Omgeo is supporting the global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) initiative by adding additional entity- and fund-level fields and data into Omgeo ALERT, the company’s web-based global database for standing settlement instructions (SSI). These enhancements are bolstered by Omgeo’s partnership
Roel C Campos, a commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission, will become partner-in-charge of the Washington, DC office of law firm Cooley Godward Kronish and a partner in the
Maples and Calder litigation partner Colin McKie has been appointed as Queen’s Counsel (QC), following recommendations from the local judiciary to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Only seven private-sector attorneys have been appointed to QC in the Cayman
Fund administration company Apex Fund Services has appointed David Brown as the new managing director of the firm’s Bermuda office. Brown has worked in the fund administration industry in Bermuda for the last 10 years. The recent change
Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley have listed a total of 14 structured products on the Dubai International Financial Exchange following the launch of the exchange’s TraX plat
David H Tenney is to join Citi’s prime brokerage business as a managing director and regional head of sales for the Americas. In this role, he will manage the firm’s unified hedge fund sales efforts across prime brokerage, securities
Liquidnet, the institutional trading network, has made two senior appointments to its London based EMEA trading team to further strengthen and develop relationships with its community of asset management firms. These hires come on the heels of Liquidnet’s strong quarterly
Voltrex’s foreign exchange services for financial institutions, corporates and private individuals are now accessible globally through an internet browser-based thin client, avoiding the n
Morley has launched the UK Equity Long/Short hedge fund, which aims to deliver absolute returns to investors with significantly lower volatility than the FTSE All Share Index, to be manage
As hedge funds anticipate the finalisation of a JOBS Act provision that will lift advertising restrictions on hedge funds, they are faced with the new challenge of installing more robust investor due diligence procedures. Although the Securities and Exchange
