Visible Alpha has appointed Mark Hale to the newly created role of chief operating officer (COO). Hale joins Visible Alpha as buy-side demand accelerates for the company’s investment research technology and services. The company’s end-to-end solution to discover, consume, track,
Independent fund of hedge funds manager Arden Asset Management, has selected HedgeMark Risk Analytics LLC, a division of HedgeMark International LLC, to provide position level risk reporting and data aggregation. Arden made its decision following an extensive review of industry
Man GLG, Man Group’s discretionary investment management business, has appointed Michael Scott as a portfolio manager within its credit business. Scott will be based in London and work closely with Man GLG’s Credit CIO Simon Finch, who joined the firm
For Liquid Holdings Group, a comprehensive technology and services firm that focuses on supporting small- to mid-sized hedge funds, the time has never been better to redefine the ‘mini-prime’ model with a stable environment for managers to generate investor and
Nasdaq has made a USD190 million all cash recommended public offer to acquire Cinnober, a Swedish financial technology provider to brokers, exchanges and clearinghouses worldwide. Nasdaq’s acquisition of Cinnober would strengthen its position as one of the world’s leading market infrastructure
Most hedge fund strategies were in negative territory for the first half of September, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. Sector rotations in equities, the US dollar reversal, the rise in bond yields and
Ares Management has appointed Jason Duko and Kapil Singh as Partners and Portfolio Managers in the Ares Credit Group, focussing on liquid credit strategies. These new appointments reflect Ares’ continued commitment to enhance its market leadership in below investment grade
Société Générale Securities Services has opened a new office in Hong Kong to offer transfer and registrar agent services.
Emerging markets hedge funds posted strong performance gains in October, reversing sharp losses from September as emerging market (EM) economies and assets continue to experience volatility relating to the European sovereign debt crisis. The HFRX Total Emerging Markets Index gained
Silk Road Management has launched the Silk Road Iraq Index (SILKIQ) and Silk Road Iraq Oil Index (SILKIO), two debut equity indices that include largest Iraq-focused companies, listed on the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) as well as international bourses in
