Key extracts from a speech by John Tiner, Chief Executive,FSA at the Annual Asset Management Conference, London,19 September 2005.
The State Street Global Investor Confidence Index increased to 79.5 in May, up 6.6 points from April’s revised reading of 72.9. Confidence among North American and European investors improved, with the North American ICI rising from 71.3 to 76.7, and
Asset manager GLG Partners has appointed Mark Diab as portfolio manager. Diab will take responsibility for Mena equities within the GLG emerging markets team and will report into Bart Turtelboom and Karim Abdel-Motaal, GLG’s co-heads of emerging markets. “We
A micro-networking scheme for women in private equity and investment has connected 100 members, six months after launching. The group helps women in the investment sector make professional connections and aims to establish a supportive network to address gender inequality
Hedge fund consultant Jacob H Schmidt has set up a new venture focusing on research into alternative investment strategies and risk management. Schmidt Research Par
iM Global Partner and Dynamic Beta investments (DBi) have launched the iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF, one of the first actively-managed Managed Futures exchange traded funds (ETF) on the market. In a context of markets turmoil, iM Global Partner
Shinnecock Partners has launches an open-ended, standalone dedicated alternative art lending fund, ALF, building on its seven-year non-bank lending history and fine-art secured lending experience. “Niche investment strategies offer the most compelling investment opportunities in today’s low yield environment,” says
Bear Stearns is enhancing its prime brokerage services with the addition of LiquidPoint LLC’s electronic trading platform for listed
An asset manager’s decision to change their operating model and outsource their middle office to a service provider should not be made in haste. From building internal consensus to carefully designing an evaluation process, selecting the best fit for an
UK’s Financial Services Authority is putting together a hedge fund supervision team that will be operational by 31 October under Andr
