Paridon Asia, a Singapore-based Asian macro hedge fund, has selected LaCrosse Global Fund Services to provide hedge fund administration, middle office and operations support via its LaCrosseSTP service. Paridon Asia, a Singapore-based Asian macro hedge fund, has selected LaCrosse Global
FIX Protocol Ltd (FPL), a non-profit, industry standards organisation for the global electronic trading community, has published recommended best practices and accompanying implementation guidelines for the electronic trading of bonds. These recommendations will enable bond market participants to benefit from
Active investment manager Allianz Global Investors has launched the Allianz Fixed Income Macro Fund, a new global absolute return fixed income fund aimed at the UK market and will be managed by Kacper Brzezniak from the Conviction Fixed Income team
A brisk month of trading on the secondary market saw investors move funds in all available asset classes, according to Hedgebay’s Global Hedge Fund Secondary Market Index, with private equity and credit strategies particularly popular. The diversification of trading in
Some 64 per cent of new hedge fund funds covered by a recent study carried out by Seward & Kissel had equity or equity-related strategies, up 14 per cent from the 2011 study. Driven by the firm’s commitment to
Edge Technology Group, a global technology advisory and fully-managed IT service provider catering for hedge funds, private equity firms and family offices worldwide, has been awarded the International Standard Organisation (ISO) 27001 certification for its information security systems’ infrastructure and operations supporting its Hong
Japan looks set to exceed the 2006 high watermark in terms of startup numbers this year, with 27 expected to be launched by year-end. 2006 recorded 25 startups. To date, 15 funds have already launched this year with notable examples
LiquidX has opened new offices in London and Singapore and established a New York-based desk exclusively focused on Latin American transactions. “Clients around the world are recognising the power of doing business on the LiquidX marketplace,” says Glenn Kocher (pictured),
Speaking at this week’s Bloomberg Hedge Funds Asia Summit in Hong Kong, two leading Asia-based commodities hedge fund managers agreed that supply issues would create higher commodity p
Pillar Capital Holdings Limited (Pillar), a Bermuda-based insurance asset manager focused on collateralised reinsurance and catastrophe insurance-linked securities, has appointed Jeff Franklin as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective immediately. Franklin joined Pillar as SVP & Portfolio Manager in 2013. He
