Thierry Serero, a top-performing manager formerly at C60 Capital and Fidelity Investments, has joined New Star Asset Management to manage the New Star European Opportunities Hedge Fund, a
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved final rules to implement enhanced risk management standards for systemically important derivatives clearing organisations (SIDCO). The adoption of these rules is an important first step in making the CFTC’s rules for
ML Capital Group has appointed Dermot F Smurfit as chairman, effective 23 April 2013. Cyril Delamare, chief executive, says: "Dr Dermot F Smurfit’s appointment will further strengthen and help ML Capital build on the foundations put in place by the
The growth in investment in the commodity markets, the emergence of new products and the entry of new participants have given rise to various risks and challenges that need to be addressed
The supervisory board of Deutsche Börse has re-appointed Andreas Preuss, the company’s deputy chief executive, as member of the executive board for a further three years with effect from 1 April 2014. Preuss (pictured) has been a member of
HighWater has appointed Darren Stainrod, former managing director of UBS Cayman and global head of alternatives, to its corporate governance team. Stainrod (pictured) has more than 25 years of experience in the alternative investment fund industry, working with the
Vision Asia Opportunities Fund, a Guernsey-domiciled closed-ended investment company established to invest in a portfolio of Asian hedge funds and funds of hedge funds, has announced plans
Prestige Fund Management (PFM), a Cayman-based investment manager, has purchased a significant equity stake in Methexis Holdings, an Isle of Man-based corporation and owners of Methexis Capital Advisors, a UK-based regulated investment manager. Prestige will now be represented on
Netage Solutions has appointed Steve Tobio to the position of director of product development. A skilled product manager with 11 years of experience in the financial services industry, Tobio will drive development efforts at Netage, ensuring that the Dynamo
Omgeo has seen a 47 per cent year-on-year increase in equity and fixed income volumes processed on its post-trade services for the Japanese market. The increase reflects not only buoyant conditions in the local market since the end of
