Gabriel Bousbib and Gustavo Dominguez are the latest senior recruits to the Gottex Fund Management Group manag
Business information provider IHS Markit has launched new onshore Chinese bond market indices in alliance with ChinaBond Pricing Center Co (CBPC), a subsidiary of China Central Depository and Clearing Co (CCDC), a pricing provider for the world’s third largest fixed
Craig Reeves, Managing Director, Platinum Capital Management, examines the benefits of global and product diversification and scalability. Only 10 years ago, the im
RBC Investor & Treasury Services, part of Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE), has been appointed to provide core custody, fund administration, registry and risk and investment analytic services for Warakirri Asset Management. Melbourne-based Warakirri Asset Management
Law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has elected Lisa Schneider to the firm’s partnership, effective 1 September 2010. Schneider’s practice is focused primarily on the structuring and representation of hedge funds and other alternative investment products. She joined
OTCXN has signed Prime Trust to serve as a neutral, third-party custodian of assets for trading entities and exchanges that use OTCXN technology to facilitate clearing and settlement of OTC block trades and cross-exchange trading. Prime Trust is a
Baring Asset Management (BAM) is seeking returns of 15 per cent per annum for its new Baring Japan Absolute Return Fund, which launched on 1 July. The fund, which
Hedge funds were down last week, though they outperformed equity benchmarks and a diversified 60/40 equity/bond portfolio, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. Lyxor writes: “High beta strategies, in which we have been defensive
Kevin Arenson, CIO & CEO, and Harry Wulfsohn, Director, of Stenham Advisors Plc, outline their products, strategy and investment philosophy. HW: What is the
A survey by London-based KDK Asset Management has found that the vast majority of FoHF managers are heading down the Ucits road, despite their poor performance this year (-0.83 per cent YTD)
