Half (51 per cent) of institutional investors are now actively seeking out investments through proactively contacting fund managers, with 5,600 investment professionals using Preqin’s platform to source potential investments. Since the launch of Preqin’s fund marketing platform in November 2013,
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea (along with Russia) are expected to generate good returns in 2011.
Schulte Roth & Zabel (SRZ) is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its London office. Formed in New York in 1969, SRZ is a legal service provider to the global hedge fund industry. SRZ opened its doors in London in September
London-based hedge fund, Caliburn Capital Partners, has elected Richard Williams, who works out of the firm’s Singapore office, as equity partner
KPMG has appointed Robert Mirsky (pictured) as Head of Hedge Funds in the UK. Mirsky joins the firm from Laven Partners, a specialist investment management consultancy where he was managing director and oversaw the creation of a UCITS platform. A
Asian hedge fund specialists GFIA said Asian fund managers ended January with low net exposures, with selective net short exposures in countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. GFIA founder Peter Douglas said, "MPA Asia ended its sixth straight positive month with
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has obtained a federal court order freezing the assets held by defendants Keith F Simmons of West Jefferson, NC, Bryan Coats of Clayton, NC, Jonathan Davey of Newark, Ohio, and numerous corporate entities controlled
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a final rule regarding changes to Part 4 of the Commission’s regulations involving registration and compliance obligations for commodity pool operators (CPO) and commodity trading advisors (CTA). The rule increases transparency to
The Obama Administration has announced proposed legislation that would require all advisers to hedge funds and other private pools of capital, including private equity and venture capit
The Bermuda House of Assembly has passed six bills which aim to improve the operations of businesses in Bermuda, according to an update by Fiona Gores of international law firm Appleby.
