The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Singapore-based Olam International and Olam Americas. Olam operates a futures trading desk in London, England, and its subsidiary, Olam Americas, Inc. (Olam Americas),
Houlihan Lokey, has appointed Patrick Collins as managing director in the firm’s Financial Sponsors Group based in New York. Collins will primarily focus on assisting the firm's hedge fund and financial sponsor clients with distressed and special situations investment opportunities.
Convergex, an agency-focused global brokerage and trading related services provider, has added two industry veterans to its international leadership team. Philip Gough has joined the firm as chief executive officer of Convergex Limited, Convergex’s London-based brokerage. Gough will oversee all
The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange has appointed Eva Holtas Deputy Head of Listings and Compliance, effective 5 January 2015. In this role, Holt assumes responsibility for supervising and processing listing applications and ensuring compliance among existing participants with the Exchange’s
Robert Leonard and Michael Mavrides have joined the law firm Proskauer’s hedge fund group as partners in the firm’s New York office. The addition of these practitioners will enhance the firm’s ability to serve hedge fund clients across the universe of fund types and
MIK Fund Solutions, a provider of decision support software solutions for alternative asset managers, has expanded its geographic footprint into Asia, basing its APAC headquarters in Shanghai, China. This is the latest in a series of strategic initiatives by MIK.
FxPro Financial Services Limited (‘FxPro’) has launched a Prime-of-Prime service in a bid to attract institutional investors and enable them to benefit from greater transparency and trading cost efficiencies. With FxPro Prime, hedge funds, in particular start-ups (as well as
“Basel III and other regulatory issues and restrictions have a number of driving factors and downstream effects on tier one primes, which drives our whole investment thesis here at PrimeOne Solutions,” states Chris Chanod pictured), Global Head of Business Development,
Pershing Square Capital Management has appointed Stephen Fraidin, as a Senior Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, has joined the firm as Vice Chairman. Fraidin, a highly regarded mergers and acquisition advisor, has served on Pershing Square’s Board of Advisors
“Our history is that we’ve been very welcoming to start-up hedge funds. Even as the opportunities to service larger managers grow, we’re not just walking away from what has been a significant part of our business,” says Jack Seibald (pictured),
