to KPMG, in 2012 and 2013 respectively, where Penhall was the
Technology investor Mark Pearson is launching Fuel.Ventures EIS Fund 1, an open-ended venture capital fund investing in the e-commerce sector. The fund will target super-early seed, seed and A-stage investments in the rapidly growing European e-commerce sector. European mobile commerce
Winton has launched two new alternative investment funds (AIFs) that have been structured to comply with the EU Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMD). The funds are domiciled in Luxembourg and regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier
Eze Software Group, a premier provider of global investment technology, has made several enhancements to its commission management offering. Eze Software released a new web-based tool, Broker Review, which helps buy-side firms efficiently evaluate their brokers. Broker Review redesigns and
MIK Fund Solutions has opened a Boston office seed with three staff currently. The move follows a recent initiative in Asia that saw the opening of an office in Shanghai. The Boston office opens up a completely new talent pool
The hedge fund industry took in USD7.2 billion (0.3% of assets) in February, the strongest inflow in the past six months and a turnabout from January’s outflow of USD11.2 billion (0.5% of assets), according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs. “The redemptions
LCH.Clearnet is now offering inflation swap clearing through its SwapClear service allowing market participants trading UK, European, and US inflation-linked products to benefit from the efficiencies and enhanced risk management associated with central clearing. Trading in inflation-linked swaps is
AMP Capital has launched an Asia quant fund, which takes the quantitative investment technique it has used in Australia and applies it to a selection of rapidly developing Asian markets. The AMP Capital Asia Quant Fund, which is market neutral,
