Ogier has appointed Shameer Jasani as a partner in the firm’s Cayman Islands corporate and funds team. Jasani’s practice is focused on investment funds, including hedge funds, funds of funds and private equity funds. He advises investment managers on
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s office of general counsel has announced the issues of no-action letters allowing futures contracts based on Korean and Thai equity indices to be
BNY Mellon has been appointed as depositary for a significant proportion of the alternative investment holdings of Alceda Asset Management GmbH in Germany and Alceda Fund Management SA in Luxembourg. The mandate also covers assets held in alternative investment funds
SecFinex, a European electronic trading platform for equity finance owned by NYSE Euronext, and SIX x-clear, a licensed Swiss bank, have agreed to launch central counterparty services for
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have published a consultation document on global systemically important financial institutions (G-SIFIs). The document sets out proposed assessment methodologies for identifying non-bank non-insurer (NBNI) G-SIFIs. Systemically
International legal, professional and fund services group Maitland has appointed Dr Tim Brown, a former managing director of Aqute Business Intelligence, as head of information technology
London-based Arch Financial Products has appointed five new partners, Richard Rhodes, Guy Haward, Gianpaolo Potsios, Alex Hartley and Simon King, as it expands into the Middle East and Asi
ABN AMRO Clearing has become a clearing member of EurexOTC Clear for Interest Rate Swaps (IRS). By joining this central counterparty (CCP) for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, ABN AMRO Clearing and its wide range of clients will be able to prepare
The board of Alternative Investment Strategies, the first fund of hedge funds to be listed on the London Stock Exchange, has announced the appointment of former Co-op investment manager Ri
Chicago-based 2100 Xenon Group has announced the appointment of Michelle Sweda as Director of Client Services, responsible for client service, business development and marketing and report
