Veritas Asset Management has appointed Raymond Foo as a senior analyst to strengthen its Asia team.
The Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA) has welcomed the consultation by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) to enhance fund management company effectiveness and efficiency. The consultation proposes further enhancements to the existing governance structure and includes a proposal to
eVestment has launched eVestment Quantum Analytics, a web-based solution that adds multi-asset class portfolio analysis and portfolio construction capabilities to the firm’s existing data and analytics offerings. Quantum is part of eVestment’s revamped suite of solutions designed to analyse and
BNY Mellon has received formal approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide trustee and depositary services to alternative investment funds (AIFs) under the Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive (AIFMD). Following the approval by the FCA of its
Specialist fund manager VAM has launched a Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS IV fund targeting the high growth potential of frontier market equities. The VAM Frontier Markets Fund has an investable universe primarily consisting of companies domiciled or doing business in the 33
Omni Partners, the alternatives specialist set up by trading veteran Steve Clark in 2004, is preparing to launch its fourth product, Omni European ELS, to external investors. Omni European ELS follows a low net European equity long/short strategy by pursuing
Cairn Capital, the credit-specialist asset manager, has appointed Folkert Jan van der Veer as senior credit analyst focussing on financial institutions.
More than 90 per cent of hedge fund managers polled for a new study by Greenwich Associates believe that counterparty risk in credit default swaps represents a serious threat to global fin
Euroclear and the International Capital Market Association have signed an agreement under which the international clearing house will acquire Xtrakter, an ICMA subsidiary, for an undisclos
Common Sense Investment Management (CSIM), an independent, privately-held investment manager, has appointed Marc Lorin as president. Prior to joining Common Sense, Lorin was the deputy head of origination and structuring in the alternative investment solutions team at Newedge USA, a
