The Gargoyle Group, an options-trading hedge fund manager and one of the largest privately-owned equity options trading firms in the United States, has selected Geneva-based alternative assets marketing firm MCAM Group to raise capital for Gargoyle Hedged Value Fund in
A recent survey conducted by Thesis Fund Management, a New York based registered investment advisor and manager of The Flexible Fund (TFLEX), has revealed that many Americans are in the dark when it comes to hedge funds. When asked if
With just over eight weeks to go before the AIFMD transposition deadline, Sebastien Danloy (pictured), Head of Investor Services Europe and Offshore at RBC Investor & Treasury Services, comments on late implementation and its effects on asset managers… The clock
Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services is launching a suite of services for the administration of syndicated loan portfolios using the Wall Street Office (WSO) solution provided by Markit, a financial information services company. The new solution will enable Mitsubishi UFJ Fund
Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Elisse Walter has voiced concerns over potential increased investment losses by qualified but unsophisticated “accredited investors”. Implementation of the JOBS Act, she said, would greatly increase the potential for fraud against recent retirees, among
GoldMoney has promoted financial controller Peter Wright to the position of chief financial officer, with immediate effect. Wright (pictured) joined the company’s head office in Jersey six years ago as financial controller, before being promoted to finance director in
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has launched two RBS Market Access Currency Hedged ETFs on NYSE Euronext’s Amsterdam market. These new currency hedged ETFs enable investors to invest internationally and hedge currency exposure in one trade, without having to
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF), Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Foundation have announced the 10 recipients of the third annual 100WHF/CAIA Scholarships. Administered by the CAIA Foundation and underwritten by
Carne Global Financial Services has added a senior figure in the Irish funds industry to its growing list of experienced independent fund directors, with Mary Murphy joining the firm as a Managing Director, Alternatives. Murphy, who will be based in
NYSE Euronext’s Board of Directors, consistent with its fiduciary duties and advised by its independent financial and legal advisors, has unanimously reaffirmed the previously announced combination agreement with Deutsche Boerse AG (XETRA:DB1) and rejected the unsolicited and highly conditional proposal
