Liquidnet, the institutional trading network, has appointed Mark Pumfrey as head of EMEA and a member of the global leadership team, effective immediately. In this role, Pumfrey is responsible for overseeing and growing Liquidnet’s European business with an immediate focus
Rachael Reynolds has assumed the role of partner in Ogier Cayman’s litigation practice, following the announcement of her promotion by the Ogier Group effective 1 February 2013. “This is a well-deserved recognition of Rachael’s contributions to the firm and we
New European Union-wide rules on the marketing of alternative investment funds overcame the final hurdle this afternoon when the European Parliament adopted, by 513 votes to 92 with three abstentions, the Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers. The directive will
International law firm Mourant Ozannes has expanded its award-winning Cayman Islands investment funds team with the appointment of Associate Adam Bathgate (pictured), who joins the firm from Clifford Chance’s Munich office. A solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.64 per cent for the month of November, with all but one of the ten sub-strategies finishing the month in positive territory. Emerging markets (+1.10 per cent) and multi-strategy (+1.0
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Index was up 1.10 per cent in January, according to Dr Jordan Drachman, head of alternative beta strategies at Credit Suisse. The merger arbitrage strategy was the strongest performer for the month, finishing
Spot Trading, an equity options trading firm, has appointed Stephen A. Brodsky as chief financial officer. The former president and chief financial officer of the holding company for the Chicago Stock Exchange will assume the role on 22 November. Brodsky’s
Jorge Villon as has joined Polygon In Vestment Partners as Chief Executive Officer and Partner of the firm. Polygon founders and partners Reade Griffith and Paddy Dear will continue to focus on investment management and strategic initiatives. “Polygon has
Pacific Fund Systems (PFS) and StatPro have teamed up to allow PFS-PAXUS users that sign up to StatPro’s services to perform online portfolio analysis and Value at Risk (VaR) calculations. StatPro Revolution, a cloud-based portfolio analysis platform for the front
DST Systems’ US Investment Recordkeeping solution is now supporting over 1.5 million accounts in the alternative investment space. DST, the largest provider of third-party shareholder recordkeeping services in the mutual fund industry, also supports a full range of retail alternative
