BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services (AIS) has named Jim Whitaker head of Relationship Management for the Americas and Mark Mannion head of Relationship Management for EMEA. Whitaker assumes a role held previously by Marina Lewin, who was recently named
JP Morgan has electronically executed and cleared credit default swap (CDS) and interest-rate swap (IRS) trades on Bloomberg’s Fixed Income Electronic Trading platform (FIT). Listed equity option trades were also executed on Bloomberg’s Execution Management system (EMSX). The trades
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained more than USD6.75m in civil monetary penalties and equitable relief in a court order against American Derivatives, Brokerage Management, Layne D. Gerstel and Devereaux D. Booth, all of Atlanta, Georgia, and David
Phase 1 of Dodd Frank commenced in March this year, requiring swap dealers and major swap participants to clear their OTC derivative contracts (i.e. liquid IRS and CDS) through central counterparties (CCPs). With Phase 2 commencing in June, buy-side firms
Andrew Baker, chief executive officer of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the hedge fund industry association, is to stand down at the end of 2013. AIMA is in the process of identifying a successor for Baker, who has
KPMG’s investment management group is pleased to appoint Dan Roman (pictured) to its hedge funds tax practice. Roman joins as a partner from Ernst & Young where he advised hedge funds and private equity houses on UK and cross border
New York and London-based Revere Capital Advisors has appointed John Mackin as its Global Head of Marketing and Business Development. Mackin will lead a four member global team seeking to build relationships with investors that share a strategic interest in
The Cayman Islands Government is prepared to commit to the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. It has also accepted invitations from UK Prime Minister David Cameron to attend two events on 15 June, immediately prior to
Liquidnet, the institutional trading network, has reported a series of Asia Pacific trading records in May, including a record month of principal traded and the highest volume traded in a single day, since launching in the region five years ago.
Abel/Noser has re-launched its monthly liquidity analysis that provides investors with trading information. Going forward, this report will be made available 10 days after the end of the month and will outline the top 20 liquidity figures for the
