Quality Capital Management (QCM), the UK-based systematic macro hedge fund manager, has established an office in Tokyo, headed by Osamu Nishimura, Head of Business Development for Japan. The official opening of QCM’s office in Japan enables the firm to further
Alternative investment and private securities marketplace FNEX has appointed Chris Nelson as the company’s chief technology officer. In this role he will oversee overall company operations, systems and platform development. Nelson brings over 18 years of experience in
Specialist finance and advisory firm Trafalgar Capital Advisors (TCA) has appointed Len Harac to the advisory board and as a member of the valuation committee, which is now comprised of a majority of external members. Since 1985 Harac has been
AMP Capital Investors has selected MSCI’s BarraOne for firm-wide multi-asset class investment risk management. AMP Capital Investors is one of Asia Pacific’s leading investment managers with over 50 years of experience managing investments for Australian, New Zealand and international investors.
Ogier has opened an office in Shanghai as the offshore law firm further expands its worldwide network. The move is at the heart of Ogier’s strategy to provide the most innovative and comprehensive multi-jurisdictional services, through a significant presence in each
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a complaint in the US District Court for the District of Nebraska, charging Grace Elizabeth Reisinger of Grand Island, Nebraska, and ROF Consulting, LLC (ROF) with operating a fraudulent commodity pool
DoubleLine Capital has licensed Vichara Technologies’ V*CLO platform for analysis of collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) and their underlying collateral pools. “The DoubleLine fixed income teams require IT solutions that can be customised to our investment approaches and existing platforms,” says
Signet, a USD1.5 billion fund-of-hedge-funds group based in the UK and the US, has hired Marco Meli as a senior investment specialist. Bridging the group’s portfolio management and business development functions, Meli will focus on customised investment products and investor
John W. Henry, a Florida-based alternative asset manager specialising in managed futures, has named Larry Simms managing director – business development. Simms is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of all sales and marketing efforts for JWH and its
The seemingly intuitive application of long-standing securities anti-fraud and anti-manipulation rules to the complex world of over-the-counter derivatives, particularly where derivative products intersect with the loan market, will affect trading practices and compliance rules at all institutions trading these instruments,
