World wealth climbs 7.7% as HNWIs continue shift into alternatives
The total global wealth of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) has climbed 7.7% to USD 28.8 trillion, according to a new survey by Capgemini and Merrill Lynch.
The total global wealth of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) has climbed 7.7% to USD 28.8 trillion, according to a new survey by Capgemini and Merrill Lynch.

Vistra has opened a new office in Mauritius to target the growing opportunities in the region and in particular in the African and Indian markets. Vistra (Mauritius) Limited opened on 02 April, following the granting of a licence to operate
Privately-owned and independent fiduciary and administration solutions provider VG as made several personnel hires and promotions in its funds team. Dominic Coyne has been promoted to Senior Manager, responsible for a team with established expertise in alternative investment funds and
Julius Baer Investments Ltd is preparing to roll out a third fixed income hedge fund in November this year.

By Bob Nicolson, Head of Consultancy at Nicolson Bray – Organisations today are facing a dangerous combination of mounting cybersecurity threat and a lack of in-house expertise to meet the challenge. Smaller firms have typically allocated responsibility for information security
Beauchamp Financial Technology’s flagship FundManager product has been included by PFPC International as part of an outsourced trading and portfolio management solution for

Capital Markets technology specialist Neueda has launched a comprehensive service aimed at helping investment firms enhance competitiveness, improve efficiency and streamline costs through test automation. Combining Neueda’s industry experience and its automation technology, Scrutiny has been developed to reduce cost
Dexion Absolute Limited, the London-listed fund of hedge funds, is raising further capital by issuing up to 150,000,000 C Shares at 100p per C Share.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a complaint in federal district court in New York charging the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), a Canadian bank and financial services firm doing business in New York, with conducting a

GPP, a provider of prime brokerage, execution, custody and clearing services to hedge funds, wealth managers and broker-dealers, has appointed Todd Johnson as Chief Operating Officer. Johnson joins GPP having amassed over 25 years of experience in the financial services,