The structured products joint venture between the SWX Group and Deutsche Börse, launched at the beginning of this year amid uncertainty over its name, will be known as ‘Scoach’ from t
Gaurang Chadha is to join Deutsche Bank as a managing director within its foreign exchange investor sales team in North America. Chadha joins from Goldman Sachs, where he spent five years in the New York and London offices, most
Morgan Creek Capital Management is to acquire the alternative funds business of Signet Capital Management, a European-based institutional fixed income investment firm. Signet’s alternative funds business has approximately USD700m in assets under management. Under the agreement, Signet will
AIS Fund Administration, a fund administrator and provider of outsourced middle and back office functions to hedge funds and funds of funds, has appointed Ben Wiseman as European director
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Annalisa Winge Bicknell to regional head of sales and relationship management for institutional clients, reinforcing its ambition to grow in the asset manager and asset owner segment of the market. James McAleenan, head
Alceda has applied for a licence as an Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) with Alceda Asset Management GmbH in Germany and Alceda Fund Management SA in Luxembourg. The company’s international growth has been driven in part by the Alternative
The possibility that hedge funds are making a comeback has been explored in the media recently, suggesting that investors are once again hungry for the huge returns these funds offered a decade ago, as their companies return to profitability. Recent
JPMorgan Hedge Fund Services has expanded its business in Asia with the recruitment from Fortis Prime Fund Solutions of Andrew Mascall-Robson to lead business development and growth across
Lyxor Asset Management has appointed Frank Frecentese as the deputy head of hedge fund research in the firm’s New York office. The addition of Frecentese is part of Lyxor’s continued growth in the North American market. His appointment
Harcourt Investment Consulting has announced the appointment of Mily Phan, who will be joining Harcourt in Geneva as a director within the business development team and will be responsible
