F&C Thames River has strengthened its Multi-Alternative team with the appointment of Torquil Wheatley as Product & Performance Manager, reporting to Ken Kinsey-Quick, Head of Multi-Manager Alternatives. Torquil joins F&C Thames River from Deutsche Bank in London where he worked
Order book turnover on Xetra, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Tradegate stood at EUR102.6bn in February 2014, up from EUR93bn in February 2013. Of the EUR102.6bn, EUR93.4bn were attributable to Xetra (February 2013: EUR85.2bn) and EUR4.7bn were attributable to the
Harcourt Investment Consulting has appointed Dr. Georg Wessling as chief investment officer.
Cayman Finance Chairman Anthony Travers, OBE has stepped down from his post after two years in office. According to Cayman Finance, Travers want to spend more time attending to his other business ventures and with his family. During this transitional period, the
Finisterre Capital, the long/short emerging market total return specialist, has launched the Finisterre Equity Fund. Joint Portfolio Managers of the new fund are Alistair Candlish and Edward Cole, who joined Finisterre in August, 2011. The duo was hired as a
The Salus Alpha RN Special Situation fund delivered a good start to 2014, up 1.90 per cent in January. According to the Exane report, Absolute Return UCITS Fund Performances – February 2014, the fund was the second best performing fund
Investors expect more than USD185 billion to flow into UCITS III absolute return funds in the next twelve months, according to a Deutsche Bank survey of the industry. Using current estimates that USD140 billion is under management in UCITS III
Effective 17 October, 2011 GSC Group Limited has joined the Black Diamond family of companies and will now operate under the name Black Diamond Capital Management Limited. Black Diamond’s European office will be headed by Nick Petrusic, who, along with
The European Commission has adopted a Communication that aims to ensure efficient, safe and sound derivatives markets.
The Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA) has noted a significant uptake in applications by fund managers seeking authorisation in Ireland under the new Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). According to information released from the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI)
