Man Group plc has appointed Emmanuel Roman, Chief Operating Officer, as an executive director and Matthew Lester as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Roman joined Man as Chief Operating Officer in October 2010 following the completion of the acquisition
Stenham Asset Management, the USD2 billion hedge fund investment firm, has launched a UCITS-compliant macro fund of funds portfolio. The new Stenham UCITS Macro Fund will draw on more than two decades of the group’s experience and expertise in macro
Fiera Capital Corporation is to acquire New York based Samson Capital Advisors, a US fixed income investment management firm with USD7.6 billion in assets under management. Total consideration paid at closing for the transaction will be approximately USD33.5 million, subject
The Asian hedge fund industry resumed strong capital growth in Q4 to conclude 2014 at a record level of capital, as Asian equity markets posted sharp advances heading into the new year. Total capital managed by the Asian hedge fund
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has settled charges against EMF Financial Products, a CFTC registrant based in New York, for making false statements and failing to disclose material information concerning its market positions and financing to the Chicago Board
Investec Investment Bank & Securities (IIBS) has appointed Paul Locke and Darren Vickers, to its C closed-end fund team. Locke is a Senior Investment Funds Analyst with over 18 years’ experience across a wide range of products within the closed-end
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up +1.4% in January. 7 out of 12 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory, led by the Lyxor CTA Long Term Index (+5.6%), the Lyxor Fixed Income Arbitrage Index (+4.4%), the Lyxor
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed insider trading charges against a former accounting manager at Nvidia Corp, who tipped a friend with confidential company information that set in motion a chain of tipping and illegal trading among a network
Asian-focused hedge funds posted steady gains in the first quarter of 2011, a volatile quarter for Asian financial markets dominated a continuum of dramatic developments, including economic, financial, environmental, social and secular. Capital invested in the Asian hedge fund industry
Investment bank Greenhill & Co is to acquire Cogent Partners, a financial advisor to pension funds, endowments and other institutional investors on the secondary market for alternative assets. Cogent advises such institutions on sales of interests in private equity
