Aliier, a global TAMP working with equity managers, fixed income managers, alternatives and hedge funds, has signed Seattle-based Rainier Investment Management as a sub-advisor to the Aliier Passport platform. Rainier joins a growing line-up of fund managers who are taking
Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM), Blackstone’s hedge fund solutions business, and NWI Management (NWI), a global macro hedge fund, have launched Blackstone NWI Asset Management. BNAM will offer a platform of investment solutions for investors seeking to access fixed income
Skënderbeg Alternative Investments, the investment adviser for fund of hedge funds the Skënderbeg Fund, has made two new hires. Elaine Xie has joined the firm as business manager while Masaru Kaga joins as business development manager. Both will be responsible
The Conifer Group, which merged with Vastardis Capital to form Conifer Financial Services – an asset services firm offering front to back capabilities across all asset classes to pensions, endowments, family offices, hedge funds, private equity and venture capital managers,
Castle Hall Alternatives, the hedge fund industry’s leading specialist provider of operational due diligence, and Orchard Harbour, an expert provider of due diligence in Australasia and Asia, today announced that they had formed a strategic partnership. Castle Hall will utilise
Last week Hedgeweek attended an update on the AIFMD hosted by Bovill, the financial services regulatory consultants, following ESMA’s second consultation into the implementation of the Directive. ESMA’s first consultation paper closed 13 September. Its final advice on the back
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed fines totalling GBP1.1 billion (USD1.7 billion) on five banks for failing to control business practices in their G10 spot foreign exchange (FX) trading operations. The banks and their respective fines are: Citibank NA
Varonis Systems is to supply Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, with a platform to monitor, manage and capture unstructured data in the Abacus private cloud. Through this new relationship Abacus
More than 600 buyside firms and corporations are registered for Markit | Genpact KYC Services centralised service to streamline the management of know your customer (KYC) information required by banks. Markit | Genpact KYC Services has appointed Jon May as
Alternative asset manager Northgate Capital has hired Mo Virani as chief financial officer and chief operating officer. Virani joins from venture capital firm Mohr Davidow. Virani will be responsible for all the finance and administrative functions of Northgate. In addition
