Global consulting firm Watson Wyatt has promoted Damien Loveday to global head of hedge fund research, taking on the role from Craig Baker, who also leads the wider global manager research team. The role is one of four global manager
Multi-jurisdictional law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman has hired Guy Cooper to its corporate practice in Bermuda as part of a spate of new hires to the firm. Cooper (pictured) will focus on company and commercial work, with specialist expertise
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight has issued a time-limited no-action letter that provides swap dealers with relief from certain External Business Conduct Standards rules in the context of prime brokerage arrangements. The
LaSalle Investment Management has partnered with BGC Partners to establish a property derivatives capability for clients. The new offering is expected to be fully operational by spring 2011. Together with BGC, LaSalle will embed the end-to-end systems and processes to
Offshore law firm Harney Westwood Riegels has appointed Jane Yao, Monica Chu and Tiffany Tang in the firm’s Hong Kong office. Yao (pictured) joins as a senior associate. Prior to joining Harneys, she was a senior foreign associate with the
The board of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) has appointed Jon Moulton as director and chairman. He takes over from interim chairman Graham Hall, who remains on the board and will temporarily assist to ensure an effective handover.
REYL & CIE, an independent banking group created in 1973, and Samena Capital, an investment group focusing on principal investments in the Subcontinent, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (SAMENA), announced today the creation of a joint venture to integrate
Apex Fund Services is to create 50 jobs in Ireland over the next 18 months with the opening of a new office in Dublin. The new office opening is in response to Apex Fund Services rapidly growing client base internationally.
David A Geffen has launched Geffen Advisors, a consulting firm focused exclusively on the hedge fund industry. Geffen Advisors offers strategic advice and solutions to hedge funds in several core practice areas including treasury management, counterparty risk management, and
AIMA CEO Andrew Baker recently commented that the complicated nature of AIFMD, the different interpretations of EU Member States and variety of approaches from third countries meant that fund managers are facing complex choices. Here, Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), Chief
