The Alternative Investment Management Association has reiterated its support for the registration of hedge fund managers in the US and for the reporting of systemically relevant information by larger managers to national authorities in the interests of financial stability. The
Ropes & Gray partner Michelle Moran has been appointed an Officer of the International Bar Association’s Investment Funds Committee. Moran, a partner in the London office’s investment management practice, joined Ropes & Gray in August 2013 from Dechert LLP. She
Transparency-oriented global ECN broker Tickmill has appointed Sudhanshu Agarwal as Global Chief Executive Officer effective 28 January, 2015. After a decade of holding key positions at respected brokerage firms, such as GFT and AvaTrade in Australia, Sudhanshu Agarwal now joins
SuMi TRUST Global Asset Services has launched the BlueBay Global Investment Grade Credit Fund managed by BlueBay Asset Management for exclusive distribution in Japan by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited (SMTB). The Fund has been structured as a Cayman Island
Global Markets Exchange Group International (GMEX Group) has taken a strategic stake, through its GMEX Technologies Limited (GMEX TECH) subsidiary, in the UK based post-trade software firm Avenir Technology Limited (Avenir). Avenir has developed a suite of innovative and cost
Global currency overlay and currency alpha manager, Millennium Global, has appointed Monica Fan (pictured)as its new Head of Business Development. Fan will join the firm on 16 May 2011 and report to CEO Mark Astley. Previously global head of currency
Steben & Company, a provider of alternative investments, has promoted John Dolfin, CFA, to Chief Investment Officer of the firm. "In the years that John has been with us, his skill, expertise and insights have made a great contribution to
The IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF (QAI), the first liquid alternative exchange-traded fund (ETF), has topped USD1 billion in assets. QAI, which marked its five year anniversary in March, is the largest fund in its category and anchors IndexIQ’s growing
Elston Consulting has launched the Elston Strategic Beta indices – a range of multi-asset smart beta indices launched for institutional investors – in conjunction with index provider Solactive. To date smart beta has typically focused on reconstituting single asset class
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained an emergency court order freezing assets held by defendants Raleigh Capital Management of Chicago and its sole principal, Richmond Hamilton, Jr., who resides in Morocco. The court’s order also prohibits the destruction
