SANNE has appointed Stephanie Hopkins and Stephen McKenna as Co-Heads of the firm’s Private Debt & Capital Markets business for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Effective 1 August 2018, Hopkins (pictured), and McKenna will be responsible for
Connecticut-based hedge fund advisory firm CR Intrinsic Investors has agreed to pay more than USD600m to settle Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that it participated in an insider trading scheme involving a clinical trial for an Alzheimer’s drug being
Outsourced trading: a growing trend Ayrton Senna was arguably the greatest Formula 1 racing driver of all time but he never needed to worry about the brake systems or the engine firing on all cylinders. His job was to get
New York-based hedge fund advisory firm Sigma Capital Management has agreed to pay nearly USD14m to settle the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that the firm engaged in insider trading based on non-public information obtained through one of its
Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners (AIP), an investment team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management, has closed the unit’s latest investment fund, the Riverview Strategic Opportunities Fund III (SOF III) with over USD500 million in commitments. The fundraise saw robust interest
The Cayman Islands Government is to adopt a Model 1 intergovernmental agreement (IGA) in response to the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Minister for Financial Services, the Honourable Rolston Anglin, made the announcement from the floor of the
State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) has appointed Andrew Allright as CEO of InfraHedge, the firm’s dedicated managed account business. Allright (pictured), has been with InfraHedge since it launched in 2011 and has played a key role in growing the business
InfraHedge, the State Street-owned managed account platform with over USD7.6bn of client assets, has appointed Robert Picard to the newly-created role of president, InfraHedge North America. Picard (pictured) will lead InfraHedge’s North American business and further strengthen the firm’s global
Mary Jane Phillips (pictured) has joined Oyster Consulting as an Associate Director, expanding Oyster’s Strategic Management and Operations and Technology practices. The move increases the firm’s ability to help broker-dealers and investment advisors optimise operations, automate processes, explore clearing and custody
Vermillion Asset Management, a New York City-based commodities-focused asset management firm, has appointed Cecile Mattei as director, business development and investor relations. Mattei joins a four person business development and investor relations team supporting both alpha and beta strategies in
