Ogier has appointed David Cooney and Bradley Kruger as Partners in the Cayman office and Michael Killourhy (pictured) as a Partner in the BVI office. In addition, Partner Simon Schilder has joined the Jersey Funds team and five Senior Associates
Jim Dondero, Co-Founder and President of Highland Capital Management, has been named Senior Portfolio Manager of the firm's Energy MLP Fund, effective 1 February, 2015. Dondero joins Jon Poglitsch, CFA and Matthew Gray, CFA as lead managers of the fund.
Trading Technologies International (TT), a provider of high-performance professional trading software, has appointed Brian Mehta as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Mehta is responsible for advancing the company’s brand, managing new product launches and leading all public outreach. He is a
Leor Shapiro has joined Jefferies as a Managing Director and Global Head of Business Consulting for the firm’s Global Prime Services unit. In this new role, Shapiro will work closely with Jefferies’ sales and capital introduction teams to advise
GMEX Group has acquired a 25% stake, through its GMEX Technologies (GMEX TECH) subsidiary, in the Mauritius-based ALTX Africa Group Ltd (ALTX). ALTX wholly owns ALT-Xchange Ltd (ALTX Uganda) and ALT-X Clearing Ltd (ALTX Clearing). ALTX is also in discussions
Man Group’s range of UCITS funds now offers a daily dealing facility. The funds – Man AHL Trend and Man AHL Diversity – – were initially launched with a weekly dealing cycle and offer retail investors access to Man’s flagship
Advent Capital Management has appointed Matthew Dundon, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager to its alternative investment strategies team. Dundon will support and collaborate with Advent’s current portfolio managers to identify unique investment ideas across corporate capital structures globally. “We’re excited
FRMO Corp has purchased a 37.57 per cent stake in the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) and is now the exchange’s largest shareholder. Murray Stahl, chairman of FRMO, will be joining the BSX board of directors (Council). Stahl is also
The strength of alternative UCITS sector continued to grow with assets under management (AuM) increasing 41% to EUR 224.3 billion in 2014, according to the latest Alceda UCITS Review. 2014 proved a difficult year for active managers, with the AH
Seix Investment Advisors has launched a new product, the Energy Opportunities Strategy (EOS), the latest offering in a range of investment solutions for institutions and other sophisticated investors. The Energy Opportunities Strategy draws on Seix's experience in managing both traditional
