Thames River Capital has announced plans to raise up to GBP100m through an issue of sterling-, euro- and US-dollar denominated shares in the Thames River Hedge+ fund of hedge funds, curren
Liquid Holdings Group has appointed financial services industry veterans Jeremy Shaw, Richard Boesch and Isaac Babani as senior financial engineers in the firm’s risk analytics team. “Our new additions collectively bring a higher level of risk analytics expertise to our
Franklin Templeton Investments this week announced the launch of the Luxembourg-registered Franklin Euro Short Duration Bond Fund. London-based David Zahn, head of European Fixed Income and lead portfolio manager, and Rod MacPhee, research analyst and portfolio manager, Franklin Templeton Fixed
The US-based hedge fund industry body, the Managed Funds Association, has submitted responses to the best practices reports released in April by the asset managers’ and investors’ committe
CIFC Corp has appointed Jeffrey S Serota to its board of directors. Serota is a senior executive with significant principal investing and management experience. Currently, he serves on the boards of directors of SandRidge Energy and Exco Resources and
Barry Breen has joined the London office of international law firm Sidley Austin from competitor Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt as counsel in the investment funds, advisers
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed and settled an action against Aaron Klein of Rochester, NY, finding that he acted as an undisclosed controlling person and principal of a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) registered with the CFTC.
The National Investor Relations Institute, the largest association of public company investor relations professionals, says a significant majority of members responding to a recent surv
Carey Olsen has added three partners to its corporate, finance and fiduciary teams in Jersey.
GlobeOp Financial Services is launching an independent, asset-weighted hedge fund performance index on 15 May, 2012. The latest in a series of monthly GlobeOp hedge fund indices, it is transparent, consistent in underlying funds and data processing, and free from
