Agecroft Partners has predicted the top hedge fund industry trends for the coming year, drawing on the firm’s contact with more than 2,000 institutional investors and 300 hedge fund organisations. The top 10 trends in 2014 are: 1. Continued
Specialist accountancy and back office service provider Throgmorton has hired Denis Jackson as the firm’s business development director to lead the company’s drive into new markets. The appointment comes as Throgmorton continues to strengthen its service offering and plans to
Alternative Investment Management, LLC, a privately owned investment management firm, has appointed Donna A Toth as its chief operating officer. Toth will be based in New York and will report directly to Jonathan Harris, president of AIM. Prior to
TradingScreen, a provider of execution management systems, has launched TradeSmart X, the next generation version of its multi-broker multi-asset class flagship product. It will be showcased at the TradingScreen Tenth Year Anniversary Party on 24 September at the New York
Gavin St Pier, a leading figure in the fiduciary and professional services sector, has taken up the role of non-executive chairman at The Mercator Group. St Pier (pictured right) will work with the Mercator board to develop and promote the
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained a preliminary injunction against defendants Beau Diamond and his company, Diamond Ventures, both of Sarasota, Florida. The order, entered on 22 September 2009, by US District Court Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich in
NYSE Arca Europe has added 334 large and mid cap stocks to its current instrument list, further broadening its proposition covering 13 European indices. From today, members of the pan-European multilateral trading facility can trade a total of 794 stocks
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has appointed Lee Stern, previously a managing director at GSO Capital Partners, as a director of the firm responsible for originating and structuring mezzanine investments. Based in New York, Stern joins KKR Asset Management. Henry R. Kravis
Atrato Advisors, a provider of hedge fund portfolio research, advisory and risk management solutions, has appointed Hyacinth Chu, an 11-year veteran of the prime brokerage businesses of Morgan Stanley and UBS, as a managing director. Chu will assume a dual
Structured Portfolio Management, an asset management firm focusing on fixed income since 1998, has promoted Chris Sutter to head of marketing and investor relations. In his new role, Sutter will lead SPM’s worldwide marketing efforts, with all members of the
