Corporate and fiduciary services company, MaplesFS is to provide entity management and corporate services globally to TPG, an international private investment firm. Responding to the increasing trend for investment management and private equity firms seeking to outsource these services for
CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals is opening of new offices in China and India. The establishment of a presence in these two markets demonstrates strong support for the region's growing number of members and candidates and allows
Quoin Partners has appointed Nathan Dean as senior partner. Dean has deep experience in the alternative asset and investment management industries as well as being an experienced entrepreneur. He joins Quoin from The Druker Company, where he was a project
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is extending the deadline for public comment on related applications submitted by LedgerX for registration as a derivatives clearing organisation and registration as a swap execution facility. The original comment period ended on
Private financial cloud provider Options has implemented a series of upgrades and expansions to its managed server hosting and connectivity in Carteret, New Jersey. The announcement comes ahead of this month’s eSpeed migration to the main Nasdaq data centre in
Liquid Holdings has launched LiquidMobile, a web-based app that allows hedge funds to manage portfolio and risk analysis and reporting across multiple funds on a mobile device in real-time. LiquidMobile is engineered for fluidity from the desktop to any mobile
Dallas-based alternative investment management firm Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors, has appointed First Foundation Advisors as the exclusive sub-advisor for the Highland Total Return Fund. First Foundation Advisors was selected by the Board of Trustees for Highland Funds. “We are
January was a volatile month across asset classes, proving challenging for many hedge fund investors although most global macro investors were rewarded, with the HFRX Macro/CTA index up 2.0%. Important asset class moves reflected expectations of slowing global growth, including
The January 2015 average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR8,630 million (+31% compared to January 2014). In January 2015, the average daily volumes on equity index derivatives were significantly up at 298,375 contracts (+12%
Over 70% of real estate firms surveyed by Preqin at the end of 2014 felt competition for both investment opportunities and sources of capital had increased over the past year. Preqin’s Head of Real Assets Products, Andrew Moylan, assesses the
