Guernsey’s fund servicing industry grew by 20 per cent over the past year to reach USD331.4bn (GBP166.5bn) in net assets as of June 30, according to the latest edition of Lipper’s Guernsey
MaplesFS, an independent global fund services and fiduciary services provider, has expanded its presence and regional commitment in the Middle East with three senior hires in its Dubai office. Fred Tabbal joins as Regional Head of Fund Services, Andrew Millar
Butterfield Fulcrum, an independent administrator for the alternative investment industry, has announced the appointment of William Montgomery as director of business development, and M
Equity-focused, event-driven investment manager OVS Capital Management has added Nitin Sharma to its investment team and promoted Manuel Blanco to partner. Sharma joins OVS as an analyst, having previously worked as an equity analyst at Centaurus Capital, Brevan Howard and
Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), chief executive of Guernsey Finance, explores how Guernsey’s investment and insurance expertise mean it is capitalising on the opportunities presented by the growth of Insurance Linked Securities (ILS). Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) are growing in popularity
Concept Capital, an institutional broker and solutions provider for global investment managers, has added Teddy Downey and Chris Krueger to its Washington research group.
Conyers Dill & Pearman has hired Russian lawyer Yuri Kashkin (pictured) in its Moscow office and litigation lawyer Ben Hart in its Cayman Islands office, as the firm continues to grow its global practices. Kashkin specialises in corporate and commercial
US-based hedge fund administrator Gemini Hedge Fund Services has chosen SunGard’s Hedge360, a front-to-back office hedge fund investment management application suite, as its platform of choice. Hedge360 will enable Gemini Hedge to increase operational efficiency to better service its clients
Comada, developer of fund of hedge funds software package M·A·T·share, has appointed Susanne Petrie to spearhead its marketing and business development activities in t
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has appointed Brian Lozada as director of information security. Based in New York, Lozada will report to Viktor Tadijanovic, chief technology officer of Abacus Group.
