MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has Implemented Anaplan for the use of carried interest modelling for its alternative investment clients with improved real-time planning and decision-making processes. With the waterfall allocation methodology,
Horizon Cash Management, an investment advisor specialising in active cash management solutions for the alternative investment industry, has hired Matthew Boice as vice president and credit analyst. Boice works closely with the portfolio management team and chief investment officer
Peer-to-peer mortgage trading platform LendInvest has completed its first block trade of loans. The block of five bridging loans were purchased by a hedge fund that is looking to gain exposure to the UK mortgage market. LendInvest, which was
Mediolanum Asset Management (MAML), the Irish asset management company of the Mediolanum Banking Group, has appointed Brian O’Reilly as its new Head of Market Strategy. He will report to Christophe Jaubert (pictured), Head of Investment Performance. This hire follows numerous
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed and simultaneously settled charges against Timothy Michael Murphy of Redding, Connecticut, and his New York-based company, Centurion Global Capital Management LLC (CGCM), for fraudulently soliciting at least 40 customers to participate in
Traiana’s pre-trade clearing certainty initiative continues to gain momentum and has received the support of leading futures commissions merchants (FCMs) and trading venues. Barclays, BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and leading buyside institutions have put their support
The quest for alpha has resulted in a major shift of assets to hedge funds.
Nasdaq Dubai and FTSE Russell have signed a license agreement for the exchange to launch derivatives on FTSE Russell’s Saudi Arabia equity indices. In its first use of the license, Nasdaq Dubai intends to launch futures on theFTSE Saudi Arabia
Laurent Vanderweyen (pictured)has joined Alter Domus – an independent provider of professional administration services for multinational corporations and alternative investment funds – as CEO of its Luxembourg office and Global Head of Fund Services. “I am confident that Laurent is
Nordea Asset Management (NAM) has expanded its ESG fixed income offering with the launch of the Nordea 1 – Emerging Stars Bond Fund. Building on the success of NAM’s Stars fund range in the equities space, the asset manager has
