GAM’s Frontier Opportunities fund, managed by Sean Taylor, has closed with investor capital transferred to a new UCITS fund that can use both long and short po
Peak Ridge Capital has appointed Daniel J Greene as a partner. Greene will be primarily responsible for assisting Peak Ridge Capital in the continuing expansion of its alternative investments platform. Greene has more than a decade of investment experience
US institutional investor interest is turning to alternative mutual funds and away from hedge funds, according to the fifth annual alternative investment survey carried out by Morningstar and Barron’s. "Alternative mutual funds and ETFs have grown in breadth and
Schroders has launched another internally-managed fund, Schroder GAIA Global Macro Bond, on its Ucits platform, Schroder GAIA (Global Alternative Investor Access), which is designed to gve investors easier access to hedge funds. The fund aims to deliver an annualised gross
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed and simultaneously settled charges against Mark Adrian of Delray Beach, Florida, for his role in issuing false statements to customers in a fraudulent foreign currency (forex) scheme. The CFTC order requires
Future Capital Partners, the GBP6bn alternative investment boutique, has appointed Piers Denne to lead its business development strategy. Denne (pictured) takes over an expanded head of sales and marketing role at Future Capital, with primary responsibility for implementing a new
Fundsmith LLP, the London-based fund management company established by Terry Smith in 2010, has appointed State Street
Sturgeon Ventures, the regulatory incubator, has entered into a joint venture with Dublin-based Gandon Alternative Fund Management to offer a full regulatory service for alternative investment funds (AIFs) in Europe. It is the first regulatory incubation service to offer full
The FG Solutions International, a provider of both traditional and electronic commodity futures and brokerage trading services, is expanding its alternative investment programs, particularly the firm’s managed futures account ,which will take effect immediately. The managed futures program will focus
Arden Asset Management is to assume the management of Robeco Group’s USD1.3 billion fund of hedge funds business, Robeco-Sage, effective 1 October, 2011. Averell Mortimer, Arden’s President and Chief Executive Officer, says: “We are very excited about this transaction and
