Preqin’s latest Hedge Fund Spotlight reveals that hedge funds focusing on the Asia Pacific region posted significant returns in January and February 2013 of 3.97 per cent and 2.18 per cent in each month respectively. This is in comparison to
Law firm Morrison & Foerster has appointed Benoit Lavigne as a partner in the finance practice in the firm’s London office. Lavigne (pictured), who has a wealth of experience in complex, cross-border finance matters, comes to Morrison & Foerster from
Itiviti, a global provider of multi-asset trading technology and financial infrastructure, today announced that India-based brokerage firm Edelweiss Securities Limited (ESL) has deployed Itiviti’s client connectivity and trading solution to support its algorithmic trading business. ESL made the decision to
As managers and investors look for fund domiciles with a focus on quality, Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry, explores how Guernsey is well positioned to meet these
Volumes on FXSpotStream grew at the fastest rate of all reporting eFX cash venues during the first half of 2018. Alan F Schwarz, CEO of FXSpotStream, says: “Our Average Daily Volume (ADV) was up 49 per cent in the first
The Channel Islands can enhance their value to Europe Union through business growth in emerging markets, according to the former chairman of the Jersey Financial Services Commission, the island’s financial regulator. Colin Powell, now adviser on international affairs to the
While 86 per cent of respondents to a Northern Trust survey say they broadly understand the implications of the Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive, close to 70 per cent feel their investors are not engaged in AIFMD considerations. “The
Fintech Velocimetrics, a provider of business flow tracking and performance analytics, has made two key hires in New York, as the company looks to add more US and Canadian clients to its roster of investment banks, international hedge funds and
MSCI has launched a new version of Barra Portfolio Manager, which features advanced workflow tools designed to help portfolio managers improve their investment processes and goals. One of the critical advancements in this version is historical strategy simulation. Analytics
A paper on the impact of the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) reveals that transaction reporting for securities financing trades may create five times as many reports as trades when the regulation takes effect, which is expected in early 2020.
