GAM has appointed Paul Udall as investment director in its London office. Udall will manage an equity mandate which will invest in environmental and sustainable investment themes. The Ucits III fund, which is expected to launch later this year, will
In its continuing effort to support the global hedge fund industry through education and advocacy, the Hedge Fund Association (the HFA) has appointed Adam J Steinberg, a financial communications consultant in Beijing, as the new director of the association’s China
Punctuated equilibrium, a term used in evolutionary biology to describe long periods of little or no evolutionary change (stasis) interrupted by short periods of significant changes, is also applicable to the wealth management industry, according to a new white paper
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) has significantly broadened its product range in UK Covered Warrants by adding 58 new warrants to its offering.
Dunbar McInley, a provider of managed futures investments, has appointed Hugo Boddiger as Chief Investment Officer. Boddiger will partner with Jake Witter and Robert Klausman to service and meet the alternative investment needs of sophisticated investors and wealth advisors. “To
Estlander & Partners has selected SEI to provide operational outsourcing services for the firm’s hedge fund business. With a strong institutional investor base, Estlander sought an outsourcing partner with a proven institutional-quality infrastructure as well as the ability to provide
CAIS, a technology platform connecting financial advisers with alternative investments, has launched CAIS IQ, a learning system designed to help financial advisers master alternative investments. CAIS IQ reduces the alternative investment learning curve by combining expert content with predictive algorithms
Pioneer Investments has gained approval from the German regulator (BaFIN) to sell a German-domiciled fund of hedge funds product to the retail market.
RAG-Stiftung has acquired a stake in Scope SE & Co, an EU-based provider of independent ratings, research and risk analysis solutions across all asset classes. The investment is part of a funding round aimed at significantly expanding the agency’s European
Borsa Italiana (the Italian Stock Exchange) has made significant progress in winning the support of hedge funds for its growing range of products. Raffaele Jerusalmi outlines the thinking behind the Borsa’s hedge funds drive. HW: What products have you launched
