Brandywine Global Investment Management has appointed Chen Zhao as co-director of global macro research effective from 1 January 2015. He will serve alongside his former colleague, Francis Scotland. Chen and Scotland will work together to develop the firm’s proprietary
Complyport has appointed Martin Herriot as chief executive, effective 16 July 2009.
By Ian Swallow – A framework, not an endorsement: The popularity of the UCITS ‘brand’ is beyond question and this continues to be one of the fastest-growing segments of the fund-management industry. Indeed, our own anecdotal experience suggests that investors outside of
“Over the first six months of this year there’s been an acceleration of AuM growth. According to our database, assets in alternative UCITS have grown by 24 per cent. This is the largest growth, in percentage terms, since we started
FinEx group has entered the commodities arena through the establishment of a specialist boutique business providing hedging and risk management services to commodity producers and consumers on a global basis. The business enterprise established through FinEx Commodity Partners will provide
Dillon Eustace has expanded its global practice with the senior hire of Jonathan Law to its Cayman office and the addition of Fionnán Gannon to its Dublin office. Law joins the funds and corporate team in Cayman as partner, and
Altegris Investments has announced a strategic partnership with United Capital Financial Advisers to provide US wealth advisers with access to alternative investments through the Altegr
Towards the end of 2013 Harcourt Investment Consulting, the alternatives arm of Vontobel Asset Management, launched a family of three funds under the moniker of “Research-Driven Strategies” (RDS). The objective of these funds was simple: to harvest strategy-specific risk premia
Man Group plc is strengthening its investment management presence in Asia with the appointment of David Mercurio as Head of Asia Equity and co-Head of Global Equity Strategies reporting to Pierre Lagrange. David, who has 17 years of investment experience, joins from
Last month the European Commission rolled out its draft Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, which is designed to bring order and regulation to the supposedly chaotic and stabil
