Old Mutual Global Investors, the merged business of Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) (OMAM) and Skandia Investment Group (SIG), has appointed Donald Pepper as managing director of alternatives. Julian Ide, chief executive of Old Mutual Global Investors, says: “I am
Concordia Advisors, an independent hedge fund manager, has appointed Cathleen Rittereiser as director of investor relations and business development. Rittereiser will initiate and manage relationships with institutional investors and advise Concordia on communications strategy. Rittereiser is the co-author of
Hedge Funds Care, an international non-profit organisation that raises funds and awareness for programmes to prevent and treat child abuse, has appointed Dean C Backer as president. Backer takes over from John M Budzyna, who has just completed the second
Societe Generale Securities Services is launching a services offering, aimed at asset managers, which will take charge of the regulatory measures involved in replacing the Simplified Prospectus for Ucits by the Key Investor Information document. This offering allows SGSS’ clients
New York-based commodities trading advisor Quest Partners has appointed Nigel Ekern as its President. Ekern joins Quest with over 13 years experience managing alternative investment firms and will oversee operations and business development. “This is an exciting time for Quest given the addition of Nigel to the senior management team," says Quest’s CIO and founder Nigol Koulajian. "Nigel
CAIS Exchange (CAIS-X), the first online alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, has expanded its suite of adviser tools to include MSCI’s RiskMetrics HedgePlatform, an investment decision support tool providing hedge fund transparency and risk analysis. The addition
ICAP has launched Hazard Rates and Survival Probabilities as part of an expanded end of day Credit Derivatives Service. Hazard rates are often referred to as the default intensity or conditional default probability of a specified company while survival probabilities
Managed futures lost 0.39 per cent in November, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index has lost 1.45 per cent year to date, compared to a gain of 0.73 per cent in the S&P GSCI Index.
Towers Watson, a global investment consultant, will include MSCI’s RiskMetrics HedgePlatform into some of its hedge fund advisory and investment processes. As part of the agreement Towers Watson will use HedgePlatform to evaluate and monitor individual investment managers with reports
Geo Genesis Group Limited, an advisory and investment company focussed on China and other emerging markets, has appointed Philippe Allain, the Member-Manager of Chilly Hill Investments as Vice Chairman of its Advisory Board. Geo Genesis had previously signed a strategic
