International Standard Asset Management (ISAM), the alternative investment manager has appointed Rupert Douglas as Head of European Sales. Douglas will be responsible for developing and promoting the sales and marketing of ISAM Systematic to European institutions, distributors and consultants.
Swiss alternative investment company ALTIN’s portfolio generated positive returns over the first half of 2014 with a return of 3.43 per cent, outperforming the HFRI FoF Composite index which recorded 1.53 per cent for the same period. The period was
Stamford, Connecticut-based Sorin Capital Management, an alternative investment firm specialising in commercial real estate debt and asset-backed securities, has appointed Matt Chasin as c
Silda Wall Spitzer, wife of disgraced former New York governor Eliot Spitzer, is reported to have stepped into the high-rolling world of hedge funds.
SecFinex, a European electronic trading platform for securities finance, has set dates for the introduction of centrally cleared services for stock borrowing and lending on the SecFinex
Sussex Partners, a specialist advisory firm focused on alternative investments, has appointed Frederic Neefs as a partner of the firm. Neefs was for 14 years head of investments for Credit Agricole Asset Management where he co-headed the development of a
With just five months until the deadline for complying with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), hedge fund administrators are reporting that up to a fifth of fund managers are still not prepared. A strong regulatory environment in each EU member state and guidelines
Institutional investors performing due diligence on Asia-Pacific focused hedge funds may be best served homing in on long/short equity and macro strategies. According to a recent report from Cambridge Associates: “Investing in Asian Hedge Funds: Opportunities and Challenges”, which notes
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on the new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) which entered into force on 2 July 2014. ESMA is issuing two consultation papers seeking stakeholders’ views on the draft regulatory and
Connecticut-based Wood Creek Index Company has launched the Alternative Alternatives Investment Index, which aims to capture the performance of investment managers active in investments ou
