Financial Risk Management, a hedge fund investment firm with offices in Europe, Asia, North America and Australia, has hired George Yepes as managing director, head of North American business development. Yepes will work with FRM’s New York and global investment
Lyxor Asset Management has hired Nicole Sivel to expand its operational due diligence capabilities. Sivel will assume a senior role within the operational due diligence team, focusing on the review and evaluation of all operational aspects related to potential and
The Futures and Options Association has appointed Kathleen Traynor as director of regulation, effective January 2011. Traynor joins the FOA from London Stock Exchange Group, where she was head of regulatory strategy. Prior to that role, she was senior associate,
GAM has appointed Nick Spencer as Head of Institutional, UK.
You may have read in our recent blog posts that October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Of course, at Eze Castle Integration, we love to talk about IT security for alternative investment and professional services firms. To participate in National
The publication of the EU’s proposed Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers could risk forcing the alternative asset management industry into radical restructuring, Pricewate
James Williams, managing editor at Hedgeweek, assesses how data analytics techniques can be used to personalise client experiences for investment managers. The amount of data is growing exponentially. According to IDC, there were 16.3 zettabytes of information generated in 2017
Research by ITG suggests that paying more in commissions can lead to worse execution performance and create far higher overall costs, particularly on smaller orders. This suggests fund managers need to more carefully measure the total costs of trading and
Derivatives exchange Eurex will introduce a new pricing model on 1 February 2011. The overarching goal is to further increase the attractiveness of the Eurex marketplace by offering incentives for market quality and volume contribution as well as fee reductions
Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has appointed corporate and finance lawyer Richard Munden as a partner in its Cayman Islands office. Munden advises on a wide range of corporate and finance transactions with particular expertise in aviation finance and other
