Fund administrator Capita Financial Group, a subsidiary of the London-listed Capita Group, the UK’s leading provider of outsourcing services, has established a dedicated Guernsey office he
More than 200 people have registered to attend a Guernsey event in London on 5 November which will examine the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). The event, AIFMD: Practical aspects of implementation, is being held at the recently
The Ernst & Young New Zealand Absolute Return Index, launched just over a year ago by New Zealand Absolute Return Association, the organisation representing the country’s hedge fund, C
Despite a negative outlook for the US economy in 2008, hedge fund managers expect strong capital inflows, increased fund launches and fewer fund closings over the rest of this year, accord
Professional services provider Rothstein Kass has appointed Meredith Jones as a Director. In this newly created role, Jones is responsible for generating research and content on the alternative investment industry by and on behalf of Rothstein Kass. She will provide
UBS has formally opened the new office of its fund services business in Hong Kong, which will provide business development and client relationship management services to fund administratio
Jeffrey Trongone has joined alternative asset management company Tradex Global Advisors as president. He will work closely with founders Michael Beattie and Richard Travia to continue the development of the firm as a provider of niche investment products, trade specific
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has obtained a federal court consent Order against MF Global requiring it to pay USD1.212 billion to cover customer losses sustained when the company failed in 2011. The consent Order, entered on 8 November,
Options on futures markets are seeing rapid growth in trading volumes as investors expand their use of these instruments in hedging and volatility strategies. This is especially so as investors have anticipated changes in the winding down of the US
Swiss-based alternative asset manager LGT Capital Partners has announced the acquisition of KGR Capital, a Hong Kong-based manager of Asian funds of hedge funds with some USD350m in assets
