One of the world’s best known hedge fund managers, Steve Cohen’s (pictured) SAC Capital, has strengthened its equity l/s por
Some 42% of Japanese institutional investors plan to increase their allocations to hedge funds in the near term according to a new investor survey by HFC Advisory. HFC Advisory, a Tokyo-based consulting and research firm, interviewed a wide range
The Legis Group, fiduciary and fund administration specialists, has appointed Sarah Green, Samantha Renouf and Kwan Queripel. Green (pictured), who joins as a trust and company manager, trained with a firm of accountants and has been in the fiduciary industry
Having already seen UBS and State Street increase the scope of their hedge fund services in Asia, the former launching a hedge fund administrat
Hedge funds may drive initial demand for Shanghai-listed stocks through a linkage of the city’s bourse with that in Hong Kong, according to Goldman Sachs, reports Bloomberg. The link will tap into pent-up demand from hedge funds to buy Yuan-denominated class-A
The international derivatives exchange Eurex traded a total of 140.5 million contracts in November (not including the trading volume of its International Securities Exchange subsidiary), c
The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) have formed a joint venture to develop and market automation solutions that advance cyber security capabilities and the resilience of critical infrastructure organisations,
La Française Group has obtained AIFM approval for all its management companies. By capitalising on its experience in the registration of UCITS funds internationally and now its AIFM status, the La Française Group is able to extend its services across Europe.
Mourant International Finance Administration has appointed Matthew Wood as managing director of its Guernsey office.
For the first nine months of 2008, Ucits recorded total net outflows of EUR193bn, including EUR92bn in the third quarter, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association, w
