Jersey Finance has appointed Richard Corrigan as global head of business development. In this new role, he will assume responsibility for the international offices of Jersey Finance in Abu Dhabi, India and Hong Kong whilst retaining a personal focus on
M L Ballew III and T Doug Dale Jr, principals of Security Ballew Wealth Management, have formed Consilium Capital to manage a global macro investment strategy for accredited investors. The Consilium strategy centres on a high level assessment of
Phillip Futures, the Chicago-based futures clearing entity of Singapore’s Phillip Capital, and Trading Technologies International (TT), a provider of professional derivatives trading software and solutions, have begun offering TT’s high-speed derivatives execution solutions to Phillip Futures’ customers in the US.
NYSE Euronext global derivatives average daily volume (ADV) in December 2012 totalled 7.5 million contracts, a decrease of 0.2 per cent compared to December 2011 and a decrease of 8.0 per cent from November 2012 levels. NYSE Euronext European derivatives
Law firm Dechert’s financial services group has launched a web page that brings together a selection of resources designed to address issues concerning the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). Dechert believes that AIFMD represents the most significant EU
Sapient Global Markets has expanded its European footprint with the opening of a new office in Frankfurt, Germany. The office will provide business and technology consulting for capital and commodity markets clients across the German speaking landscape in Europe.
Omgeo has appointed Jeannie Shanahan as its new managing director of governance, risk management and compliance (GRC). In this role, Shanahan will focus on developing and implementing risk-based compliance programmes that support Omgeo’s ongoing commitment to providing services that
Welcoming the SEC decision not to appeal the ruling against registration of hedge fund advisers, AIMA this week called for the removal of dual registration.
Lyxor Asset Management has launched the Lyxor/Tiedemann Arbitrage Strategy Fund, a new UCITS-compliant vehicle designed to give access to a pure merger arbitrage strategy in partnership with the hedge fund firm TIG Advisors. The fund will benefit from TIG’s merger
David Moran has joined the Stamford, Connecticut office of international law firm Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (Curtis) as counsel.
