In the last few years, operational due diligence on hedge fund managers has taken on the same level of forensic detail as the hit TV show CSI New York. Given that this has coincided with greater institutional allocations, it is
Alter Domus has appointed two new Directors, Davinia Smith and Spencer Wells, to its Jersey office. “Alter Domus has undergone significant global expansion over the past year in the effort to offer our clients fully integrated services across multiple jurisdictions,”
Galleon Group, a New York-based USD7.3bn alternative asset manager, has announced the appointment of David Lau as a senior portfolio manager and partner overseeing the firm’s new Singapore
BCS Financial Group has appointed Matthieu Ressencourt as managing director and head of equity derivatives trading in London. Ressencourt joins from VTB Capital where he headed up the equity volatility trading until departing in March 2014. He was one
The percentage of participating investors allocating liquid alternative investments rose from 28 per cent to 51 per cent year-on-year, according to a study by Deutsche Bank. The study – From Alternatives to Mainstream (Part Two) – saw almost three quarters
The US futures regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has taken further steps to curb what it sees as damaging speculation on the pri
Nearly 200 fund managers and advisers attended a Guernsey event in London this week to hear the practical aspects of implementing the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). The event, “AIFMD: Practical aspects of implementation”, was held on 5 November
MarketAxess Holdings, operator of an electronic trading platform for US and European bonds, has been awarded a US patent for its electronic request-for-quotation method and system for c
The first interdealer non deliverable forward (NDF) trade has been delivered to LCH.Clearnet’s ForexClear service through the recently established link with Traiana’s Harmony CCP Connect. The trade was a USD/KRW NDF with HSBC as one of the trading parties.
New York-based Liquid Holdings Group has developed a real-time risk analytics solution for those who manage multiple accounts, traders or strategies, and as a result require an aggregate view of market and liquidity risks. The new solution, LiquidFIRM (Financial Intermediary
